BJP big guns rally behind Jiwan Gupta with roadshow

Time of India

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Ludhiana: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised the Vijay Sankalp Yatra on Monday as a final push to pitch its candidate, Jiwan Gupta. Former Union minister and MP for Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh,
Anurag Thakur
, party president Sunil Jakhar, and Union minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu led the roadshow.
Party workers holding flags and placards of PM Modi and Anurag Thakur walked ahead of the vehicle in which the senior leaders travelled, waving at supporters.
The saffron party also organised a roadshow in Ghumar Mandi, from where the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) had passed a few moments before. For commuters, this was a double whammy as the second rally started soon after the first.
As for party workers, the change of weather made it easier for them to march on the bustling Ghumar Mandi road.
General secretary of the state organisation, Manthri Srinivasulu, walked alongside the workers, who danced to the beat of the dhol. Jiwan Gupta and Anurag Thakur received a warm welcome from workers and people in Ghumar Mandi.
The former Union minister started his address calling out, "Jo bole so Nihaal," to the enthusiastic response of people, who roared, "Sat Sri Akal." Workers also raised slogans of "BJP zindabad."
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Addressing people at the roadshow, Thakur attacked AAP for its failed promises such as Rs 1000 per month to women and pension for senior citizens. He said that the state government had also failed to tackle the drug menace. He said that Jiwan Gupta had been working for the party for more than three decades and people had decided to give him a chance.
Keeping up the attack on AAP, Thakur said that the party had let people down.
He claimed that AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal wanted to replace Sanjeev Arora in the Rajya Sabha but people would not allow him to do that.
He claimed that AAP had handed over Punjab to the mafia and referenced over 15 bomb blasts, gang wars, loot, and robbery incidents. Thakur claimed that criminals were running amok and the police were mute spectators.
Other senior leaders present at the roadshow included K D Bhandhari, Rajnish Dhiman, Anil Sarin, Parveen Bansal, Gurdev Sharma Debi and leaders from the women's as well as youth wing.
Thakur steps down to manage traffic
When vehicles got stranded near Aarti Chowk when the roadshow began, former Union minister and MP Anurag Thakur stepped down from his vehicle and helped party workers and others pass. He also helped private vehicles to pass so that the roadshow could move towards Ghumar Mandi.
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