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Ralegan
Siddhi sarpanch gets Hazare's nod to contest polls on NCP ticket
Monday January 09, 2012 05:32:59 PM,
IANS
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Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra): In a surprise development, veteran social crusader Anna Hazare Monday have his nod to Ralegan Siddhi sarpanch (headman)
Jaisingh Mapare to contest next month's Zilla Parishad (district
council) elections on a Nationalist Congress Party ticket, an aide
said.
Mapare, who has always been an NCP activist, had broken all ties
with the party during the past one year when he was actively
involved in Hazare's anti-corruption movement around the country.
"However, recently I was approached by NCP leaders and activists
requesting that I should contest the Feb 7 Zilla Parishad
elections on the party ticket. I sought Anna-ji's blessings and
permission, which he granted," Mapare told media persons Monday.
Incidentally, the NCP had cooled down to Hazare and Team Anna
after the Nov 24 episode in which party chief and Union
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was slapped by a
mentally-disturbed man in New Delhi.
Hazare flip-flopped on the incident, first wondering why Pawar was
slapped only once, then expressing regrets over his reaction and
then indulging in Pawar-bashing, which evoked a strong reaction
from Pawar and the NCP.
However, Hazare's supporters claim that the latest development
only proved that he is "absolutely impartial and non-political" in
his approach as far the people are concerned.
"Despite the minor controversy with the NCP recently, Hazare has
given the green signal to Mapare to contest on that party's
ticket. It shows his large heartedness and forgiving nature," said
his personal aide, A. Shaikh.
Mid-October last year, Mapare had led a delegation from Ralegan
Siddhi to the capital to meet Congress general secretary Rahul
Gandhi with Hazare's blessings, but returned without meeting him.
After the embarrassment, Mapare publicly declared that he would
never go to meet Rahul Gandhi in future even if invited by him.
The Congress downplayed the incident, saying it happened due to "a
communication gap."
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