By means of PTI
CHANDIGARH: Senior BJP chief and previous Punjab minister Madan Mohan Mittal on Saturday joined the SAD within the presence of celebration leader Sukhbir Singh Badal right here.
Mittal used to be disenchanted after his son, Arvind Mittal, used to be denied a price tag by way of the BJP from Anandpur Sahib meeting seat.
The BJP has fielded Parminder Sharma from the constituency.
Welcoming him into celebration fold, the Shiromani Akali Dal leader stated that with the becoming a member of of Mittal and his supporters, the SAD gets a spice up.
Badal additionally appointed him because the celebration’s senior vp.
Mittal had served as minister of parliamentary affairs, and well being and circle of relatives welfare within the Parkash Singh Badal-led executive in Punjab.
When requested whether or not Mittal would contest the elections from Anandpur Sahib, Badal stated this choice can be left to the Bahujan Samaj Birthday celebration (BSP).
Mittal is looking for a price tag for his son from Anandpur Sahib constituency however in keeping with the seat-sharing association between the SAD and the BSP, the seat is with the Mayawati-led outfit.
The BSP has already declared its candidate Nitin Nanda from the Anandpur Sahib seat.
The BSP will probably be preventing on 20 of the 117 seats whilst the Sukhbir Badal-led outfit will contest from the remainder seats.
Mittal stated he had at all times stood along SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, whom he described as a logo of team spirit, and added he would additionally stand with Sukhbir Badal who used to be sporting ahead the similar legacy.
He additionally lauded Sukhbir Badal for fast-tracking building all the way through his stint within the earlier executive as deputy leader minister in addition to for bringing investments to the state.
Mittal stated he used to be resigning from the BJP “to combat the injustice being finished to the constituency”.
He stated whilst all initiatives had been taken clear of Anandpur Sahib all the way through the Congress regime, the native BJP management had did not safeguard the rights of its folks.
“We’ve got noticed rampant unlawful mining in Anandpur Sahib constituency which must be stopped. Truckers and truck unions have additionally been robbed in their livelihood. I’ve stepped ahead to paintings for the welfare of Anandpur Sahib and finish the discrimination being meted out to it, Mittal stated.
