Several BJP workers court arrests in Punjab, Haryana

Jun 22, 2012 |

Chandigarh

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As part of country-wide fill-the-jail campaign against fuel price hike, a number of BJP leaders and workers on Friday courted arrest in Punjab and Haryana.

Party's national Vice President and former Union minister Shanta Kumar courted arrest at Jalandhar along with party's Punjab spokesman Manoranjan Kalia, 19 municipal councillors and several party workers, a BJP spokesman said here.

BJP leaders and Members of Parliament Balbir Punj and Navjot Singh Sidhu courted arrest along with Amritsar district President Anand Sharma, 24 municipal councillors, Yuva Morcha state President Rajesh Honey and a number of workers at Amritsar.

BJP state chief Ashwani Sharma was arrested at Pathankot.

Before handing himself over to police, Shanta Kumar rubbished Centre's claim that fuel price hike was due to rise in international crude oil prices.

At Amritsar, Balbir Punj said after petrol, the Centre is planning to increase prices of diesel, LPG and kerosene.

Ashwani Sharma said, "...the (petrol price) burden can be reduced by suitably adjusting import duty and excise duty."

Party sources claimed around 85,000 BJP activists - 50,000 in Punjab and rest in Haryana - courted arrest.

Official sources said the protest was peaceful and all those who courted arrest were later released.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a major ally of BJP in Punjab, however, did not participated in the protest. "It's their (BJP's) own programme and SAD is not participating," SAD spokesman Daljit Singh Cheema said.

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