Like-minded should come together: Bhagwant Mann

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 1

Aam Aadmi Party state president and Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann today claimed that the Punjab unit of the party would work independently and the state’s core committee would be supreme decision-making authority.

Reacting to the appointment of Tilak Nagar MLA Jarnail Singh as incharge of Punjab affairs, Mann said Delhi would only keep “supervision” over Punjab, but all decisions would be taken by the core committee. “Just as Asha Kumari in the Congress is incharge of Punjab affairs, but does not take any decisions here, Jarnail Singh will be incharge of AAP. He is a respected MLA, who had won thrice from Tilak Nagar in Delhi. He will come here on March 5. He will participate in a meeting of the core committee during his visit,” he said.

Mann was addressing mediapersons on the occasion of joining of BJP leader Gurtej Singh Pannu.

On speculations regarding former Congress minister Navjot Singh Sidhu joining AAP, he said individuals were not important, but it was time for all right-minded persons who wanted to build Punjab to come together. “Sidhu is an honest person and there is no allegation against him,” he said.

Jalandhar: AAP MLAs and leaders today said they would take up the issue of hegemony of the Badals in the transport business, in the Vidhan Sabha on Monday. Addressing the press here, MLAs Kultar Singh Sandhwan and Jai S Rodi said the state government had failed to streamline the working of the Transport Department. — TNS