Prakash Raj hits out at BJP for fielding candidates with 'no wisdom'

Actor-turned-politician Prakash Raj lashed out at BJP by posting a video of its candidate Ranjeeta Koli who is contesting from Bharatpur Lok Sabha seat of Rajasthan. Raj however incorrectly attributed the candidate in the video. His apparently misjudged Ranjeeta's constituency as Badaun instead of Bharatpur.

Bharatpur: Actor-turned-politician Prakash Raj, who is contesting from Bengaluru Central constituency as an independent candidate, on Friday hit out at the ruling BJP government by posting a video of its candidate Ranjeeta Koli who is contesting from Bharatpur Lok Sabha seat.

BJP's candidate from Bharatpur Lok Sabha seat of Rajasthan, Ranjeeta Koli

In the video, Koli was apparently unable to reply to a question by a news reporter who asked her on the development she would like to bring in her constituency after winning the elections.The South actor took a dig at the BJP for fielding candidates like her who have no knowledge of issues. Raj wrote in his Twitter handle: "With her extraordinary understanding of the issues and her visionary solutions will not only uplift the country but with her wisdom will also elect the chowkidar of India."

• Dear CITIZENS...do you THINK this @BJP4India candidate from Badaun U P..With Her extraordinary UNDERSTANDING of the issues and her VISIONARY solutions will not only uplift the COUNTRY but with her WISDOM will also ELECT the CHOWKIDAR of INDIA...#justasking.. #MockeryofDemocracy pic.twitter.com/xCmOExhb3W

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  Dear CITIZENS...do you THINK this @BJP4India candidate from Badaun U P..With Her extraordinary UNDERSTANDING of the issues and her VISIONARY solutions will not only uplift the COUNTRY but with her WISDOM will also ELECT the CHOWKIDAR of INDIA...#justasking.. #MockeryofDemocracy pic.twitter.com/xCmOExhb3W

  — Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) April 26, 2019

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  Dear CITIZENS...do you THINK this @BJP4India candidate from Badaun U P..With Her extraordinary UNDERSTANDING of the issues and her VISIONARY solutions will not only uplift the COUNTRY but with her WISDOM will also ELECT the CHOWKIDAR of INDIA...#justasking.. #MockeryofDemocracy pic.twitter.com/xCmOExhb3W

  — Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) April 26, 2019

However, Raj incorrectly attributed the candidate in the video to be from Badaun, Uttar Pradesh. The woman in the video is Ranjeeta Koli, whom the BJP is fielding from Bharatpur parliamentary constituency. According to the party it has fielded Sanghmitra Maurya from Badaun Parliamentary constituency. Rajasthan goes to polls in two phases on April 29 and May 6. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.