Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 7

Jaideep Singh Sandhu, former vice-president of the Indian Youth Congress in Rajasansi, Amritsar, and Rinki Naib, former district general secretary of the BJP in Gurdaspur, joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) here on Friday. MLA and Youth Wing state president Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer inducted the leaders into the party.

Taking a dig at Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, Hayer said instead of fighting for chair and power, the Captain-led Congress government should focus on people amid the Covid-19 pandemic. He said traders and businessmen in the state were facing difficulties and going through tough times. “If imposing a lockdown is necessary, then it is fine; but the Captain government must think about the people who are the worst hit due to this. The government should support them and at least provide them financial assistance,” he added.

The AAP leader said it had been over a year since the outbreak of Covid, but the Modi-led Central Government and the Captain government failed in making adequate arrangements and facilities in the health sector to tackle the situation. Hayer said the Captain government should have fought against the Centre firmly like the AAP had been doing in Delhi for not providing the desired oxygen supply.