Bikram Majithia case: Matter sub judice, won't comment, says BJP leader Ashwini Sharma

Abohar, December 22

State BJP president Ashwini Sharma today refused to comment on the case registered under the NDPS Act against former Cabinet Minister Bikram Majithia saying that the matter was sub judice. He said let the court take appropriate action as per the law.

Talking to the media after presiding over party workers’ meeting here, Sharma said, “Due to the failure of the Punjab Government, incidents like sacrilege are increasing in the state.’’

Claiming that an atmosphere was in favour of the saffron party across Punjab, he said in the upcoming Assembly elections BJP candidates would win. “Corruption-free governance will be given to Punjab by providing a strong government. The present dispensation has become just a government of pamphlets and threats, due to which there is an atmosphere of fear among the people of the state,” he said. Sharma said PM Narendra Modi had taken a big step for Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiat by taking back the farm laws. “Such steps will give more strength to the Hindu-Sikh brotherhood in Punjab,” he said.

ASHA workers, under the leadership of district president Santosh Rani and local president Anju Rani, submitted a memorandum to Sharma. The workers said they were getting only meagre honorarium for the past 14 years and it was difficult for them to survive with such a low income.

“Even when 28,000 ASHA workers were on strike, none of the leaders had tried to give us justice. If this situation prevails, we will boycott Assembly polls,” they warned. — OC

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