LS polls: Chandigarh metro project was scuttled by Kirron Kher, alleges Congress candidate Pawan Bansal

CHANDIGARH: Congress' Lok Sabha candidate from Chandigarh Pawan Kumar Bansal has openly challenged the sitting BJP Member of Parliament Kirron Kher to choose a place and time of her choice for an open debate on development issues in the Union Territory. He said he would expose the reason why the metro project brought to the city by him was scuttled by Kher.

The former Union minister was addressing a gathering at Congress Bhawan in Sector 35, Chandigarh where Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) general secretary Satish Machal and a dozen other people joined the Congress. The new entrants were welcomed into the party fold by Bansal and state Congress president Pardeep Chhabra.

Those who joined the Congress include Manimajra Beopar Mandal president Malkit Singh, Narinder Kumar and others.

Sharing his thoughts on joining the Congress, Satish Mahal said he had worked his heart out for AAP, but the party did not value his services. That is why he had joined the Congress, he said, adding, he was hopeful that he would be able to get the Dadumajra dumping ground problem solved while in the Congress.