Jhunjhunu: Four members of the family of UDH minister Jhabar Singh Kharra are contesting the Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections in Srimadhopur of Sikar district, with two contesting on BJP tickets and two as independents.
Ajay Kharra
On the last day of nominations, Friday, the minister’s wife, Shanti Devi, filed her nomination from Ward 17 of Srimadhopur Panchayat Samiti, while his younger son, Ajay Singh Kharra, entered the fray from Ward 20, both on BJP tickets.
Durga Kharra
His elder son, Durga Singh Kharra, is contesting as an independent from Ward 19 of the Panchayat Samiti.
Pratima Singh Kharra
Pratibha Singh Kharra, wife of the minister’s younger brother Mahavir Kharra, has also filed a nomination for the Zila Parishad election from Ward 23 as an independent.Recently, BJP state president Madan Rathore said there is no dynastic politics in BJP, but everyone had the right to contest elections. However, the entry of Kharra family members into the fray has sparked discussion on this in Sikar’s political circles.
