New Delhi:
Mohan Bisht, the newly elected MLA of Delhi’s Mustafabad, the world that bore the brunt of the 2020 riots, has declared that the identify of the constituency will likely be modified to Shiv Puri or Shiv Vihar, in view of the vast majority of the Hindu inhabitants there.
Requested what’s the drawback with Mustafabad, he instructed NDTV, “What is their problem if the name is changed? On the one hand there are 58 per cent and 42 per cent on the other. Whom should we respect? ”
Requested what’s the urgency to vary the identify of a spot that isn’t much-frequented and the place autos and cabs don’t run, he stated, “Autos will run and so will cabs. The bulldozer will run”.
AAP’s Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan questioned what the BJP needed to attain by it. As an alternative of doing such issues, the BJP ought to begin working positively and keep away from negativity, he instructed reporters.
“I don’t understand why political leaders are so generous towards the name Mustafabad,” Mr Bisht instructed reporters. “Where there is a majority of Hindus, why cant it be Shiv Puri or Shiv Vihar instead of Mustafabad? I will definitely do this,” he later instructed reporters.
Mr Bisht who gained from Karawal Nagar within the 2020 election was changed by Kapil Mishra this time. He was provided the Mustafabad seat when he brazenly expressed resentment.
The 67-year-old six-time MLA had overwhelmed Aam Aadmi Occasion’s Adeel Ahmad Khan in Mustafabad by 17,578 votes.
The BJP has swept to energy in Delhi after 27 years, profitable 48 of the 70 meeting seats. AAP gained 22 seats whereas the Congress did not open account once more within the polls held on February 5. The outcomes had been introduced on Saturday.
