Voting for Akali Dal equivalent to voting for BJP : Raghav Chadha

Chandigarh, Aug 20 (UNI) Reacting sharply to the Punjab BJP leaders joining the Akali Dal Badal in large numbers, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken the remote control of the SAD-BJP in his hands.
The AAP said the BJP leaders joining the Akali Dal Badal in such large numbers was part of a calculated plan. The people of Punjab must be aware of this dangerous and nefarious alliance.
Party’s national spokesperson and Punjab Affairs co-incharge Raghav Chadha on Friday said that even today the alliance between the Akali Dal Badal and the BJP was intact in Punjab. He said the Badals and the BJP were fighting the elections together in full force. “The only difference is that earlier there was a direct agreement, which has now become an indirect alliance,” he added.
He said due to the three farm laws, the people were not allowing the BJP MLAs, MPs and leaders at all levels to enter their villages and towns. He said the people have started hating the BJP leaders and do not even want to see them in their streets, opening the door is a far cry.
“In such a scenario, the BJP was not in a position to contest the elections directly. The BJP and the Badals came up with a plan that the BJP would send all its leaders and cadres to the Akali Dal Badal and for the last few days the Badals and the BJP were implementing this plan. Under this plan former ministers, MLAs and office bearers are joining Akali Dal Badal,” he said.
The AAP leader said that under this strategy of Prime Minister Modi, the BJP leaders were now waiting to go to the people in the guise of Akali Dal Badal. “We would like to warn the people of Punjab that today there is no difference between the Akali Dal Badal and the BJP. Therefore, voting for Akali Dal Badal means voting for the BJP directly,” he added.
He further said that the relationship between the Badals and the BJP was not only intact but has further deepened, as earlier the BJP and the Akali Dal Badal were contesting on their respective seats under the alliance, but now the BJP is contesting in the form of Akali Dal Badal to seize power in Punjab.
Chadha said the Akali Dal Badal had now become the party of Prime Minister Modi and in the run up to 2022 elections, the remote control of both the parties would be in his hands.
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