Meet Ujjwal Nikam, the New BJP Candidate: Who Took Poonam Mahajan’s Place. 2024 Lok Sabha Elections: Poonam Mahajan, the BJP’s candidate for Mumbai North Central in Maharashtra, has been eliminated, and Ujjwal Deorao Nikam, a seasoned attorney, has taken her place. BJP releases its fifteenth candidate list. Senior public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam has represented the government in several well-known cases, including the 26/11 Mumbai attack case. The Padmashree recipient was involved in several high-profile cases over his lengthy and distinguished legal career, such as the 1993 Bombay bombings, the Gulshan Kumar murder case, and the murder of Poonam’s father and BJP politician Pramod Mahajan. He will take on Varsha Gaikwad, the Maharashtrian MLA for Dharavi and the head of the Congress city unit. Also Read According to Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, Raghav Chadha may have “lost eyesight” about AAP MP.
“The government took a firm stand that terror and talks (with Pakistan) will not happen at the same time. The success achieved by PM Modi-led government in defeating the anti-national elements, including in the Kashmir Valley by empowering the army, is unique,” said Nikam on Sunday.
“In the last 10 years, incidents of terror attacks and bomb blasts have been largely kept under check. However, if you recall the phase before that, Pakistan had created a sense of fear in the minds of Indians by carrying out terrorist attacks in the country, including Mumbai. The number of sleeper cells in the country was also increasing. The political system used to kneel before the separatists instead of taking a firm stand against Pakistan,” Nikam, the man behind the execution of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab involved in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, added. Responding to the sex controversy row, Amit Shah said, “I Want To Ask Priyanka Gandhi…”
The prominent lawyer praised the current government for reacting strongly after the Pulwama and Uri terror attacks.
Instead of taking a strong stance against Pakistan, the political Ujjwal Nikam establishment used to bow down to the separatists,” said Nikam, the man who oversaw the execution of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, who was responsible for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
The well-known attorney commended the present administration for responding forcefully to the terror strikes in Pulwama and Uri.
“The government led by Prime Minister Modi launched airstrikes and surgical operations against Pakistan. Economic progress and national security are two sides of the same coin. India’s economic expansion is celebrated globally these days, he remarked, whereas Pakistan has descended into poverty.
Instead of taking a strong stance against Pakistan, the political establishment used to bow down to the separatists,” said Nikam, the man who oversaw the execution of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, who was responsible for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
The well-known attorney commended the present administration for responding forcefully to the terror strikes in Pulwama and Uri.
“The government led by Prime Minister Modi launched airstrikes and surgical operations against Pakistan. Economic progress and national security are two sides of the same coin. India’s economic expansion is celebrated globally these days, he remarked, whereas Pakistan has descended into poverty.
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He also credited PM Modi-led government for “tremendous improvement” in India’s relations with the Islamic countries.
“All eight ex-Navy officers from India sentenced by Qatar were released safely due to India’s proactive diplomacy. By abrogating Article 370, this government sped up the development of Kashmir. Be it the cries of Khalistan emerging in Punjab, the challenge posed by China on border areas or the befitting reply given to Pakistan, today the country is living a happy and peaceful life under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Nikam said.
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The BJP nominee for the Mumbai North Central LS seat mentioned that the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case was the turning point in his career as a lawyer.
“After that case, be it the 2006 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai or the horrific terror attack of 26/11, I have fought various cases and used all judicial tools. I have made sincere efforts to ensure that the culprits involved in these cases get the strictest punishment. I am justifiably proud that we succeeded in punishing a terrorist like Ajmal Kasab, who came to attack India’s sovereignty,” Nikam said.
“While fighting these cases, I felt the shortcomings and weaknesses of the then political system,” he said.
He acknowledged that the announcement of his nomination may have raised many eyebrows.
According to Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, Raghav Chadha may have “lost eyesight” about AAP MP.
“Politics is not my domain. I have spent all my career in the legal profession. Still, I was often asked about joining politics. During the last election, I was strongly urged to be a candidate by the senior leaders of the state but I politely refused. No doubt they will be the first ones to be shocked by my decision now,” he said.
On the opposition criticizing him as an “outsider” – as he was born in Jalgaon but is now contesting from a Mumbai LS seat — Nikam said though Jalgaon is his birthplace, Mumbai is his place of work.
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” … the victims of the terror attack cases for whom I fought were from Mumbai. A person who resolves to work for the national interest is never restricted by geographical boundaries. Hence, to be criticized as an ‘outsider’ means that the rival candidates have already taken a beating over my candidature,” Nikam said.
He also rebutted attempts to project his image as anti-Muslims saying that in his career of 40-50 years as a lawyer, he never thought about caste or religion.
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