Tiwari woos migrants, skips rally at Ldh Central

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 31

President of the Delhi unit of the BJP Manoj Tiwari today made a fervent appeal to migrant population settled here to vote wholeheartedly for the BJP-SAD candidates and make sure that the ruling coalition could score a hat-trick.

The BJP star campaigner was here to address election rallies in the Ludhiana South and Ludhiana Central constituencies which have a sizable or rather decisive population of migrants.

Seeking support of migrants for the SAD candidate Hira Singh Gabria, a former Cabinet minister, at a rally held in Giaspure, he targeted the sitting (Independent) legislator for ignoring the migrants as far as delivery of civic amenities and other facilities was concerned. He said: “Though the migrant population was often used for taking part in dharnas and protests (by the Independent legislator), they were never given an equal status or respect that was due to them.”

He assured the voters that if Gabria was elected from this constituency, he would take up the problems of the migrants as top priority and get them redressed. “I personally know the veteran SAD leader (Gabria) who is a man of his word and I guarantee all of you (theContinued on page 2