Punjab Khadi Board Vice Chairman, 7 AAP councilors and many big leaders of Jalandhar join BJP
WELCOMES A SCORE OF PUNJAB LEADERS AND WORKERS INTO BHARTIYA JANATA PARTY
CONG ENDORSING CORRUPTION IN GARB OF RAISING VOICE FOR DEMOCRACY: JAKHAR SAYS SUPPORT OF KEJRIWAL AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY CONG OF INSULTS AND HUMILIATION OF ITS PUNJAB LEADERS BY BHAGWANT MANN
SAYS “IT’S A PITY TO SEE TOP CONGRESS LEADERSHIP ENDORSING BHAGWANT MANN’S OPEN THREATS AND ARRESTS OF ITS LEADERS LIKE SUKHPAL KHAIRA AND OTHERS”
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH, MARCH 31: Sunil Jakhar, the Punjab BJP President, termed Sunday as a ‘historic’ day in the annals of Indian polity, exposing the real faces of many national leaders. He stated that the top Congress leadership sharing the stage with Bhagwant Mann in support of the arrested Kejriwal is a damning acceptance of insults to its Punjab leaders and workers who have endured vendetta at the hands of the vindictive AAP government.
Maybe their leaders don’t think, or nobody guides them or they don’t really care, Jakhar said adding that it’s not a surprise that Congress leadership did not even think twice before attending AAP really at Ramlila Maidaan in favour of Kejriwal now behind bars with his corruption out in open before the nation.
Jakhar said, “I feel pity for Punjab Congress leaders like Sukhpal Khaira, who had to endure a jail term at the behest of vendetta from the Punjab Chief Minister, with whom Rahul Gandhi and Kharge ji are sharing the stage today, seen smiling and laughing. By attending the protest today, the Congress national leadership has accepted Bhagwant Mann’s allegations of corruption against and mistreatment of its leaders in Punjab, including the present state president, the CLP leader, a former CM, and several former Cabinet Ministers. Which Congress leader worth his name has not been personally targeted, threatened, humiliated, and demeaned by Bhagwant Mann and disrespected publicly, including at the floor of the House?” Jakhar asked, underlining that the Congress leadership has today accepted that their own leaders are corrupt, as claimed by Bhagwant Mann, while only Arvind Kejriwal is seen as clean and clear.”
NAMES OF JOINEES
Prominent who joined are Kamaljit Singh Bhatia, Vice Chairman Panjab Khadi Board, Ex. Senior Deputy Mayor Jalandhar, four time Councillor Municipal Corporation Jalandhar and his wife Jaspal Kaur is presently councillor from ward no 45; two time Councillor Dr. Sunita presently Councillor from ward no 52; District Vice President Women Wing AAP Jalandhar and Councillor Ward no 51 Radhika Pathak; District President BC Cell AAP Jalandhar Harjinder Singh Laada, whose Balwinder Kaur is councillor from ward no 47; Councillor ward no 52, Vipin Kumar Chadha; Joint Secretary SC Morcha AAP Punjab and councillor from ward no 40 Viresh Kumar; Councillor ward no 73 Chanderjit Kaur Sandha, she is wife of senior leader AAP, Adv. Amit Singh Sandha; Councillor, ward no 43, Babita Rani and is wife of Advocate Sandeep Verma; Incharge of ward no.74 Kavita Seth; President Block 1 AAP Jalandhar west Sorab Seth; Incharge ward no.33 and former national hockey player Balbir Singh (bira), whose mother Smt Kuldeep Kaur is ex Councillor of Akali Dal; incharge ward no. 78 Jassa Singh Firozpuria; President, Block 2, AAP Jalandhar Naveen Sony; Ex-Councillor, Ex-President Trader Cell Jalandhar and Ex Akali Dal leadr Manjit Singh Titu; Kissan Morcha Coordinator Jalandhar west AAP Jaswant Singh Jassa; Vice president SC wing AAP Punjab Sunil Montu; Ex Elected Vice President Youth Congress Jalandhar Rajesh Agnihotri Bhola; Senior Leader of AAP in Jalandhar, ex Dist General Secretary congress, Jiwan Jyoti Tandon and many others.
On the occasion, Jakhar was accompanied by Delhi BJP president Virender Sachdeva, BJP National Secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Jalandhar MP Sushil Rinku, MLA Sheetal Angural, Dist president Sushil Sharma General Secretary Anil Sareen and State Executive Member BJP Pb Amit Taneja
Welcoming them into BJP, Jakhar termed them as building blocks for any political organisation as they are the ones who steer party’s win at the ground level. Jakhar expressed hope that their joining would further strengthen Punjab BJP in its aim to win all 13 seats under PM Narendra Modi’s leadership of all-round development and growth.
Later responding to a question from the media, Jakhar said ED should have acted against Kejriwal only after he had skipped the first summons and the opposition charge of wrong timing of his arrest also would not arise.
Jakhar added that opposition leaders are not questioning the arrest because they know Kejriwal has masterminded corruption through the Excise Policy. All they are questioning is the timing of the arrest, which the ED has only effected after the Supreme Court refused any relief to the Delhi CM who is now behind bars.
