Hectic political activities going on in Punjab  

BJP’S NEW SLOGAN “NAVA PUNJAB BJP DE NAAL”
As the dates of Punjab Assembly Polls are approaching , the political parties are gearing up with new slogans, new ideas to woo the voters. BJP Punjab Assembly Election Incharge and Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shakhawat along with Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Meenakshi Lekhi, Som Parkash, All India SC Commission Chairman Vijay Sampla, Vinod Chawra, BJP Punjab Political Affairs In-charge Dushyant Gautam, BJP state president Ashwani Sharma, state general secretary Dr Subash Sharma released a new slogan for the coming Punjab Assembly Elections 2022 “Nava Punjab BJP De Naal”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier also given a slogan of “New India”, a Developed and Prosperous India, Atamnirbhar Bharat for which which he is focusing honestly with a positive vision, approach and ideology. On the same lines BJP Punjab has announced a slogan that it will eradicate out drug and sand mafia and make Punjab a drug-free and mining-free-state. BJP leaders have clearly stated that the party will contest all the 117 assembly seats in the state on the issue of development. The party’s meeting held in Chandigarh had focused on implementing the policies and programmes of the Modi Government. 

CONGRESS TRYING TO DAMAGE CONTROL AFTER AMARINDER’S EXIT 
Punjab Congress leaders are making all out efforts to damage control after the exit of former CM Capt Amarinder Singh from the party. Though Congress high command has replaced Punjab Political Affairs In-charge Harish Rawat with Harish Chaudhary yet the party high command is framing a strategy after Amarinder’s exit. Amarinder has already announced to form his own political party in the coming days. Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi is trying to build his own image among the masses in view of the coming assembly elections. Amarinder has stated that his party will contest all the 117 assembly seats in Punjab if the ECI clears the name and symbol of his party. No doubt Amarinder has not denied having seat adjustments with BJP. Amarinder has has also clearly backed the GoI on the issue of BSF in Punjab.

KEJRIWAL’S VISIT TO MALWA
AAP national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was in Punjab on a two day election tour in Punjab. He visited areas of Malwa where the party has MP Lok Sabha Bhagwant Mann. Kejriwal focused on giving compensation to the farmers if vote to power and specially took serious note on the issue of farmers’ suicides. It was again that he has not announced the chief minister candidate for his party.

SAD-BSP EXPANDING IT MASS BASE 
SAD-BSP combine workers are on road to expand its mass basis especially in the urban areas. Every effort is being made to influence the urban voters so that it may create a dent in other political parties of the state. 
 

Authored by:
Rajat Kumar Mohindru, 
Journalist, 
Jalandhar City.