Days After BJP Leader Objected to His Name in Gujarat Voters’ Roll, Dholak Player Mir Haji Kasam Features in Another List – Padma Shri

BJP Leader Objects To Padma Shri Awardee's Name In Voter List, Then Clarifies

The controversy erupted just 48 hours after the Central Government announced the prestigious Padma Shri for the artist's lifelong contribution to the arts.

Days after BJP leader objected to his name in Gujarat voters’ roll, dholak player Mir Haji Kasam features in another list – Padma Shri

The Congress party has taken up the issue, with the leader of Opposition in the municipal corporation, Lalit Pansara, showing a copy of 'form 7' filed by Manvara at a press conference in Junagadh on Tuesday while demanding legal action against the BJP leader.

Gujarat: Cong claims Form 7 misused against Padma Shri awardee

Ahmedabad: The state unit of the Congress party alleged on Tuesday that a BJP councillor from Junagadh filled out Form No 7 in the ongoing special int.

Gujarat: BJP Corporator Attempts to Remove Name of Padma Shri Awardee Mir Haji Kasam

NEW DELHI – A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator in Gujarat’s Junagadh district has attempted to remove the name of renowned dholak artiste and newly announced Padma Shri awardee Mir Haji Kasambhai Rathod, popularly known as Haji Ramkadu, along with members of his family, from the electoral rolls, triggering widespread outrage.During the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, BJP corporator Sanjay Manwara of the Junagadh Munic…

Muslim dholak player whose name BJP objected to in voters list honoured with Padma award

The controversy arose after BJP corporator Sanjay Manvara of the Junagadh Municipal Corporation submitted Form 7 on January 13, seeking the deletion of the names of Kasambhai and four of his family members from the electoral rolls, citing 'absent/permanently shifted' as the reason under the ongoing revision exercise.