Jalandhar: BJP celebrates PM Modi’s birthday, Cong protests

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, September 17

Even as the BJP leaders today organised a havan to mark the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Youth Congress workers held a demonstration across the city to mock at the seven years of his governance.

Party leaders, including ex-minister Manoranjan Kalia, ex-Mayors Sunil Jyoti and Rakesh Rathour and district president Sushil Sharma, were among those to participated in the havan programme held in front of a huge standee of PM Narendra Modi.

As the BJP leaders prayed for the welfare and good health of the PM, the youth Congress leaders chose to mock at him. Youth Congress chief (rural) Honey Joshi held a demonstration outside the residence of ex-minister Kalia. The party workers chose the occasion to take on the Modi-led Centre over the issues of rising fuel prices, LPG rates and inflation of common items. They carried platters with bags of pulses and said that the pulses had become as expensive as dry fruits and had started coming in smaller packings just like those of almonds and cashew nuts.

.32 bore revolver seized from Cong worker, held

The Youth Congress leaders were stopped ahead of the residence of Kalia using barricades and police force. Deputy Commissioner of Police Naresh Dogra remained present to ensure proper security arrangements. As the cops were trying to push back the protesting leaders, a revolver from the pocket of a worker Rohit Sharma fell off on the road.

The alert cops immediately took the weapon in their possession. Deputy Commissioner of Police Naresh Dogra said, “It is a licenced .32 bore revolver. We had already issued orders that no one should carry weapons during dharnas and protests. Since he had violated the orders, we have seized his weapon and will proceed against him for revoking of the licence.”

Similar protest by cong at Model Town Market

Workers of the Youth Congress, Jalandhar, observed the birthday of PM Narendra Modi as “National Unemployment Day” in Model Town Market, Jalandhar. Angad Dutta, president, Youth Congress, Jalandhar (Urban), said PM Modi had promised two lakh jobs per year, but nothing happened on the ground. Randeep Sandhu, president, AYC, Jalandhar Cantt, said also slammed the policies of the Centre.

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