KEEPING TABS ON POWER POLITICS IN PUNJAB, HARYANA, HIMACHAL PRADESH AND JAMMU & KASHMIR
Ask me questions about the problems that Punjabis are facing. And, I will answer,” the Sangrur MP said, dodging the queries. other. Sukhbir invited GK, who Delhi unit president of the SAD earlier, to his home and GK had accepted the invitation. The invitation is crucial in view of Sukhbir’s announcement that he would bring all aggrieved leaders into the party fold. GK was shunted out of the party and had to resign as DSGMC head last year after he faced allegations of misusing of gudwara body funds. its Tilak Nagar MLA Jarnail Singh as in-charge of the party unit in Punjab. The three-time MLA has replaced Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia who was made in-charge of the Punjab unit in December 2017, but he rarely visited the state where the party is a pale shadow of its former self. While the state leaders welcomed the new appointment, one of them expressed hope that he (Jarnail) would take more interest than his predecessor. “I promise to deliver and fulfil the expectations of people for a better Punjab with @Aappunjab Organisation together (sic),” Jarnail tweeted after his appointment, expressing gratitude AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Parkash Nadda when he was on his first visit to the state after taking over the reins of the party. Thakur flew to Chandigarh to receive Nadda and then flew with him to Solan in the state helicopter. Though the budget session of the state assembly was underway, the CM travelled with Nadda to Bilaspur for a civic reception. After attending the wedding reception of Nadda’s son in Bilaspur the next day, he flew with him to Delhi. The CM also skipped the golden jubilee celebrations of the Himachal high court.