New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) in Punjab has obtained a shot within the arm as suspended Congress MP Preneet Kaur is likley to change sides and be a part of the saffron get together. She had voted in opposition to TMC MP Mahua Moitra within the Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha over the cash-for-query allegation, claiming she stood by the reality. Preneet Kaur is a Congress MP from Patiala Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. She is the partner of former Congress stalwart and ex-Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh.
She was suspended by the Congress get together in February 2023 for alleged anti-party actions. The get together had sought a proof from her why she shouldn’t be expelled. She confronted the wrath of the get together after Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Raja Warring accused her of serving to the BJP in Punjab.
She had distanced herself from the Congress’s actions since her husband was faraway from the chief minister’s publish by the Congress in 2021. She didn’t take part in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra as properly. Her husband, Captain Amarinder Singh had floated his personal get together earlier than the Punjab Meeting elections. Nonetheless, after a poor efficiency, he merged his get together with the BJP.
Preneet, a four-time Congress MP from Patiala since 1999, misplaced solely in 2014. She was the minister of state for exterior affairs within the UPA-2 authorities. She is a well-liked chief in her constituency, with robust social ties as a consequence of her approachability and bond with grass-roots staff.
She has already swayed practically half of the Congress councillors, and in 2022, the BJP captured the civic physique with Sanjiv Bittu as mayor. Despite the fact that the civic physique’s time period has expired, most councillors within the metropolis and rural space Congress staff nonetheless again her.
Amarinder Meets Modi
Former Punjab Chief Minister and senior BJP chief Capt Amarinder Singh had a gathering with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. Amarinder Singh stated he mentioned varied points pertaining to Punjab, together with the farmers’ issues, with the Prime Minister.
He expressed hope that the farmers’ difficulty can be settled quickly, to the satisfaction of all. Amarinder Singh was accompanied by his daughter and Punjab BJP Mahila Morcha chief Jai Inder Kaur.
The farmer unions, who’re demanding a legislation on MSP, have rejected the federal government’s proposal. Farmer chief Jagjit Singh Dallewal stated on Monday that the boards determined to reject the proposal after deliberations. “If the federal government isn’t giving authorized assure of MSP, it signifies that the farmers of the nation will preserve being exploited. This isn’t acceptable,” he stated.
SAD-BJP Alliance Talks
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP had parted methods in 2020 over the farm legislation protests, however rumours of a reunion between the BJP and its oldest NDA associate have been circulating because the Union authorities scrapped the three controversial farm legal guidelines in 2021. Now with the Lok Sabha elections nearing, there may be once more speak of secret negotiations between the SAD and the BJP to revive their alliance.
The alliance speak in Punjab coincides with the BJP’s plans to reforge ties with its outdated southern ally Telugu Desam Social gathering (TDP) of Chandrababu Naidu and its welcome to Nitish Kumar of the Janata Dal (United) again into the NDA fold.
In Punjab, there have been occasional hints of the previous allies coming collectively, however nothing concrete has occurred but. The reason being that there are vital hurdles that the BJP and the SAD must clear, given the modified political panorama within the state.
After breaking free from the alliance, the BJP has aggressively wooed the state’s rural voters, particularly within the Malwa area that was as soon as an Akali bastion. Throughout their 25-year alliance, the SAD contested 10 seats of the 13 in Punjab, leaving Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, and Amritsar to the BJP.
The BJP is unlikely to accept this association anymore, particularly provided that the SAD has misplaced its clout and the BJP has gained momentum forward of the nationwide polls.
