Farmers Movement Archive

Punjab BJP delegation meets party chief Nadda

Chandigarh Days after party leaders and workers were gheraoed by protesting farmers in Rajpura, around two dozen BJP leaders from Punjab, including its state unit president Ashwani Sharma, met party president JP Nadda in New Delhi on Saturday. BJP general secretaries Tarun Chugh and Dushyant Gautam, who is also the party in-charge for Punjab, were present at the meeting. The meeting holds significance as the state assembly elections are due in the first quarter of the next calendar year. The leaders shared their concerns with Nadda and also complained about the ‘partisan’ approach of the state police, Harjeet Singh Grewal, who was present at the meeting, said.“Nadda listened to the tough conditions being faced by the BJP workers in Punjab and praised the state leadership and workers for keeping the party flag flying high in tough conditions,” said Ashwani. Party general secretary Subhash Sharma added that Nadda had also assured the state unit that the national leadership and the Centre would extend full co-operation to them. Last Sunday, about a dozen BJP leaders and workers were gheraoed and not allowed to come out of their houses for nearly 12 hours by protesting farmers at Rajpura. They were allowed to come out only in the wee hours of Monday, after the Punjab and Haryana high court intervened.Gautam said party leaders from Punjab shared their concerns and described the situation they are facing in the aftermath of ‘politically-motivated’ protests by a section of farmers in the Congress-ruled state. “Naddaji has assured them that the party firmly stands by its workers in Punjab,” he said.Farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting against three farm laws of the Centre at the borders of Delhi for months. The farmers have tried to attack several BJP leaders from Punjab, including Union minister Som Parkash. — With agency inputs

Hindustan Times

17-07-2021

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