Have applied for party name & symbol, says Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
Chandigarh, Oct 27: Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, who is set to launch his new political party, said on Wednesday that he has applied for a party name and a symbol, and an announcement will be made after the Election Commission's approval.
Singh had last week said he would soon launch his own party, and that he was hopeful of a seat adjustment with the BJP provided the ongoing farmers' stir against farm laws was resolved in their interest.
"I am forming a party. But I can't tell you the name right now. When the Election Commission approves a name and symbol, only then I can tell you. Let's wait for the EC to approve," he said addressing a press conference here.
"We have made a request for a symbol and a name for the party," he added.
Punjab goes to polls early next year.
Meanwhile, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, with whom Amarinder Singh had been at loggerheads, again launched an attack on the former CM.
"We, the 78 MLAs of Congress, could never imagine, what we received an arm-twisted, ED controlled BJP loyal Chief Minister of Punjab @ capt-amarinder who sold the interests of Punjab to save his skin! You were the negative force stalling justice & development of Punjab," Sidhu tweeted.
Amarinder Singh, who faced an unceremonious exit from the state government last month, had also said that he was looking at alliances with like-minded parties such as breakaway Akali groups and he reiterated this in a press conference.
The two-time chief minister had earlier added that he would not rest till he secures the future of my people and my state .
Amarinder Singh had resigned as the Punjab chief minister last month amid a bitter power tussle with Punjab Congress chief Sidhu.
After resigning, he had said that he felt "humiliated".
The Congress replaced Amarinder Singh with Charanjit Singh Channi.
Amarinder Singh had also dubbed Sidhu "anti-national" and "dangerous", saying he would pit a strong candidate against the state party chief in the upcoming assembly polls.
He had last month met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi and had discussed the prolonged farmers' stir with him while urging him to resolve the crisis urgently with the repeal of the three farm laws.
We the 78 MLAs of Congress, could never imagine, what we received an arm-twisted, ED controlled BJP loyal Chief Minister of Punjab @capt_amarinder … who sold the interests of Punjab to save his skin ! You were the negative force stalling Justice & development of Punjab
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) October 27, 2021
You wanted to close doors on me, as i was raising voice of the People, speaking truth to power !
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) October 27, 2021
Last time you formed your own party, you lost your ballot, garnering only 856 votes … People of Punjab are again waiting to punish you for compromising on the interests of Punjab !!
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35-year-old rider killed on spot in scooter-truck collision in Manjeshwara
Kasaragod: A 35-year-old man who was riding on a scooter on the National Highway 66 stretch in Thuminadu, Manjeshwara, on Tuesday, reportedly died on the spot in a collision between a truck and his two-wheeler.
The accident victim, identified as Kalpesh U, was a resident of Aila in Uppala of Kasaragod district. He was reportedly traveling to a paper mill on KC Road, Uppala, where he was employed, when the accident occurred. Kalpesh is learned to have been killed on spot due to the intensity of the collision.
A case has been registered at the Manjeshwara Police Station and investigation is going on. Kalpesh’s body is currently kept in the mortuary of the Mangalpady Government Hospital.
