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| BJP ‘importing’ workers from other states | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 13: The BJP activists from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have started arriving in Jammu for giving a fillip to the party campaign for wooing voters. More BJP workers were coming to Jammu from the neighbouring states for lending help to the party candidates, according to the BJP President, Ashok Khajuria. However, the state unit of the Congress has not sought any help from the party workers belonging to the areas outside the state.
The Congress spokesman, Ravinder Sharma, today said "we have not sought any help from the party activists from the neighbouring states. Instead senior party leaders, including Harayana Chief Minister, Bhoopinder Singh Hooda, former Himachal Chief Minister,Virbhadra Singh, and former Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amrinder Singh, will be visiting Jammu within next two to four days. "During their visit they will address several pre-poll rallies.
Sharma said that since the polling under phase seven in the districts of Jammu and Samba, having 13 constituencies, was very important for the Congress "we have succeeded in getting top leaders not only from the neighbouring states but from Delhi also to give a fillip to our campaign. "He said Prime Minister, Mammohan Singh was scheduled to visit Jammu tomorrow and his visit will be followed by Sushil Kumar Shinde, Union Minister and Makhan Lal Fotedar, a former union Minister and an important functionary in the AICC setup. Sharma said that in 2002 election the Congress had bagged eight out of 13 seats in Jammu and Samba belts and "if we are able to repeat the performance the Congress will emerge successful."
However, the BJP is banking on the scores of party activists from Punjab and Himachal. The BJP Chief, Ashok Khajuria, said that "some party workers from these states had reached Jammu and others were coming within next two to three days.”In reply to a question Khajuria said "there was no need to be in a hurry because polling in Jammu and Samba constituencies was scheduled to be held on December 24."He said top BJP leaders, including Rajnath Singh, Shanta Kumar, Arun Jaitley had already campaigned for the BJP in Jammu and Kathua belts and more prominent party leaders were coming to boost the morale of BJP workers and supporters
Against this three major political parties, the PDP, the National Conference and the Panthers Party, continue to bank on Mufti Sayeed, Mehbooba Mufti, Dr Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Prof. Bhim Singh and Harsh Dev Singh respectively. All these six leaders have charismatic personalities for wooing the voters. Since these three parties are regional in character they do not have any base outside the state. Hence the question of inviting some leaders and workers from outside the state does not arise. |
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