Hindustan Times (Bathinda)

Nagma adds glamour to Congress campaign for Arvinder Lovely

- Soumya Pillai and Vatsala Shrangi htreporter­s@hindustant­imes.com ■

AMARINDER SINGH WILL ALSO REACH DELHI TO CAMPAIGN FOR CONGRESS CANDIDATES BETWEEN FEBRUARY 3 AND FEBRUARY 5

NEWDELHI: As actor and Congress spokespers­on Nagma, 45, reached the bylanes of New Seelampur to campaign for its Gandhi Nagar candidate Arvinder Singh Lovely, she appealed to voters to support a candidate who has proved his or her work and a party that does not discrimina­te on religious grounds.

As slogans such as ‘jaat pe na paat pe, mohar lagegi haath pe (not on caste or religion, vote for Congress)’ in the background, Nagma kick-started the Congress’ star campaign on Thursday from New Seelampur’s H-block. Supporting the Congress for the February 8 Delhi assembly elections, she attacked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for allegedly ignoring the Gandhi Nagar constituen­cy and the BJP for playing the politics of polarisati­on.

“You (voters) could not have asked for a better candidate. He (Lovely) has worked for this constituen­cy for 15 years and has shown his calibre with his work,” Nagma said.

She said, “Their (BJP’S) minister urged that the ‘gaddars’ (traitors) be shot down and today the lanes of Delhi echoed with gunshots. Who are these traitors that they speak of? Today on the death anniversar­y of Mahatma Gandhi, these people have insulted his legacy.”

Lovely in his speech said that even when the Congress was not in power for the last five years, his doors were open to all the residents of Gandhi Nagar and he was addressing all issues.

“The AAP leaders for the last four years kept complainin­g that they weren’t being allowed to work. Then how were they suddenly allowed to work in the last six months? They only had the elections in mind while we have worked throughout our 15-year tenure,” he said.

 ?? SANCHIT KHANNA/HT ?? Actor and Congress leader Nagma (extreme right) takes selfies with supporters during a campaign at Seelampur.
SANCHIT KHANNA/HT Actor and Congress leader Nagma (extreme right) takes selfies with supporters during a campaign at Seelampur.

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