Chandigarh: Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance has resolved all issues and has decided to contest jointly the ensuing civic elections in the state. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of state-level co-ordination committee of SAD-BJP alliance.
The meeting was held to ensure better coordination between party workers to win the municipal elections. SAD secretary and Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema and political advisor to Punjab Chief Minister Tikshan Sud of the BJP discussed various issues to keep better coordination between party workers and their office-bearers.
In a joint statement issued after the meeting, Cheema and Sud claimed that all the issues, which were discussed at the meeting, have been resolved with mutual understanding. They said the ruling alliance has given a clarion call to its workers and office-bearers to ensure massive victory in the ensuing civic polls.
They further claimed that there were no differences between the party workers at any level and office bearers and alliance is contesting municipal polls jointly. They said that the local leadership of Tarn Taran and Batala districts would take a decision of contesting polls at their own level while the joint candidates of alliance are contesting elections in 8 Municipal Corporations and 120 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats.
They also said that no party worker and office-bearer would contest polls or canvass against joint candidates of the alliance. They said that strict instructions in this regard have been issued to the party functionaries at the ground level. Both the leaders said that if any worker or office-bearer had filed nominations against joint candidates of the ruling coalition, they should withdraw their nominations before February 16. They warned of strict disciplinary action against those who would not follow the directives issued by the party high command.
