Congress’ ‘Parivartan Yatra’ concludes
Chandigarh: Haryana Congress’ six-day ‘Parivartan Yatra’ concluded in Faridabad on Sunday with senior party leaders saying that winds of change are visible in the state. Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is party’s incharge for Haryana, said that the yatra covered all 10 Lok Sabha constituency and 70 assembly segments in Haryana. Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said, “The party is confident of winning all ten parliamentary seats in the state. The ‘Parivartan yatra’ has received a tremendous response and it is visible that winds of change are blowing in Haryana.” The Congress president Rahul Gandhi had joined the yatra on the fourth day on Friday and held three public meetings and roadshow from Jagadhri (Yamunanagar) to Karnal via (Ladwa, Kurukshetra) during his one day state visit to give a big boost to the party’s prospects in Haryana, where the party had won only one Lok Sabha seat in 2014 polls.
Sacked BSF jawan to contest Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi
Chandigarh: The BSF constable who was dismissed in 2017 after he posted a video online complaining about the food served to the troops has said that he would take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh. "I will contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi constituency as an independent candidate," Tej Bahadur Yadav said while talking to the mediapersons in Rewari. Yadav said he wanted to contest the polls to eliminate corruption in the forces. "I had raised the issue of corruption but I was sacked. My first objective will be to strengthen and eliminate corruption in the forces," he said. Yadav had uploaded a video on social media in 2017, complaining that poor quality food was being served to the troops in icy, mountainous region along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. He was later dismissed on the charge of indiscipline.
PDA announces CMP
Chandigarh: The Punjab Democratic Alliance (PDA) has announced the common minimum programme (CMP) for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. The key issues taken up in the PDA’s common programme include revision of the concurrent list of centre-state relations, fighting for the Punjab’s ownership of waters and control of the head-works as per the Riparian principles and Article 262 of the Constitution, restoring the status of Punjabi language, Punjabi speaking areas and claim over capital Chandigarh.