With the campaigning coming to an end in Punjab on Monday, the city leaders made last-ditch efforts around the State to win the hearts of voters for the party candidates.
BJP Chandigarh unit campaigns for Jaitley
Raising slogans in support of the BJP candidate from Amritsar Arun Jaitley, the Chandigarh BJP unit carried out an aggressive campaign in the holy city on Monday. It was the last day for canvassing in the holy city and Chandigarh unit went to various parts of the constituency. Besides, the team also went door-to-door to garner support for the party contender. The Chandigarh BJP workers led by party city president Sanjay Tandon has been campaigning in Amritsar since April 12. Chandigarh’s BJP candidate from Chandigarh, Kirron Kher has also held roadshows and addressed public meetings in Amritsar in favour of Jaitley.
Tandon on Monday convened a meeting with party workers before going out for the campaigning. Talking about the overall campaign’s response in Amritsar, Sanjay Tandon said, “We have received an exceptional response from residents of Amritsar. ‘Modi for PM’ campaign has been successful in Amritsar and people will surely vote for Arun Jaitley because they want an effective leader like Narendra Modi in Delhi. Besides, the BJP is set to break the barrier of 272+ seats and will win with the clear cut majority in the lok Sabha elections”.
Jain campaigns for Chandumajra
Satya Pal Jain, former Chandigarh MP and BJP national chairman of Committee on legal Affairs & Election Commission Issues, on Monday appealed to the voters of Anandpur Sahib Parliamentary Constituency to throw out the corrupt Congress by voting in large numbers on April 30. Jain, while addressing a public meeting in village Kansal in favour of BJP-SAD candidate Prem Singh Chandumajra, said that the Congress had encouraged corruption in the country and the Congress candidate from Anandpur Sahib was part and parcel of the corrupt coterie of the Congress. He accused Congress candidate Ambika Soni of grabbing land in Sector 40 in Chandigarh worth crores in just few lakh rupees in connivance with Chandigarh MP Pawan Kumar Bansal and also of making every effort to protect the ‘Mama Bhanja’ duo of Bansal and Vijay Singla, who were facing serious allegations of corruption. Jain also accompanied Chandumajra in the roadshow held in Mohali today.
Gul Panag campaigns for AAP candidates
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Chandigarh, Gul Panag campaigned in various parts of Punjab on the last day of campaigning in the State. Panag campaigned in Fategarh Sahib and Patiala on Monday. She accompanied party’s candidate from Fatehgarh Sahib, Harinder Singh Khalsa on roadshows in the constituency. The actor turned politician also addressed public meetings to campaign for Dharambir Gandhi, party’s candidate in Patiala lok Sabha constituency.