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Sampla asks border area party units to help people in evacuating homes
Union minister and Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party chief Vijay Sampla has called upon the party’s district units of border areas to jump into action and help local residents evacuate their homes following a threat of attack from Pakistan.
Union minister and Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party chief Vijay Sampla has called upon the party’s district units of border areas to jump into action and help local residents evacuate their homes following a threat of attack from Pakistan. Chairing an emergency meeting of the core group and state office-bearers at the Circuit House here, Sampla asked party workers to ensure every possible help to those being shifted to safer places by the state government.
“BJP leaders and activists should collaborate with the administration in whatever manner possible so that the evacuation process is carried out with ease. Also, it should be ensured that the displaced people do not face any food, shelter and medical care-related problems,” he said.
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Sampla, BJP’s core group and state office-bearers also praised the Army and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conducting surgical strikes on terror camps across the LoC. “Indians now have a sense of increased selfesteem and have started believing themselves. The whole nation is rallying behind Modi.
State secretary Vineet Joshi said owing to the changed circumstances, it was decided to change the venue of the state executive meeting October 2 from Pathankot to Chandigarh.
The meeting was attended by BJP national vice-president Avinash Rai Khanna, leader of BJP legislature party and cabinet minister Bhagat Chunni Lal, former state BJP president and cabinet minister Madan Mohan Mittal, MLA Manoranjan Kalia, former state president Brij Lal Rinwa, former president Rajinder Bhandari, former president and MLA Ashwini Sharma and other state functionaries.
