By Tricitynews
Chandigarh 19th April:-
The
election campaign of Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Chandigarh Pawan Kumar
Bansal received a big boost on Thursday when influential ex-Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP) leaders Jannat Jahan and Anwar-ul-Haq joined the party, even as senior
party leader Manish Tewari, who was a contender for the party ticket from
Chandigarh, extended his full support to Bansal and cricketer-turned-politician
Mohammad Azharuddin batted for him.
Speaking at
the joining ceremony organised at Congress Bhawan on Thursday, Jannat Jahan
said she had been inspired by the new look pro-poor, pro-minorities manifesto
released by Congress President Rahul Gandhi. She said Bansal was always winning
this election, but with her entry the margin of victory will increase.
Former Union
Minister and National Spokesperson of the party Manish Tewari, who is now the
Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Anandpur Sahib constituency, said once the
party had decided on the candidate, all other contenders were in the election
campaign together. He said he and his supporters will fully support Mr Bansal
to the best of their abilities.
Former
Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin while wishing Jannat Jahan and
Anwar-ul-Haz all the best in their new innings, in a lighter vein said “They
had come from playing on a “kachchi pitch” to and “acchhi pitch.”
Bansal
welcomed the minority community leaders into the party fold and said with their
entry the party’s campaign in Chandigarh will get a big boost.
Among others
present were Punjab Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab Congress MLA Kuljit
Singh Nagra, Chandigarh Congress President Pardeep Chhabra and senior leaders
Subhash Chawla, Devinder Singh Babla, Harmohinder Singh Lucky and Gurpreet
Singh Gabi.
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