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SS Barnala extends ‘unconditional’ support to Congress after meeting Sonia Gandhi
March 23, 2014 | By Sikh Siyasat Bureau
Chandigarh/ Punjab (March 23, 2014): Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) Secretary General Baldev Singh Mann made the announcement in the presence of Punjab Congress President Partap Singh Bajwa, former Punjab Chief Minister Surjeet Singh Barnala, his wife Surjeet Kaur Barnala, who is also the SAD(L) chief and his son Gaganjit Barnala.
The decision to support the party came after Surjeet Singh Barnala met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi this week where he reportedly pledged support to the Congress party in the Lok Sabha elections.
Leaders of Punjab Congress and SAD (Longowal) at Press Club Chandigarh (March 22, 2014)
Baldev Mann said that the SAD (L) has decided to support Congress as it wants to keep communal forces like BJP at bay.
Asked if Congress would share any seat with SAD (L) in the elections post alliance, Partap Singh Bajwa said that the party had announced unconditional support to Congress in the general elections.
“The party has decided to support Congress without any condition and its main intention is to keep communal forces at bay and end mafia raj in Punjab,” he said.
Asked if there was any understanding on Assembly seats with SAD (L), Bajwa said, “I was part of the meeting which happened with Congress President. There is no agreement in this regard (seat sharing). They (SAD-L) have said that they will support Congress candidates in elections.”
Congress state president Partap Singh Bajwa said the party would have the biggest advantage of having SAD (L) on their from Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, from where Barnala belongs.
SAD (L) and PPP were the constituents of ‘Sanjha Morcha’, which was floated before 2012 assembly elections. Others include CPI, and CPI(M), which left the Morcha after Manpreet Badal joined hands with Congress.
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Related Topics: Indian National Congress, Lok Sabha Elections 2014, Partap Bajwa, Punjab Politics, SAD (Longowal)
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