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Farmers’ stir will not impact entire Chandigarh in MC polls, says Arun Sood

CHANDIGARH: The ongoing farmers’ protest will not have an impact on entire Chandigarh, said BJP city president Arun Sood, who invited Chandigarh residents to share their suggestions/aspirations. The party would prepare a vision document, (Sankalp Patra) for the 2021 MC elections based on these suggestions and aspirations, Sood said. Addressing a press conference, Sood said the ongoing farmers’ stir would only affect small pockets rather than the entire city and the party was prepared for that. Responding to a question, Sood said that farm leader Rakesh Tikait did not have a standing in Chandigarh. Recently, Tikait urged people not to vote for the BJP in the forthcoming MC elections. Sood said this statement would not affect Chandigarh residents. On the contrary, he said, wherever Rakesh Tikait or “so-called” farmer leaders issued a statement against the BJP, the vote share increased. He said this was last seen in Haryana’s Ellenabad by-election, where Rakesh Tikait and farmer leaders’ statement was followed by increase in BJP’s vote count by 15,000. He claimed the rate of inflation was under control in comparison with the situation under the Congress regime. Sood said the BJP wanted to ensure public participation in the process of making Chandigarh a world class city .

The Times of India

2021-11-17

Chandigarh