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Punjab polls: Amit Shah offers prayers at Golden temple in Amritsar
Punjab goes to polls in a single phase election on February 20. The counting of votes will be held on March 10
Union home minister Amit Shah visited holy city of Amritsar as part of his Punjab poll campaign.
The home minister visited several religious places in the city, including the Golden Temple.
Earlier in the day, Shah visited the Valmiki temple and offered prayers there. The temple visit is being termed by poll pundits as a move aimed at wooing voters of the influential Valmiki community in the state.
Later on, Shah also offered prayers at the Durgiana temple in the holy city.
Amritsar is one of the most important districts in poll-bound Punjab, comprising 11 Assembly constituencies in the Majha region.
Earlier in the day, Shah had launched a blistering attack on Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi during the poll rally in Ludhiana. The union minister targeted Channi over the security breach of Prime Minister Modi on January 5.
“Channi sahib is dreaming of forming a Congress government in Punjab again. A CM who cannot provide a secure route to the Prime Minister of India, can he provide security to Punjab?” ANI quoted Shah as saying.
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Punjab goes to polls in a single phase election on February 20. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
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