For the past several days, the split Punjab Congress has been waiting for an opportunity to show that all is well within the party. Violence in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh Lakhimpur Kheri district seems to have given the party a handle to bring all the disgruntled leaders back on board.
On Thursday, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is yet to officially withdraw his resignation, and Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who has so far angered the party’s state unit chief Have not canceled appointments, appeared together. In Mohali, a march towards Lakhimpur Kheri begins to protest the killing of farmers who were allegedly crushed by the car of a Union minister’s son. Sidhu and others later traveled to UP and were taken into custody at the border.
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Though the epicenter of the current anger of the farmers seems to be far away from Punjab, its wave is being felt here. All the political parties in the state are trying to ensure that they are seen doing something to get justice for the farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri.
For the Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the path of Punjab politics seems to be passing through Lakhimpur Kheri. Sidhu, who submitted his resignation objecting to certain appointments made by Chief Minister Channi, is now actively trying to strengthen the cadre.
Though initially Channi and Sidhu didn’t seem to be on the same page on the issue, with both submitting separate memoranda to the governor on the matter, now with politics over violence reaching fever pitch, everyone seems to be acting in music. Is.
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Observers say that with four Sikh farmers being killed in the tragedy, it will turn into a major issue in Punjab and will further affect the BJP’s fortunes in the state, where assembly elections will be held early next year.
The SAD has also decided to send a delegation to Lakhimpur Kheri and AAP has already met the family members of the victims.
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