MLAs skip Aujla’s maiden press meet

Amritsar, April 5

Of the eight Congress MLAs, only Sunil Dutti attended the maiden press interaction of MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, who has again been nominated as Congress candidate from Amritsar for the ensuing Parliamentary elections. 

However, rural wing president Bhawantpal Singh Sachar was conspicuous by his absence despite the fact that the programme was scheduled at Congress (rural) office. Similarly, party’s urban president Jatinder Sonia too could not attend the programme. 

Accompanied by former urban president Jugal Kishore and councillor Vikas Soni, the sitting MP didn’t forget to recall the names of each and every MLA for their “support”.  He admitted to have faced “opposition” from within the party, yet he viewed that the party awarded him another chance keeping in view his achievements during the short tenure. 

He whiled away to justify the absence of Cabinet ministers Navjot Singh Sidhu, OP Soni and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria.  “They were busy with their prior commitments, but I spoke to them. I am in regular touch with Sidhu and Soni. Similar regard is for our minister Sarkaria,” he said. — TNS