Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal appealed to the people of the State to exercise their franchise in the parliamentary elections on Wednesday zealously to further strengthen the process of development, harmony and peace on one hand and the democratic values on the other.
Underscoring the importance of elections in the country’s democratic process, Badal said that India was the largest democracy in the world and we the people of Punjab must exercise our right to franchise thereby reposing full faith and commitment in the ethos of democracy.
SEVEN-WEEK CAMPAIGN WAS CHAllENGING TO SUSTAIN: JAITlEY
Amritsar: Talking about his seven-week election campaigning through his blog, SAD-BJP candidate for Amritsar parliamentary constituency Arun Jaitley admitted that the long campaign is challenging to sustain.
He said that modern day techniques of campaign have proved to be a great asset. “My daily morning blog was an integral part of my campaign. It connected me even to a couple of lakh people in Amritsar itself. These are amongst those who followed me on the Facebook or received the repost,” he said.
He added that he addressed between 10-15 programmes everyday, and visit to houses of important citizens, where there was a significant gathering of few hundred people brought direct rapport with me and a section of the citizenry. The Akali Dal organization in the villages is extremely strong and committed.
“I was faced with the campaign by the Congress which has run out of ideas. Captain Amarinder Singh decided to deal with me the way he has dealt with Akali Dal through his career – be rude, discourteous and fabricate allegations – something will stick. Unfortunately, for him he was dealing with a different kind of campaign. My campaign was issue centric both at the national level and region of Amritsar. I was able to get back at him, politely but firmly. A lumpen campaign strategy of the Captain was hardly likely to succeed against me”, he quipped.
SUKHBIR SAYS ClEAR WAVE IN FAVOUR OF BADAl-MODI
Chandigarh: SAD president and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal said that in a democracy the people were kings and it was they who would pass judgment on the scam ridden Congress led UPA government at the centre and repose faith in the leadership of a NDA government with Narendra Modi at its head.
BAJWA APPEAlS TO BRAVE PUNJABIS TO DUMP AKAlI-BJP AllIANCE FOREVER
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa called upon the brave people of this state to throw out the evil Akali Dal-BJP alliance which was synonymous with corruption, misrule, smuggling, goonda raj and anti-people policies by taking the giant step when they go to the polling booths on Wednesday.
HARSIMRAT SEEKS
RECIPROCATION FOR HER PERFORMANCE
Bathinda: Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that she had done her best and that now her fate was in the hands of the people and the almighty even as she committed she would give a new boost to development in the constituency if given the opportunity to serve it again.
