KEEPING TABS ON POWER POLITICS IN PUNJAB, HARYANA,HIMACHAL PRADESH AND JAMMU AND KASHMIR
went for vipassana – a regimen of meditation and silence – and then his phone was switched off or out of reach for days together. A party leader says he has not been keeping well.
Singh, who had unsuccessfully taken on present CM Capt Amarinder Singh in Patiala assembly constituency last year, may seem down politically, but he is not out. If party insiders are to be believed, he is among those whose names are doing the rounds for the party ticket from Patiala parliamentary constituency. the venue. Also, he sat beside the PM tactically throughout the programme and was caught in one frame by television channels broadcasting the programme. No wonder, he stands out among partymen. candidates in Rajasthan assembly polls, said: “Border ke par Congress ki sarkar hai, apki sarkar hai waha adhikari ki nahi hmari chale hai. Hmare collector aisa nahi hai k bahr baitha reh sidha kamra khula hove sidha andr guss jave” (In Punjab, there is a Congress government. We have our say there. We are not made to sit outside and wait the rooms of officers. We enter without any permission). Now, what kind of governance is he promising? it’s a matter of debate whether he can come out again for the rally. If he is not able to get parole or furlough, then it will be left to his MP son Dushyant Chautala to steer the event. behind these protests, has issued a warning to the opposition leaders. “The Congress has started a new precedent by protesting outside homes of their rivals. This is not good. The BJP leaders have families and their will be no compromise with their security,” he retorted, warning of action if such protests are held again.