The Hindu: The party has also managed to field activists, who for years, have been taking up cudgels against various state governments over different issues. Narmada Bachao Andolan pioneer Ms. Patkar is in fray from Mumbai North-east while another NBA activist Alok Agarwal is contesting from Khandwa. Similarly, tribal activist Soni Sori is contesting from Bastar in Chhattisgarh whereas anti-Posco leader Lingraj is contesting from Bargarh in Odisha. Experts from the field of academics, literary world and science are also in fray on AAP tickets. Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, is contesting from East Delhi whereas Malayali writer Sara Joseph is in fray from Thrissur in Kerala. The Aam Aadmi Party has sought to strike a balance by giving tickets to people from diverse fields like media, corporate world, films and academics besides social activists, former defence personnel and retired bureaucrats for the Lok Sabha elections. Mukul Tripathi, Ashish Khetan, Jarnail Singh, who had flung his shoe on P. Chidambaram, and former Time journalist Anita Pratap are among them. Ashutosh will contest against Union minister Kapil Sibal from Chandni Chowk constituency in New Delhi. The party has also been able to attract serving and former bureaucrats. Former IPS officer Kanchan Choudhary Bhattacharya, first woman DGP of any state, will contest from Haridwar in Uttarakhand. From Baramati in Maharashtra, former IPS officer Suresh Khopade is contesting against NCP supremo Sharad Pawar’s daughter. “After its success in the Delhi assembly elections, the party has got tremendous response with people from across the country wanting to become members. With this, also came a long list of people wanting to contest on a party ticket,” said an AAP leader.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 05:31:39 +0000
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