Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP would stage district level dharnas on June 12 on five issues as SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal would lead the dharna in ludhiana, the party said on Saturday.
SAD claimed these dharnas will be attended by thousands of leaders and workers of the combine besides the common citizens.
In a statement party leader Daljeet Singh Cheema said besides senior leadership of both the parties, the SAD core committee members, Member Parliament, MlAs, SGPC members, office bearers of the party and and all the district level leaders of members and elected representatives the local bodies will participate in these dharnas.
Cheema said that the objective of these dharnas is to get resolved the burning issues confronting the state and awake the deaf and dump government about the problems of people.
He said issues being taken at these dharnas will include big scandal of mining which Punjab cabinet minister Rana Gurjit Singh and several of ruling party MlAs found have been indulged directly and allotment of mining sites to the sole bidders.
The other issues are the government’s alleged apathy towards problems of the farmers and its betrayal on the issue of farm loan waiver, failure of the government to control incidents of desecration of Guru Granth Sahib and failure of the government in governing the state. Cheema said that besides these the atrocities being committed with the dalit community and deteriorating law and order situation in the state will also be highlighted in these dharnas.
The SAD leader said that both the parties have issued instructions to make these dharna successful and meetings are also being held for the same. He said that after the dharnas leaders of both the parties will meet respective Deputy Commissioners and submit a memorandum.
He said after the completion of dharna program, a high level delegation of both the parties including core committee memmbers, Member Parliament and MlAs will meet Punjab Governor on June 13 and demand dismissal of Rana Gurjit Singh from Cabinet and also demand inquiry from CBI , ED and Income Tax authorities.