Farmers Movement Archive

BJP releases 29-point manifesto

Contesting independently for the first time, the BJP today released a 29-point manifesto for the Mohali Municipal Corporation elections.Senior BJP leader and party observer for Mohali KD Bhandari, while releasing the manifesto, said their aim was to make the MC corruption-free. He said due to rampant corruption in the MC, the common man was facing difficulty in getting his work done. He said they would ensure that the delimitation of all wards was done properly so that there was uniform development.With the SAD snapping ties with the BJP last year over the contentious agriculture laws, the saffron party had decided to contest the elections alone this time. There are 46 candidates of the party in the fray.Bhandari said former Mayor Kulwant Singh as well as the Congress had promised the local bus service in Mohali, but they failed on this front and it would be the main priority of the BJP if it was voted to power.He said the BJP would rationalise the property tax. They would also upgrade the cremation ground and create one more at a suitable place.Car of BJP leaders gheraoedMohali: A large number of youth of nearby villages here on Thursday protested against the BJP outside the election office in Sector 79 where senior party leaders had arrived to release the party manifesto for the Mohali Municipal Corporation elections to be held on February 14. The youths, holding flags of the farmers’ protest, raised slogans against the BJP and the Central Government for passing the three contentious farm Bills. As soon as BJP General Secretary Subhash Sharma and senior leader KD Bhandari came out of the election office after releasing the manifesto, the youths gheraoed their car. However, the car driver managed to drive away the vehicle safely. One of the protesters hit the vehicle with some object. — TNS

The Tribune

2021-02-12

Mohali