Tribune News Service
Bathinda, January 15
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today suffered a jolt in the Mansa region with 10 senior office-bearers leaving the party and joining the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
The 10 senior leaders of the BJP were accompanied by a large number of their supporters. Prominent among those who joined the SAD today included Balwinder Singh (former state vice-president, Kisan Morcha, BJP), Sukhdev Singh Farmahi (former district Mansa president, BJP), Balkar Singh Sahota, Jagtar Singh Tari (former district presidents, SC Morcha, BJP), Surjit Kaur (former woman morcha president of Mansa district), Rajinder Kumar Raji, Baljit Singh Chahal, Bahadur Khan, Ravinder Kumar Sharma and Baghel Singh (BC morcha members).
While joining the SAD, they said in unison that the decision was taken in protest against the three farm laws passed by the Central Government.
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