Advani, Rahul, Rajnath, Hema descend upon Punjab
January 25th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 25 (IANS) With just five days to go for the Jan 30 Punjab assembly polls, a number of senior national leaders descended across the state Wednesday to address rallies in support of their party candidates.
Former deputy prime minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani addressed a rally in Dinanagar town in support of the BJP candidates of the area.
Calling the UPA government “dishonest”, Advani slammed the Congress party for “taking the country for a ride and encouraging corruption in all spheres”.
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi addressed three rallies in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Jalandhar in support of Congress candidates.
Rahul blamed the Akali Dal-BJP government in Punjab for not utilizing the funds provided by the central government through various projects and schemes.
Former BJP president Rajnath Singh addressed rallies in Ferozepur, Sujanpur and Amritsar.
He condemned the Punjab Congress leaders, particularly state Congress president Amarinder Singh, for trying to instigate party workers by encouraging them to resort to violence.
Bollywood actress and BJP leader Hema Malini addressed rallies in support of BJP and Akali Dal candidates in Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Dasuya.
Senior BJP leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, who was scheduled to address rallies in Punjab Wednesday, could not come as she is suffering from viral fever.
BJP’s women wing national president Smriti Irani and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal will address rallies in Punjab Thursday while actor and BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha will arrive Friday, Punjab BJP media in-charge Vineet Joshi told IANS.
- Rahul for Amarinder as Punjab chief minister - Jan 25, 2012
- Record voting in Punjab, nearly 77 cast franchise (Intro Roundup) - Jan 31, 2012
- Sukhbir Badal leads with biggest margin - Mar 06, 2012
- Advani's yatra enters Haryana - Nov 12, 2011
- Committed to bringing a strong Lokpal: PM - Jan 21, 2012
- Top Punjab leaders are worth Rs.250 crore (Lead) - Jan 12, 2012
- Top Punjab leaders are worth Rs.200 crore - Jan 12, 2012
- Akali Dal-BJP government has pushed Punjab back: Sonia - Jan 24, 2012
- 65 per cent voting in Punjab (Evening Lead) - Jan 30, 2012
- Over 77 percent voting in Punjab, one killed in violence (Roundup) - Jan 30, 2012
- Akali Dal plans 'biggest' rally Sunday - Dec 17, 2011
- Akalis field Olympian Pargat Singh, Sukhbir Badal files nomination - Jan 09, 2012
- Triangular contest on cards in most Punjab seats - Dec 25, 2011
- Akali Dal-BJP kick off Punjab poll campaign - Dec 18, 2011
- Punjab ruling alliance claims complete shutdown in state - Jul 04, 2011
Tags: bharatiya janata party, bjp leader, congress candidates, congress leaders, congress party, congress president, ferozepur, himachal pradesh, l k advani, leader of opposition, Lok Sabha, punjab chandigarh, rahul gandhi, rajnath singh, senior bjp, shatrughan sinha, smriti irani, state congress, sushma swaraj, viral fever