Ex-MLA Sukhpal Nannu quits BJP over farm laws
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Ex-MLA Sukhpal Nannu quits BJP over farm laws
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BATHINDAFormer chief parliamentary secretary (CPS) and two-time Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) legislator from Ferozepur City Sukhpal Singh Nannu on Thursday resigned from the party in protest against the Centre’s three farm laws.Nannu is the first key BJP leader from southern Punjab to quit the party ahead of the state elections.He was elected to the state assembly in 2002 and then again in 2007. He remained the CPS in the SAD-BJP government in 2007.Nannu said his supporters were upset over him being sidelined in the party and central government’s stand on farm laws.He squarely blamed the BJP leadership for undermining a strong undercurrent in rural and urban voters against the party.“The Punjab unit of the BJP failed to convey strong resentment against the party. Leaders and workers in the region feel unsafe even to step out of their homes due to prevalent anti-BJP sentiment among people,” said Nannu.
Publisher
Hindustan Times
Date
20-08-2021
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Chandigarh