Excerpt from DNA, reported by Surendra Gangan on Sunday, October 11, 2009: Read Full Article
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s rally in Govandi — to garner support for his state unit chief, Abu Azmi — turned out to be a flop show on Saturday. Singh could not pull in the large numbers he hoped for. Two rallies held by Mulayam at Bhiwandi and Govandi were for Azmi, who is contesting both seats.
The SP has fielded 32 contestants across the state. The turnout in Govandi, in the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar constituency, was so low people assembled in the Mhada colony grounds compared it to Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati’s poorly-attended rally last week.
