Several BJP leaders leave for Uma rally

A NUMBER of BJP leaders and workers including former minister Gaurishankar Shejwar left for Delhi today to attend the expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti’s rally at Delhi tomorrow.

According to party sources, Rasal Singh, Sunil Naik, Hakam Singh Chadar and Jalam Singh, all MLAs suspended from the party, would be attending the rally. However, it is not known if other MLAs except Gaurishankar Shejwar would be joining them at Delhi.

Shejwar, Shivshankar Pateria and Shailendra Pradhan were reported to have left for Delhi tonight. The workers who have already reached Delhi include Veerendra Chaukse, Satish Vishwakarma, Vikas Virani, Surendra Wadika, Jaikishan Ahuja, Deepak Sharma, Sanjay Naik, Pradeep Shrivastava, Rakesh Joshi, Pushpa Richaria, Tapan Tomar.

The BJP leaders are keeping a close watch on those making it to Delhi to attend the rally.