The fight for the Sangrur bypoll has intensified with Punjab Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann’s proposed roadshow in support of party candidate Gurmel Singh, while the opposition led the AAP for the alleged deterioration of law and order. The state government has been blamed.
The Sangrur bypoll is scheduled to be held on June 23, necessitated by the resignation of sitting AAP MP Mann after becoming CM in March, in the backdrop of the killing of popular Punjabi singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moose Wala in the state’s Mansa. Used to be. 29 May District
There are nine assembly constituencies in the AAP’s stronghold Sangrur parliamentary constituency, not far from Mansa, Moose Wala’s home district.
Moose Wala Banana Congress Theme Song
While the Congress launched its campaign for the Sangrur by-election on 9 June – for which the party has declared Dalveer Singh Goldie as its candidate – the release of its campaign was followed by Sidhu Moose Wala’s “bhog” on 8 June. The video song featuring Moose Wala’s body, AAP has accused the Congress of “politicizing” the death of the Punjabi singer.
On 12 June, Congress released a campaign video song for Sangrur, titled “Ek Chance Piya Bhaari es var dev apne goldi nu jimewari [one chance has cost us dear, this time give responsibility to our Goldy]”, which also featured the body of Moose Wala and the memorial site where the singer was cremated.
The song takes a dig at the ruling AAP’s “One chance (one chance)” slogan which was used by the party in its campaign for the assembly elections this year.
All political parties are raising the issue
With questions being raised on the law and order situation in the state on the murder, now all political parties are raising this issue in the campaign.
Seeing that this issue could badly affect it in the elections, AAP has started doing damage control.
On Monday, it deployed a battery of ministers to the constituency to fight the onslaught of opposition parties. Those sent include ministers Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Brahm Shankar Zimpa, Dr Baljit Kaur, Harbhajan Singh ETO, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hair and Laljit Singh Bhullar.
AAP sources said he has been deputed to various assembly constituencies falling under the Sangrur parliamentary constituency.
The move comes as BJP-backed candidate Kewal Singh Dhillon and Akali Dal candidate Kamaldeep Kaur are aggressively campaigning for the bypoll to Rajoana Lok Sabha seat.
Akali Dal’s only campaign issue for ‘Bandi Singh’ release
As the Congress, BJP and AAP are fighting over the law and order issue in the state, the only campaign issue is the release of ‘Bandi Singh’ or Sikh prisoners who have been in various jails for many years. Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal).
It is worth mentioning that Balwant Singh Rajoana, brother of Akali Dal Sangrur candidate Kamaldeep Kaur Rajoana, is guilty of the murder of former Punjab CM Beant Singh and is lodged in Patiala Jail.
Despite the enormity of several issues, the party has chosen to focus on the issue of Bandi Singh.
Asked why the SAD is campaigning on the same issue, Kamaldeep said, “Our fight in this bypoll is against injustice. Of course there are many more issues… but we are taking this placard to people of all religions because this is the fight of all those who are in jails even after fulfilling their conditions – my brother Balwant Singh Rajoana is one from them,” Indian Express informed of.
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