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Uncertainty Clouds Awaaz-E-Punjab: Navjot Sidhu says no new party to be formed for Punjab Polls 2017

September 21, 2016 | By Sikh Siyasat Bureau

Chandigarh: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Navjot Singh Sidhu today said the newly formed front Aawaz e Punjab won’t be a political party and it will remain a ‘forum’.

“The forum welcomes any alliance for the betterment of Punjab and will not be a political party. May Punjab, Punjabiat and every Punjabi win. The launch of the ‘Aawaz-e-Punjab’ forum has had a rousing response in Punjab. Some speculative, some putting two and two together, but the majority towards fighting elections is Punjab,” said Sidhu in a statement.

As per media reports Navjot Sidhu said they won’t be a spoilsport and instead facilitate the Punjab election which is due next year.

Notably Navjot Sidhu had recently formed the political front Awaaz-e-Punjab along with former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Jalandhar Cantonment MLA Pargat Singh and independent MLAs Simarjit Bains and Balwinder Bains. Four had held a joint press conference in Chandigarh few days back.

RELATED VIDEO: Navjot Sidhu, Pargat Singh, Bains Brothers PRESS CONFERENCE at Chandigarh 

“The Bains brothers have roared like lions and wanted to fight 117 seats in Punjab. Hockey legend Pargat Singh the ‘Eternal Optimist’ was in the affirmative. I have pondered over the fluid- political situation in Punjab, weighed the pros and cons and come to a conclusive decision. We shall not confuse the people of Punjab but give them clarity to vote in Punjab’s interest,” he reportedly added.

Cricketer turned politician said they won’t divide the anti incumbency vote bank which could indirectly benefit the “corroborative and collusive Badal-Amrinder nexus which has plundered Punjab in the last 15 years.”

He said it would defeat their purpose of bringing a change for the betterment of Punjab.

“The past is the best guide to predict the future. The minimum time taken by a new party to win a state is almost two years, ample testimony to the fact that three months is too short a time for this herculean task. Our battle is to shake the system that has ruined Punjab. Politics is not a profession but a mission. There is no personal or political vendetta, just a burning desire to place Punjab ahead of us and reinforce the positive forces,” he added.

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Related Topics: Awaaz-e-Punjab Party, Bains Brothers Ludhiana, Balwinder Bains, Navjot Sidhu, Pargat Singh, Punjab Politics, Punjab Polls 2017, Simarjit Bains

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