Gujarat elections 2017 | File report on Chhotu Vasava plaint: EC to collector

The election commission has directed the Bharuch collector on Thursday to invetigate in the issue of Jaghadia MLA Chhotu Vasava's concern over his life. Six time MLA from Jaghadia constituency and the candidate of Bhartiy Tribal Party(BTP) now, Chhotu Vasava, had posted a video on social media in which he was found saying that there was a threat on his life.

According to EC sources, "The Bharuch collector has been directed to file a report on Vasava's concern. If the report filed by collector indicates that there is a threat to his life, he will get police protection also."

Vasava had also alleged on BJP that the people from party were inflicting atrocities over the tribal people of his constituency. He also alleged that the Vadodara Range IGP and IPS officer Abhay Chudasama was conducting some suspicious survey in his constituency and conducted a search in his house. He put the charge over BJP national presiden Amit Shah resorted to do that becuase he voted in favour of Congress candidate Ahmed Patel in RS polls held in August this year and BJP candidate lost. Vasava sought police protection from EC following to this incident. Vasava had contested the polls as JD(U) candidate in last polls. However, after the split in the party, Vasava, who has proximity with Sharad Yadav formed different forum BTP and his five candidates have been contesting polls in tribal area of state.