<p> Ahmedabad: A day after BJP released the second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha (LS) polls, the Gujarat unit of the party on Thursday suspended the national vice-president of its women's wing Dr Jyoti Pandya from all posts with "immediate effect." </p><p>Although the party didn't specify the reason, Pandya told reporters that she was upset for not getting a ticket to contest from Vadodara LS seat and the party chose to repeat the sitting MP for the third time. </p><p>The BJP has decided to repeat its two-term Vadodara MP Ranjan Bhatt for the third time. <br><br>Without giving any reason behind the suspension, a note issued by the party said, "Under the leadership of the BJP central leadership and instruction of state BJP president C R Paatil, vice-president of national women wing Dr Jyoti Pandya has been suspended from all posts and primary membership of the party with immediate effect."</p>.Girl students of Class X exam asked to remove hijab in Gujarat school.<p>"I have been working for the party for 30 years. I am not a leader who has come from the opposition party. I have traveled across the country for the party leaving my family behind. I want to ask the party, what is it that I am lacking? I am a doctor and BJP is my DNA," Pandya told reporters after her suspension order was issued.</p><p>"You have given the ticket to someone who is not liked by the people and thousands of party workers. I must tell you that dedicated, small party workers are fearful that they may get suspended (if they speak against the decision)," she added. </p><p>She said that other cities like Ahmedabad, Surat are developing but Vadodara is being left behind. "I know it is a suicide (speaking against the party) as BJP's rise is at its peak but I told my party early in the morning that I didn't want to work. My conscience is clear," she said.</p><p>The sitting MP Ranjan Bhatt had first won the seat in 2014 with a record 3 lakh margin in the by-election after Prime Minister Narendra Modi vacated the seat and chose to represent Varanasi as an MP. Bhatt won the seat in the 2019 election as well.</p>
<p> Ahmedabad: A day after BJP released the second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha (LS) polls, the Gujarat unit of the party on Thursday suspended the national vice-president of its women's wing Dr Jyoti Pandya from all posts with "immediate effect." </p><p>Although the party didn't specify the reason, Pandya told reporters that she was upset for not getting a ticket to contest from Vadodara LS seat and the party chose to repeat the sitting MP for the third time. </p><p>The BJP has decided to repeat its two-term Vadodara MP Ranjan Bhatt for the third time. <br><br>Without giving any reason behind the suspension, a note issued by the party said, "Under the leadership of the BJP central leadership and instruction of state BJP president C R Paatil, vice-president of national women wing Dr Jyoti Pandya has been suspended from all posts and primary membership of the party with immediate effect."</p>.Girl students of Class X exam asked to remove hijab in Gujarat school.<p>"I have been working for the party for 30 years. I am not a leader who has come from the opposition party. I have traveled across the country for the party leaving my family behind. I want to ask the party, what is it that I am lacking? I am a doctor and BJP is my DNA," Pandya told reporters after her suspension order was issued.</p><p>"You have given the ticket to someone who is not liked by the people and thousands of party workers. I must tell you that dedicated, small party workers are fearful that they may get suspended (if they speak against the decision)," she added. </p><p>She said that other cities like Ahmedabad, Surat are developing but Vadodara is being left behind. "I know it is a suicide (speaking against the party) as BJP's rise is at its peak but I told my party early in the morning that I didn't want to work. My conscience is clear," she said.</p><p>The sitting MP Ranjan Bhatt had first won the seat in 2014 with a record 3 lakh margin in the by-election after Prime Minister Narendra Modi vacated the seat and chose to represent Varanasi as an MP. Bhatt won the seat in the 2019 election as well.</p>