Gulberg massacre survivor Firoz Pathan to take on Amit Shah in Gandhi Nagar

Firoz Pathan (45) the survivor of the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre is contesting as an independent candidate from Gandhinagar constituency from where BJP president Amit Shah is fighting the Lok Sabha election for the first time. His brother Imtiyaz Pathan (42) another survivor of the massacre has filed his nomination from Kheda Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat.

The brothers lost 10 family members in the massacre. Imtiyaz is also a prime prosecution witness in the case.

While Firoz is contesting as an independent, Imtiyaz has filed his nomination as a candidate of Apna Desh Party whose election symbol is pressure cooker.

Indian Express quoted Firoz as saying, “We have not got justice in Gulberg (massacre case) and nobody is raising our issue. There is no minority MP who raises our issue.” He added, “the situation would have been different had Jafri Saab (former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the massacre) been there. So, I want to raise the issues of minorities by getting elected as an MP.”

Firoz claimed that various castes like Dalits, Thakors, Rabaris, Bharwads and others are supporting him and conducting a door-to-door campaign.