Farmers Movement Archive

BSP leadership sold party to Akali Dal: Channi

Punjab chief minister (CM) Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday said the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leadership has backstabbed the scheduled caste brethren by “selling” its seats to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). The CM also announced to accord the status of sub-division to Kartarpur and Adampur cities of Jalandhar district, besides setting up a chair in the name of Baba Sain and Bhagat Namdev.Addressing a gathering at Partapura grain market in Jalandhar, the Punjab CM said the BSP no longer represents the ideology of its founder Kanshi Ram, who aimed to empower the SC community. He said the BSP has sold 15 of the total 20 seats allotted to it to Akali Dal. ‘Kejriwal’s own people don’t have faith in him’Training guns against AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, the CM dared him to explain why Punjabis should believe him when “his own flock doesn’t have faith in him”. He said three out of four AAP MPs elected in 2014 and 11 out of 20 MLAs elected in 2017 have left the party fold. Channi said this is indicative of the fact that AAP is a house of cards that is bound to fall in a day or two. The CM said that Kejriwal has no basic knowledge about state.The CM also announced grants worth ₹200 crore for Jalandhar. He said that Sri Guru Ravi Dass Bani research centre will come up over 100 acres in Ballan village and a research centre on Bhagwad Geeta will be set up in Patiala. In his address, cabinet minister Pargat Singh said Captain’s link with BJP and Akalis has been exposed as he had connived with them to harm interests of state. Addressing the gathering, former MP Sunil Jakhar said that first bugle against the draconian farm laws was blown by Punjab farmers and ultimately the NDA government had to take the decision back. All India Congress general secretary Harish Chaudhary also slammed the Akali, BJP and AAP leadership for working against the interest of the state.

Hindustan Times

17-12-2021

Chandigarh