Chandigarh, January 31
A meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s core committee was held here today under the leadership of State President Sunil Jakhar. Prominent to attend were National Secretary Narinder Singh Raina, Working State President Ashwani Sharma, Member National Parliamentry Board Iqbal Singh Lalpura and General Secretary Organisation Manthri Srinivas Sullu. During the meeting, the party outlined its strategy for the coming days and passed two major resolutions.
Sharing details with the media, Jakhar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Punjab on the occasion of Shri Guru Ravidas’s birth anniversary. He said that the Prime Minister understands the sentiments of the people of Punjab and is visiting the state to pay tribute to Shri Guru Ravidas on a day when the Union Budget will also be presented in Parliament. He added that the party’s core committee passed a resolution expressing gratitude to the Prime Minister. He said that this visit would further strengthen communal harmony in Punjab.
Speaking about the second resolution passed by the party, Jakhar said that just ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit, anti-national elements have been issuing bomb threats in Jalandhar, which expose the failure of the Punjab government and the police department. He said that the party has passed a condemnation resolution against the Punjab government for failing to maintain law and order. He added that if the security situation is such even before the Prime Minister’s visit, one can easily imagine the atmosphere of fear in which ordinary people of Punjab are living.
The BJP State President further alleged that instead of deploying the police to restore law and order, the Punjab government is using it to silence its opponents and curb media freedom. He said that the recent police cases registered against Punjab Kesari, other media organizations, independent journalists, and social media influencers are proof of the government’s attitude of depriving people of their right to speak. He asserted that the government will not be allowed to take away media freedom and the people’s freedom of expression.
Jakhar further stated that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been reduced to a mere “proxy” Chief Minister. Addressing Arvind Kejriwal, he said that the decline of the AAP in Delhi began when facts about his so-called “Sheesh Mahal” residence came to light, and now the secrets of a similar “Sheesh Mahal” in Punjab are also beginning to surface. He claimed that this marks the beginning of the end of the AAP in Punjab.
Jakhar added that the people of Punjab have firmly decided that the party which came to power in the name of change has caused significant damage to the state, and in the next elections, they will remove it from power to prevent further harm.
