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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Why the roadshow must go on
Updated On: 16 May, 2024 06:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore
Needing to win every seat in city, BJP doesn’t compromise with electioneering, irks Oppn
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his road show at Ghatkopar, on Wednesday. Pic/Sameer Markande
The Opposition said it was inappropriate for PM Narendra Modi to hold a roadshow in Ghatkopar where 14 innocent people had died only two days ago under an unauthorised billboard that collapsed during the dust storm on May 13. The BJP responded saying that the roadshow was confirmed by the PM some 10 days ago and he did no wrong in reaching out to the people, meeting them and seeking their support in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.
“Yes, we are sensitive and we share the grief of families who have lost their members in the billboard tragedy. We have demanded an inquiry into it,” said BJP`s state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule, while responding to Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut`s criticism.
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