PANCHKULA: BJPPanchkula has ‘campaigned’ in all the 20 wards and named these meetings as ‘workers’ meet’. Besides this, the local unit of BJP also formed a special war room team, including IT and media cell, to avoid fake allegations against the party on social media.
Local MLA-cum-Haryana assembly speaker Gian Chand Gupta, former cabinet minister and election in-charge of BJP Capt Abhimanyu and co-election in-charge-cum-Yamunanagar mayor Madan Chauhan and senior leaders of BJP held various gatherings in all the wards of Panchkula and met residents. They also prepared a list of issues faced by them.
The BJP named these meetings as ‘karyakarta sammelan’ (workers’ meeting), however, these were similar to mass campaigning.
BJP claimed that they have completed two phases of their publicity, leaving Congress behind. Senior BJP leaders also claimed that they have done major development works in the Panchkula constituency in the last six years and Congress did nothing for the residents, despite being in power for 10 years.
Gupta claimed that they brought development works of over Rs 25,000 crore in the Panchkula constituency in their six-year tenure, including six-laning of the NH-73, foundation stone of INIFD fashion institute, ayurvedic institute, new government schools, community centres and other day-to-day works.
Gupta raised questions against Congress and asked them to show works done by their party to the public. He also alleged that due to internal tussle between Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Kumari Selja, they ignored the development works. He said infighting in Congress is still going on.
When asked about starting campaigning beforehand, the BJP local unit said it is not campaigning. Gupta said during the first-phase, senior leaders met residents and prepared a report, while in the second-phase, they held meetings in all the 20 wards and residents also participated.
Gupta also inaugurated a war room at the local BJP office. Media in-charge Naveen Garg and IT cell in-charge Gaurav Goel will keep a strict eye on news published at various platforms, including print, electronic and social media.
“Social media platform is used to defame a person or a party and our team will keep a check on the same. All the right information related to our party will be provided to the public,” added Gupta.