Chandigarh: Congress, AAP threatening own councillors, says BJP

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Chandigarh, January 21

The BJP, while terming the allegations levelled by the Congress and AAP regarding the mayoral elections against it as baseless, charged the alliance partners with threatening their own councillors.

At a press conference held today at the party office “Kamalam”, city BJP president Jatinder Pal Malhotra alleged leaders of the Punjab AAP and the Congress had created an atmosphere of fear for their own councillors. No councillor is allowed to take his or her personal decisions. They have enslaved the councillors to the extent of not letting them meet with their ailing family members.

“The Congress has not only betrayed the workers but is also trying to sell councillors. The party is engaging in petty politics while we are confident that the Opposition councillors will vote as per their conscience for the great development the country has seen under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he added. Former party president Sanjay Tandon said it was an unholy alliance and people were watching.

On this occasion, former state president Arun Sood said Congress leader Pratap Singh Bajwa had termed the AAP-Congress alliance in Chandigarh as an alliance of opportunism. This alliance is between two individuals — Pawan Kumar Bansal and Raghav Chaddha — due to which there is anger among Congress workers. He alleged the Punjab Police commandos and 200 AAP workers were roaming in the city threatening the councillors and their families.

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