Arun Govil vs Atul Pradhan: BSP candidate against ‘Ramayana’! Arun Govil vs Atul Pradhan contest Achi-News

Uttar Pradesh: In Meerut, the Samajwadi Party has changed its candidate against the BJP candidate, Arun Govil, who played the role of Sri Rama in the Ramayana serial. Akhilesh Yadav has given ticket to SP MLA from Sardana Constituency Atul Pradhan. In the 2nd phase, the polling will be held in Meerut on April 26. Akhilesh Yadav has withdrawn the candidate he had announced and given a ticket to a new candidate. This development has created curiosity in the politics of Meerut.

Uttar Pradesh will witness unexpected things

Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will witness many surprises this time. This time, BJP has changed the ticket for Ghatanughati leaders and allowed new faces. He is targeting a clean sweep of all the 80 seats in the Ram Mandir wave.

Tickets for Arun Govil in Meerut

On this basis, the BJP high command had given ticket to Arun Govil, who played the role of Sri Ram, from the Meerut Lok Sabha constituency. In this area where Muslims are decisive, the BJP tried the weapon of Hindutva.

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Instead of the candidate opposite Rama from Ramayana!

The popular serial ‘Ramayana’ which was aired earlier on television had played the role of ‘Sri Rama’ in Arun Govil. This has put Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav to sleep, BJP’s Hindutva weapon has now made SP candidate from Meerut constituency change. SP MLA Atul Pradhan has been introduced as a new candidate.

Why did the Samajwadi Party change the candidate?

The Samajwadi Party, which announced the ticket before the BJP candidate was announced, fielded Dalit Bhanu leader Pratap Singh from Meerut. But when the BJP introduced the character of Ram Arun Govil, the SP leaders reconsidered their decision.

Welcome to Ram himself!

BJP candidate Arun Govil was involved in the recent election campaign in Meerut. Everyone who participated in that meeting celebrated by singing Sri Ram song. Also, Meerut is Arun Govil’s hometown, and getting a ticket here is like coming to my home. This also connects the people there emotionally as if Sri Rama is coming back to Ayodhya after inaugurating Sri Ram Mandir.

Dalit candidate fails ticket

However, Bhanu Pratap Singh is a Dalit candidate.. Arun Govil was portrayed as a good candidate before the ticket was announced. Supreme Court lawyer Bhanu Pratap Singh was famous for his nationwide EVM rollback campaign. Apart from that, Lakhimpur Kheri was also at the forefront of farmers’ struggles. But after announcing the BJP candidate, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav withdrew his candidate and gave it to another.

Who is the new SP candidate, Atul Pradhan?

After withdrawing the Dalit candidate, Samajwadi leaders have given ticket to another strong leader. Sardana Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament Atul Pradhan has been pitted against Arun Govil. Atul Pradhan was elected MLA in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections defeating 2 time BJP MLA Sangeet Som.

Atul campaigned against beef

He is recognized as a right-wing leader despite belonging to the Samajwadi Party. Recently, he was accused in the Muzaffar Nagar riots and campaign against beef in Uttar Pradesh. In 2022, an FIR was registered against Atul Pradhan for criticizing Prime Minister Modi. He has also been accused of threatening the police.

Expect heavy competition in Meerut

Currently in Meerut, BJP has pitted its MLA Atul Pradhan, who has a background of socialist Hindutva, against the strong candidate Arun Govil, and a tough contest is expected in Meerut.

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