BJP leaders observe fast against Cong’s ‘failure’ to provide ration to needy

TNN | May 2, 2020, 07:38 IST

Ludhiana: The district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) observed one-day fast in their houses against Congress government’s failure to distribute the ration sent by the central government under Prime Minister’s poor welfare scheme.
The office bearers of the party claimed that the ration for 1.42 crore people was sent by the central government, but even after almost a month, the ration is not be distributed among the needy people. The one-day fast was observed by the BJP leaders after the Congress government had requested people to hoist tricolor on May 1.
The BJP workers observed fast from 10am to 5pm on Friday. The leaders sat on the floor to register their protest against the Congress leadership in the state. The office bearers, including BJP Punjab general secretary Jeevan Gupta, vice-president Parveen Bansal, treasurer Gurdev Sharma Debi and other leaders fasted too.
Gupta said the Punjab government and the district administration have completely failed to distribute the ration provided by the central government. He said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is taking all necessary steps to protect the needy in this hour of crisis.
Bansal, who sat on fast with senior BJP leader and former health minister Satpal Gosain outside his residence, said Congress leaders have failed to provide desired relief to the needy people.