In Chhattisgarh’s Bastar area, a younger tribal physician named Prakash Kumar Gota, who misplaced three relations to Maoist violence, has determined to contest the upcoming elections as an unbiased candidate.
Prakash, a physician, entered politics to handle ”oppression” in Bastar on account of violence and an absence of justice. He’s working 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 handle the oppression we face in our space, which is Southern Bastar, the place gunfire is a every day incidence. We’re struggling to outlive, combating for our lives,” he instructed ANI.
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”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, nevertheless it was not carried out. My father was murdered by Maoists, and the identical destiny befell my grandfather. This is the reason I’m standing right here, as a sufferer of circumstances. My brother is at present in a coma,” he stated.
He believes that dialogue is the one answer 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 stated.
Elections within the 11 parliamentary constituencies of Chhattisgarh will happen in three phases on April 19, 26, and Could 7. The counting of votes can be finished on June 4.
The BJP, which has a stronghold in Chhattisgarh, received 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 Get together (BJP) received 10 seats, whereas the INC solely managed to win one seat.
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