Sunny boost to Puri’s campaign
BJP Gurdaspur candidate, who joined roadshow late, left campaign midway
AMRITSAR : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Gurdaspur Sunny Deol on Thursday gave push to the election campaign of party candidate from Amritsar Hardeep Singh Puri as he joined the roadshow of the saffron party in support of Puri.
Led by state BJP president Shwait Malik and joined by BJP North West Delhi candidate Hans Raj Hans, the roadshow started at Bhandari bridge and traversed through Hall Bazaar in the city.
Earlier, Sunny turned up late for the road show as BJP supporters and leaders waited for him for one-and-half-an-hour. As it was Sunny’s first road show in the city, people thronged to see him. In his brief speech, Sunny exhorted the people to vote for Puri.
The road show was planned to culminate at Jallianwala Bagh, but Sunny left the show midway, leaving many BJP workers, including BJP minister Anil Joshi, who were standing at different points of the route to welcome him disappointed.
Clarifying party’s Gurdaspur candidate’s sudden departure, Malik said that Sunny was to complete the show but he had to leave early due to permission issue.
“He was also to leave for Bathinda to join another road show. Sunny’s campaign has enthused the rank and file of the saffron party,” he said.
BJP national secretary Tarun Chugh and Incharge of Lok Sabha elections, Punjab, Captain Abhimanyu, also took part in the show.
MAY DIVINE WRATH FALL UPON THOSE POLITICISING SACRILEGE: MAJITHIA
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday said may divine wrath fall upon people politicising the incidents of sacrilege.
Taking out a motorcycle march at Majitha in support of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Amritsar parliamentary constituency Hardeep Singh Puri, Majithia said chief minister Amarinder Singh, who had gone back on promises after taking oath of Guru Gobind Singh, could not be trusted.
Urging the people to support Puri, Majithia said the Union minister was capable of representing the holy city at national and international forums.
Remembering his old ties with Amritsar, Puri assured the people that he would devote time with his constituents and leave no stone unturned to bring the perpetrators of 1984 genocide to justice. Attacking Captain government, he said, “Punjabis are being forced to pay inflated power bills. Farm loans had not been waived off, pensions had been stopped, Shagan amount was not raised from ₹15000 to ₹51000 as promised and 800 schools had been closed. Farmers suffered due to absence of gunny bags, but no Congress leader had visited Mandis.”
› Punjabis are being forced to pay inflated power bills. Farm loans have not been waived off. Shagan amount was not raised from ₹15,000 to ₹51,000 as promised. HARDEEP SINGH PURI, BJP’s Amritsar candidate