Kantilal Amrutiya : BJP's candidate from Morbi who had jumped in river to save lives in Morbi bridge tragedy

BJP has fielded Kantilal Amrutiya from the Morbi constituency. BJP on Thursday (Nov 10) released its first list of 160 candidates for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly election.

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Gandhinagar, Nov 11: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given a ticket to Kantilal Amrutiya, who jumped into the river to save the lives of people in the recent Morbi bridge tragedy, for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections.

BJP has fielded Kantilal Amrutiya from the Morbi constituency. BJP on Thursday (Nov 10) released its first list of 160 candidates for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly election. Addressing a joint press conference, Union Ministers Mansukh Mandviya, Bhupender Yadav and State BJP chief CR Patil announced the names of the candidates.

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"PM Narendra Modi has said that I am fighting to break my own record, the Bharatiya Janata Party will fulfill their intention, and they will win Gujarat with the maximum number of seats," CR Patil said. Amrutiya, who was the former MLA from Morbi, jumped into the river after wearing a life tube without caring for his life. Reportedly, he saved the lives of some people after a recent bridge collapse incident.

It is being told that earlier his name was not in the candidates' list but he got the reward for the courage he showed during the accident. The current MLA of Morbi, Brijesh Merja, the cabinet minister in Gujarat has been dropped.

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At least 135 people were killed after a British-era cable bridge collapsed on the Machchhu river in Morbi on Oct 30. The mishap had also triggered a political storm with the Opposition parties targeting the ruling BJP over the tragic incident.