BJP chief JP Nadda woos Sikhs, lists steps taken by govt for community

New Delhi, November 7

Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma today said the party would contest all 117 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.

Briefing about presentations by leaders at the national executive meeting, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said Chief Ministers and presidents of the party units in poll-bound states gave briefings on the upcoming Assembly elections. A similar presentation was given by BJP’s Punjab unit president, he added.

According to Yadav, the Punjab state president said, “the BJP will contest all seats with complete preparation.”

Significantly, responding to a query on farmers’ agitation during a briefing on the political resolution passed by the party, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar has had held several rounds of talks with farmers.

“They have to tell which is one point they have objection to. Till date they have not specified it. If the Opposition wants to raise the issue without knowing that point, their story will also be incomplete,” she said.

Addressing the meeting, BJP president JP Nadda also went all-out to woo Sikhs, who are in majority in Punjab, by listing measures undertaken by the Modi government for the community, including expediting action against 1984 riots accused, facilitating foreign grants to gurdwaras, keeping langars out of the ambit of the GST and building the Kartarpur corridor.

Nadda said, “Even though many Sikh brothers have remained in power, no one has done as much work as our Prime Minister for the Sikhs. The Opposition has only misled them.” — TNS

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