On the trade of Navjot Sidhu with Pak’s comment, the swipe of the leader of the National Assembly

Punjab is expected to attend Assembly vote in 2022

Ludhiana (Punjab):

MP Manish Tewari on Sunday defended Punjab Chief of Staff Navjot Singh Sidhu over his statement on trade with Pakistan and said holding any trade related talks with Pakistan is “futile and futile” until the neighboring country stops fighting India. activities.

Speaking to ANI, MP Lok Sabha from Sri Anandpur Sahib said, “Until Pakistan stops sending terrorists to India and dropping drugs and weapons into our areas with drones , then it is futile and futile to hold any trade-related negotiations with Pakistan.”

While speaking to the media here in Amritsar, Mr. Sidhu said: “If our friendship with Pakistan is strengthened then our business will also increase. I admire the former’s plan. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as he started Aman Eman Bus Sewa from India to Pakistan.”

The cricket-turned-politician further asks that if Karachi border is open, why can’t they open Attari border for business.

Responding to the BJP’s possible alliance with the Punjab Lok Congress by Captain Amarinder Singh, Mr. Tewari said, “The Captain has been the leader of Parliament for 20 years and has been the Chief of Punjab for 9 and a half years. Of course, the union will influence politics within the State.”

Captain Amarinder Singh, last month, formed his new political party after leaving Parliament to fight upcoming Parliamentary polls in the State and hope for a connection with the BJP if the rally The ongoing situation of farmers’ unions against three agricultural laws is resolved ” ‘ interest”.

Punjab is expected to participate in Parliamentary votes in 2022.

In the 2017 Punjab Council polls, the National Assembly won an absolute majority in the state having won 77 seats and overthrew the SAD-BJP government after 10 years.

The Aam Aadmi Party has emerged as the second largest party to win 20 seats in the 117-member Punjab Legislative Assembly. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) could only win 15 seats while BJP won 3 seats.

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