Kiran Bedi's Hoarding Vandalised outside BJP Office

Posted on 21st Jan 2015 12:51 pm by mohit kumar

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Hours after former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was declared BJP's chief ministerial candidate for the Feb 7 Delhi assembly polls, a hoarding of her along with party president Satish Upadhyay was vandalised outside the Delhi BJP headquarters Monday night.

Some vandals had cut out the faces of Bedi and Upadhyay from the hoarding that was put up outside the office of Bharatiya Janata Party's state unit at 14, Pandit Pant Marg. Bedi joined the party Jan 15.

The banner showed Upadhyay and Bedi on one side and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah on the other with the lines "Kiran Bedi ji ka Bhajapa me hardik swagat hain" (A hearty welcome to Kiran Bedi in BJP) written in the centre.

Minutes later, the hoarding was pulled down by a couple of party functionaries upon realising that some media personnel were taking pictures and shooting videos of the vandalised banner.

While Bedi has been named the party's chief ministerial candidate, the party has made it clear that Upadhyay will not be contesting the election. It is believed that the Delhi BJP president was interested in fighting from the Malviya Nagar seat.

The incident gives credibility to some media reports that the decision to opt for Bedi -- considered to be an "outsider" -- over other senior leaders has divided the party, with one section overjoyed and the other left sulking.

Other news

Send back tribal refugees to Mizoram: Tripura urges centre

Agartala, March 3 (IANS) The Tripura government on Tuesday again urged the central government t

Sahitya Akademi opens bookshop at Delhi Metro station

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Sahitya Akademi set up its first bookshop on the Delhi Metro rail c

Saudi started international flights, also opened borders; Removed all travel restrictions from today

Saudi Arabia has lifted a ban on international flights that have been closed since March last yea

Private employees will now have to work 10 hours instead of 9, a rule implemented in this state

The Devendra Fadnavis government of Maharashtra on Wednesday increased the maximum working hours

Pakistan Flood: Efforts are on to deal with the tragedy in Pakistan, which has been hit by floods, more than 1,300 people have died

After cutting the embankment of Pakistan's largest lake, efforts are being made to stop the water

Supreme Court: Big decision in Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Mosque dispute, stay on Allahabad High Court's decision

The Supreme Court has given a major decision regarding the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah M

28th day of attack on Ukraine: America said - Russia's purpose in Ukraine was not fulfilled, Russia's answer - everything is going according to our plan

Today is the 28th day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Amid the war, a verbal counterattack between Ame

Sanjay Raut: Amidst the Savarkar controversy, Raut praised Rahul fiercely, is all well between the two parties?

After coming out of jail, Uddhav faction leader Sanjay Raut has once again become active in polit

Russia will attack this country after Ukraine! Putin's friend leaked the plan

It seems that Russian President Vladimir Putin has a very long plan. So far, Russian affairs expe

12th Fail: Anand Mahindra called the 12th fail worthy of a national award, Vikrant Massey gave this reaction

Vikrant Massey starrer '12th Fail' continues to be in the headlines even after two and a half mon