Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Monday lashed out at the Opposition parties for their proposed protests during BJP chief Amit Shah’s rally in Jind on February 15.
While the BJP is gearing up for Amit Shah’s ‘Yuva Hunkar Rally’ at Jind, the Opposition parties including Congress, Indian National lok Dal and Aam Aadmi Party have announced to hold protest at Jind on February 15 against
the BJP rally.
Even as the Jat community has withdrawn its proposed protest against Amit Shah, the Opposition parties have announced to go ahead with their protests on different issues.
Reacting to the announcements made by the opposition, Manohar lal said, “It is cheap and disgraceful for other political party to create unnecessary hurdle in such political events.”
Such acts are in clear cut violation of democracy and would not be accepted at all, he said while talking to the mediapersons at Sonipat.
The Chief Minister added that in a democratic set up every political party has the right to organize public meetings.
While on his way back to Chandigarh from Delhi, the Chief Minister later made a brief halt at Haveli on GT road, Karnal where he interacted with the party workers and get first hand information about the arrangements being made for the upcoming ‘Yuva Hunkar Rally’ of BJP national president, Amit Shah.
He also exhorted the party workers to reach in maximum numbers at the rally. BJP has claimed that more than one lakh bikers would reach the rally at Jind.
On the other hand, the Indian National lok Dal Haryana president, Ashok Arora on Monday said that the INlD will welcome Amit Shah with black balloons and black flags. leader of opposition in Haryana and party leader Abhay Chautala had written to Amit Shah asking to clear his stand on Sutlej Yamuna link (SYl) canal before entering Haryana but the BJP chief has not responded to the letter, said Arora while talking to the mediapersons here.
He said that the INlD will raise the issues of SYl canal, Dadupur Nalvi irrigation project and would hold protest against BJP chief Amit Shah and ruling party’s event at Jind.
Hitting out at the BJP Government, Hisar MP and INlD leader Dushyant Chautala said that the ruling party has called in paramilitary forces and spending crores to give security to Amit Shah during the rally.
It is unfortunate how this ruling government is spending money on its security rather than addressing issues of farmers and other sections of society, added he.
Ashok Tanwar, Haryana Congress chief has also announced that party will welcome Amit Shah with black flags in the state.
Haryana Aam Aadmi party unit has announced to serve ‘pakodas’ (vegetable fritters) to BJP chief during his visit. Haryana AAP in charge Navin Jaihind has said that party’s Jind district unit would gift vegetable ‘pakodas’ to BJP chief Shah, unlike the ‘pakodas’ of violence and caste divide as cooked in BJP’s kitchen.
The Swaraj India party has announced to mobilise farmers under the banner of Jai Kisan Andolan and raise plight of farmers by staging a protest against the BJP at Jind during Shah’s rally.
BJP national president Shah will sound the poll bugle for Haryana at the Jind rally.
The upcoming BJP rally has hogged the limelight since the Jat outfit led by Yashpal Malik announced to hold a protest against Amit Shah to press for their demands. Following this, political parties too announced to hold separate agitations against the BJP at Jind on the same day on various issues.
A day before, the reservation-seeking faction of Jats had however called-off their stir on Sunday night after a six-hour meeting with Chief Minister in Delhi.
DGP reviews security arrangements
Haryana DGP BS Sandhu on Monday reached Jind to review security arrangements ahead of Shah’s rally. Sandhu said that the Haryana Government had sought 150 companies of paramilitary forces from the Centre. Earlier, 60 companies were sanctioned but now, more companies will be sent to the state, he said.
The paramilitary forces will remain in the state till February 18, when the Jat community has announced to observe ‘Balidan Divas’.
Meanwhile, 18 companies of paramilitary forces has reached Jind to maintain law and order situation. Besides, the administration has deputed eight SSP, 55 DSP, 200 Inspector, 5,500 police men and 250 women police for the rally. The police will also keep a vigil by helicopters and drones during the rally.