Chandigarh, March 12 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar said on Thursday in the State Assembly that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Opposition Congress “are creating drama through mutual coordination to divert people’s attention from real issues affecting the state”. Speaking to the media here, Jakhar noted that the Congress and AAP have “a secret understanding, under which the Opposition avoids questioning the government on public issues and instead keeps…
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Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Monday exposed what he described as a conspiracy by the state AAP government to financially bankrupt the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL). Jakhar explained to the media here, with supporting facts, how the government is misleading the people of Punjab by showing the power corporation moving from loss to profit on paper. In reality, he said, the government is pushing this institution towards financial failure and eventual p…
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Saturday said the manner in which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was compelled to visit the state and publicly admonish his own party leaders showed that the Congress high command has lost its influence and that the state leadership has gone rogue.In a message posted on social media, the BJP state president wrote: “No matter how big you are, be a team player; otherwise, Kharge-ji and I will set you right.”He said the statement full…
Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Friday asked the Punjab government to take initiative to conduct an impartial investigation in order to prove its credibility in the killing of a man in police encounter in Gurdaspur district. He said the version being put forward by the police “is creating doubts among the public and is raising serious questions about the credibility of the government and the police”.Jakhar told the media here that the government has lost the trust …
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) BJP state President Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday said Punjab needs strong leadership capable of taking firm decisions and implementing them effectively to curb lawlessness and restore a sense of security among people.He asserted that only decisive leadership can curb lawlessness, provide a safe environment to citizens, and put the state back on the path of development.Jakhar said only the BJP has the ability to deliver such governance and added that it is now up to the peo…
Chandigarh, Feb 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s Punjab unit President Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday invited farmer organisations for dialogue, stating that “if they see any shortcomings in the India-US trade agreement, they should choose the path of discussion rather than agitation”.He reiterated that the agreement would not have any adverse impact on farmers, especially those in Punjab, and will instead benefit industry and trade while creating new employment opportunities for the youth.Speaking…
Amritsar, Feb 10 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday said that the India-US trade agreement has opened doors for the country’s progress towards becoming a developed nation while providing a protective shield to Indian farmers. He told the media that the agreement would act as a “runway” to take the country to new heights of development. Also, Punjab’s textile sector will gain. Jakhar said the BJP “understands its responsibility and accountabilit…
Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) The Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), on Sunday, condemned the so-called India-US trade deal, calling it a “dangerous, anti-farmer and anti-national agreement that will devastate Indian agriculture and push millions of farmers towards economic ruin”. Punjab AAP Spokesperson Kuldeep Dhaliwal said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sunil Jakhar “is celebrating the deal without understanding, or deliberately hiding, its catastrophic consequences for India’s poor and margi…
Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) BJP’s Punjab unit President Sunil Jakhar on Sunday described the India-US trade agreement as being in the interest of both the nation and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for safeguarding farmers’ interests in the deal. He said the agreement would boost Punjab’s industrial development and create new employment opportunities for the youth. Jakhar told the media here that the Union government, after careful deliberation, successfully concluded an agreement with the wor…
Chandigarh, Feb 6 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar said on Friday that considering the past conduct of certain Congress MPs apprehensions regarding any inappropriate behavior on their part cannot be dismissed as impossible. He added that the dignity of the Prime Minister’s office is just as important as the Prime Minister’s security. Referring to concerns about a threat to the dignity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office in the Lok Sabha, Jakhar said in a mes…