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In Chhattisgarh’s Bastar area, a younger tribal physician named Prakash Kumar Gota, who misplaced three members of the family to Maoist violence, has determined to contest the upcoming elections as an unbiased candidate.
Prakash, a physician, entered politics to deal with “oppression” in Bastar as a consequence of violence and an absence of justice. He’s operating as an unbiased candidate for the Bastar Lok Sabha seat.
“My title is Prakash Kumar Gota and I’m an unbiased candidate for constituency quantity 10 within the Bastar area. I’m a resident of Gram Panchayat, Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. I’ve accomplished my medical research. I’ve entered the electoral area pushed by the oppression I confronted from governance and administration. The aim of my candidature is to deal with the oppression we face in our space, which is Southern Bastar, the place gunfire is a each day prevalence. We’re struggling to outlive, preventing for our lives,” he instructed ANI.
#WATCH | Chhattisgarh | Jagdalpur, Bastar: Prakash Kumar Gota, an unbiased candidate, who has accomplished his medical research, decides to contest the election from Bastar Lok Sabha constituency.
He says, “…It was not doable to complete my medical research right here, therefore I went… pic.twitter.com/T4IL72FD50
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) April 5, 2024
“My brother was kidnapped by Maoists, and makes an attempt had been made to kill him. I requested an investigation by means of the administration, however it was not carried out. My father was murdered by Maoists, and the identical destiny befell my grandfather. For this reason I’m standing right here, as a sufferer of circumstances. My brother is at the moment in a coma,” he mentioned.
He believes that dialogue is the one resolution to the Maoist drawback within the space.
“This (the Maoist drawback) can solely be resolved by means of dialogue; in any other case, gunfire will not stop,” he mentioned.
Elections within the 11 parliamentary constituencies of Chhattisgarh will happen in three phases on April 19, 26, and Could 7. The counting of votes will probably be carried out on June 4.
The BJP, which has a stronghold in Chhattisgarh, gained 9 seats within the 2019 Lok Sabha, whereas the Indian Nationwide Congress (INC) was restricted to solely 2 seats. Within the 2014 election, the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) gained 10 seats, whereas the INC solely managed to win one seat.
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