Ahmedabad: The wife of suspended IPS officer on Friday announced to contest the state Assembly elections against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi.
Shweta Bhatt, wife of suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt will be contesting the strong opponent on a Congress ticket from Maninagar constituency in the city.
Talking to media Shweta said, “Yes, I will be fighting against Modi from Maninagar on a Congress ticket.”
“We have moved far away from democracy in Gujarat and to restore it, everyone has to do whatever they can. Fighting election against Modi is the logical step in our quest for democracy and to curb anti-democratic forces,” she said.
Shweta will file her nomination papers shortly.
Sanjiv Bhatt, in an official declaration in the Supreme Court last year, had alleged Modi involved in the 2002 riots.
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