Union Minister and SAD's Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the explosion at Maur was "a wakeup call for Punjabis to reject both AAP and Congress and vote in the SAD-BJP alliance which was committed to maintaining peace and communal harmony in Punjab at all costs".
Union Minister and SAD's Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the explosion at Maur was "a wakeup call for Punjabis to reject both AAP and Congress and vote in the SAD-BJP alliance which was committed to maintaining peace and communal harmony in Punjab at all costs".
On the other hand, Rahul and Amarinder held Kejriwal squarely responsible for allegedly promoting extremist forces such as the Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) in the state, and said the bomb blast in Bathinda showed that the inoperative terror cells of the Khalistanis were again getting active.
Amarinder said Kejriwal, who had himself stayed at a KCF extremist's house in Punjab, was fanning terror forces through his actions, led by the dangerous mix of the AAP's extreme left and extreme right ideologies.
It was only from Punjab in which Kejriwal's outfit won four seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. However, later two MPs were suspended from the party.
Ahead of the polls, political leaders from Punjab cutting across parties had flocked Sirsa-headquartered Dera Sacha Sauda to seek 'blessings'.
While the leaders, many of whom are contesting assembly polls, had maintained there was nothing political about their visit, the Dera, which has a number of followers, especially in the Malwa belt, had announced to support candidates of SAD-BJP combine in the polls.
Key contest on the cards is from Lambi seat where CM Badal, who is seeking another term, is locked in a triangular contest with Amarinder Singh and journalist-turned-politician Jarnail Singh of AAP.
Jalalabad - a pocket borough of Sukhbir - is witnessing two sitting MPs Ravneet Singh Bittu (Cong), grandson of late chief minister Beant Singh, and comedian-turned-politician Bhagwant Mann locked in three-way fight against the Deputy CM.
Veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal is fighting it out against finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa of SAD from her traditional bastion Lehragagga.
AAP's Himmat Singh Shergill is up against revenue minister Bikram Singh Majithia from Majitha and AAP's Ghuggi from Batala against Congress stalwart Ashwini Sekhri.
Patiala is another seat which is witnessing a close contest between Amarinder and former army chief Gen J J Singh of SAD.
Sidhu is fighting it out from Amritsar East against Rajesh Kumar Honey of BJP.
Badal's estranged nephew Manpreet Singh Badal is trying to return back into main politics from Bathinda Urban seat on a Congress ticket.
Indian Youth Congress Chief Raja Amarinder Singh Warring is testing electoral battle from Gidderbaha. A total of 1,146 candidates are in the fray for Punjab Assembly polls. MORE
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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