'Bharatiya Zalim Party' - AAP's Bhagwant Mann coins new name for BJP over Anurag Thakur

Political name-calling remains rm in Delhi Assembly poll campaigns as opposition BJP and ruling Aam Aadmi Party trade barbs on each or. In recent episode, AAP Lok Sabha MP Bhagwant Mann has coined a new name for BJP – 'Bharatiya Zalim (oppressor) Party'.

Taking a jibe at Union Minister Anurag Thakur's chant of shooting dead traitors during a poll campaign, Bhagwant Mann wrote on Twitter: "BJP ministers in Delhi are raising slogans to shoot. Looks like BJP is thinking of renaming party as Bharatiya Zalim Party."

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Targets ex-BJP minister

In ar tweet, Mann pointed to former Maharashtra Education Minister Vid Tawde addressing a public meeting and took an aim at BJP over education system in two states. "This is former Maharashtra Education Minister Vid Tawde who closed 1,300 government schools in Maharashtra during his tenure. w he will campaign for BJP about education in Delhi," AAP Punjab unit chief wrote in Hindi.

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Delhi Assembly Elections 2020

New Delhi will go to polls in a single-phase on February 8 and counting of votes will take place on February 11. last day of filing minations for candidates was on January 21. BJP has fielded Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha president Sunil Yadav against Delhi CM Kejriwal from New Delhi constituency, and Congress has fielded former NSUI Delhi president Ramesh Sabharwal against him. 

BJP and Congress are yet to name ir Chief Ministerial faces. For BJP, names such as Maj Tiwari, Hardeep Puri and Harsh Vardhan have been floated. Amit Shah, however, has stated in absence of a formal name, BJP would contest under PM Modi's leadership.

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