by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)
DASUYA (HOSHIARPUR), JUNE 12
DASUYA (HOSHIARPUR), JUNE 12
Patron of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Punjab Chief
Minister Sardar Parkash Singh Badal today categorically said that SAD being a
major constituent of the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would go
all along with its alliance partner on the issue of the coming Presidential elections.
Talking to the media persons here after attending the
Bhog ceremony of Chief Parliamentary Secretary Mr Amarjeet Singh Sahi here today,
Sardar Badal said that as a key ally of the NDA, the SAD was committed to
support the line of action as proposed by the NDA. On a query to support Union
Finance Minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee whose name has been making rounds as the
likely Presidential candidate of the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA),
he said that all the constituents of the NDA would join their heads to decide
their stand over the matter in the coming days. “It’s the alliance which will
decide its stand over the issue for which the meeting of its major constituents
will be convened in coming days” added Sardar Badal.
The SAD Patron though refused to comment on the arm twisting
strategy being adopted by West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamta Banerjee to get
debt relief package from the Union Government for her state, however he said
that the Centre was duty bound to bail out the debt stressed states of the
country in general and Punjab in particular, as the state has incurred huge
loss due to nation’s war against terrorism. He reiterated that the Union
government must disburse the Central grants in
proportion to the share of taxes collected from the states as it would provide
the required fillip for the development of the states.
Replying
to another query Sardar Badal said that the candidate for the Dasuya assembly
segment, which had vacated due to sad demise of Mr Sahi, would be decided by
the state BJP leadership and SAD would abide by the decision of their alliance
partner. He categorically said that the SAD-BJP alliance was fully prepared for
the bye-election of this assembly constituent scheduled to be held in the next
month.
Earlier
addressing the gathering on the occasion, Sardar Badal exhorted the leadership
of all parties present there to work hard for preserving the communal harmony,
peace and amity in the state. He said that it was unfortunate that the anti
Punjab forces, which were envy of the development and progress of the state,
were making nefarious designs to disturb the hard earned peace of the state
thereby retarding its growth process. However Sardar Badal said that it was the
duty of the combined political leadership of the state to join hands in curbing
the ugly head of such forces by rising above from the parochial political
considerations. “The state has already suffered adversely during the black days
of militancy so need of the hour was to join hands for avoiding any such
situation in the future” added Sardar Badal.
Paying
glorious tributes to the departed soul, Sardar Badal said that the sad demise
of Mr Sahi was an irreparable loss to the alliance as it has lost its energetic
leader who was very popular amongst the general masses. He said that Mr Sahi
was epitome of the communal harmony in the state and his sudden death has
created a void which would be hardly filled in the near future.
Offering
tributes to Mr Sahi, President of Youth Akali Dal and Cabinet Minister Sardar
Bikram Singh Majithia lauded the role played by him in strengthening the
SAD-BJP alliance in this assembly segment of Kandi area, once considered to be
a strong citadel of the Congress party. Sardar Majithia said that the mammoth
gathering converged at the Bhog of Mr Sahi indicates the popularity of this
leader amongst the masses. He said that the death of Mr Sahi was not only a
huge loss to alliance but a personal one for him. Sardar Majithia assured the
family members of late Mr Sahi that he would be ever at their disposal to serve
them.
Prominent
amongst those who paid tributes to departed soul included Cabinet Ministers
Sardar Bikram Singh Majithia, Mr Chunni Lal Bhagat, Sardar Sarwan Singh
Phillaur, Mr Anil Joshi and Mr Madan Mohan Mittal, National General Secretary
of BJP Mr JP Nadda, State BJP President Mr Ashwani Sharma, Chief Parliamentary
Secretaries Mr KD Bhandari, Mr Pawan Teenu, Mr Som Parkash, Chaudhary Nand Lal,
Mrs Mohinder Kaur Josh and Mr Desh Raj Dhugga, MLAs Sardar Gurbachan Singh
Babbehali, Sardar Gurtej Singh Balluana and Sardar Gurpratap Singh Wadala,
Rajya Sabha MP Mr Ashwani Khanna, former Union Minister Sardar Balwant Singh
Ramoowalia besides several leaders and workers of SAD-BJP alliance.
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