(IN): Sidhu rides elephant to file nomination

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Sidhu rides elephant to file nomination

 

*UNI <http://ibnlive.in.com/news/agency/UNI/>*

 

*Amritsar:* Riding an elephant, sitting MP *Navjot Singh

Sidhu*<http://connect.in.com/profile/Navjot_Singh_Sidhu/521>

** on Wednesday filed his nomination papers as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

candidate for the prestigious Amritsar constituency.

 

Seated atop an elephant, Sidhu led a procession of BJP and Shiromani Akali

Dal (SAD) workers from a house on Mall Road to the district courts complex

to file his nominations before the Returning Officer.

 

The smartly attired cricketer-turned-politician who anchored the

popular *Laughter

Challenge* show waved to his supporters and flashed the victory sign as he

rode the elephant.

 

Deputy CM and SAD chief *Sukhbir Singh

Badal*<http://connect.in.com/profile/Sukhbir_Singh_Badal/522>

** and BJP national secretary, Balbir Punj seated on a horse drawn chariot

(rath) followed the television showman. His wife, Dr Navjot Kaur was also

present during the filing of nominations.

 

The slogan shouting supporters of Sidhu barged into the office of the

Returning Officer, a clear violation of the model code of conduct.

 

As per EC norms only five persons are permitted with the candidate into the

office of a Returning Officer but the numbers in the case of Sidhu were

fairly large.

 

After filing his nomination, Sidhu expressed his confidence that the voters

would return him to Parliament for another term.

 

In his characteristic style he thundered that just as the earth and the sky

above can never meet, likewise no one can defeat Sidhu.

 

In contrast, his main rival, OP Soni of the Congress after performing

an *akhand

path* at his Rani-ka-Bagh residence, led a small procession to the Returning

Officer's office to file his papers. As he entered the Returning Officer's

office, Soni sounded rather humble when he said, “Waheguru, will ensure

victory for me”.

 

Soni, a former mayor and sitting MLA from Amritsar West was accompanied by

former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh and a number of other senior

party leaders.

 

As he emerged after filing his papers, the Congress candidate said that the

people of Amritsar were proud of Prime Minister *Manmohan

Singh*<http://connect.in.com/profile/Manmohan_Singh/311>

** and would vote for him. “It will be a vote for the PM he added.

 

 

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