Ludhiana: Peeved did not get a party ticket, two Congress leaders – MLA 4-time from Samrala Amrik Singh Dhillon and Singer-Cum-Minister leader from Sahenwal Satwinder Bitti – has decided to do a contest from this constituency as independent.
Congress Mla Amrik Singh Dhillon submitted his nomination letter as independent on Thursday.
Confirming the development, Dhillon said, “My career at Congress stretched for 40 years and I was 4 times MLA from Samrala, but all of these credentials were ignored to give a ticket to someone who could not even win the election of the council.
Not only me, but people constituencies Stored in the dark because most of the Congress leaders continued to demonstrate with my name and now this is the gift we get.
“Development occurred after the Congress in the list of the second candidate marked by King Gill.
, a trust near the Minister of Cabinet Gurkirat Singh Kotli, from Samrala and Vikram Bajwa (son-in-law ex-CM Rajinder Kaur Bhattal) from Sahnewal.
Interestingly, Chairman of the Minister of Punjab Chararjit Singh Channi recently led a rally in Samrala held by Amrik Singh Dhillon where he had projected Dhillon as the leader of the Congress that was very prominent and loyal.
Prior to this, the Punjab Congress Committee Pradesh President Navjot Singh Sidhu had led a rally in Sahnewal where he had accumulated praise for Bitti.
Apart from anger discharged by Dhillon and Bitti against the party, no one from the Congress High Command has contacted them to resolve the situation.
Talking to Toi, Bitti said, “The decision to involve a weak candidate from Sahnewal has been taken by several evil elements from Congress in Convance with Shiromani Akali Dal (sad) so that their candidates win and Congress loses from here even though they are in a strong position from here.
I was surprised that despite giving the ‘Ladki Hun Lar Sakti Hun’ slogan, Priyanka Gandhi was silent because such care was dropped on the women’s women, especially those like me who faced the turbulent situation to make a Congress breakthrough in constituency.
Like a sahnewal for a decade Being ruled by sadness.
“Bitti said,” I feel very hurt and humiliated because it was not given a ticket but at the same time, I could not ignore the aspirations and expectations of my supporters and workers who were from the view I needed to oppose the election.
Therefore, I have decided that I will Immediately submit my nomination from Sahnewal Constitution as independent and up to the High Command Congress now to reverse his decision to deploy other candidates or give a chair to be sad as a gift.
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