Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, March 19
Gul Panag, AAP candidate from Chandigarh, and Himmat Singh Shergill, the party's candidate from Anandpur Sahib, today kickstarted their campaign from Khatkar Kalan, the birthplace of Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
To BJP's Chandigarh candidate Kirron Kher that one of the reasons she was in the poll fray was to ensure yet another seat for BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Panag said: " I have great regard for Kirron ji, who is like a mother to me."
Reacting to her rival's statement that she (Panag) had been mislead into joining AAP, she said: "There is only one alternative, AAP. I feel proud that AAP has chosen me to represent my city. The BJP and the Congress are two sides of the same coin."
On Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal, Panag said the fact that the Congress had allotted him the party tricket despite the bribery charges against his nephew showed the Congress had scant regard for the people and that its anti-corruption stance was a farce.
To observers saying she didn't stand a chance against stalwarts like Kirron and Bansal, she said: “My critics, perhaps, haven't gauged the public mind. There is an overwhelming wave in favour of a political change."
Shergill, who has fought for Gujarat Sikh farmers facing eviction, said: "Modi claims the farmers from Punjab have no claim on the land, despite the fact that they have turned the once barren land into a fertile tract. It is strange that the SAD Government in Punjab, rather than fighting for these farmers, has bestowed the title of 'Sardar' on Modi."
He said it was sad that in martyr Bhagat Singh's land, the youth had lost their zeal for life and had taken to drugs.
He said the voters must punish those responsible for the state of affairs.
Shergill vows to end VIP culture
Anandpur Sahib: Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Anandpur Sahib Himmat Singh Shergill on Wednesday kickstarted his campaign after paying obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib. Talking to mediapersons, Shergill said his fight was against maladies in society and politics such as corruption, unemployment and drugs. On the use red beacons by bureaucrats and politicians, Shergill said they would put an end to the VIP culture. Criticising the SAD over its alliance with the BJP, Shergill said the Narendra Modi-led government in Gujarat was trying to usurp over one lakh acre of fertile land belonging to Sikhs.
Mann to contest Khadoor Sahib seat
Amritsar: Simranjit Singh Mann, SAD (Amritsar) chief, will contest the Khadoor Sahib seat. He will launch his campaign after praying at the Golden Temple on Saturday. Mann had earlier won from Tarn Taran in 1989. A party spokesman alleged that the Congress and the SAD-BJP were responsible for Operation Bluestar and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. — TNS
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