Sunil Jakhar slams Punjab Congress govt for forgetting Indira Gandhi

Former president of Punjab Congress, Sunil Jakhar, on Sunday (October 31) slammed the Congress authorities in Punjab led by Charanjit Singh Channi for its failure to present tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her loss of life anniversary and forgetting her utterly.
“I can understand BJP trying to erase ‘Iron Lady of India’ from history but don’t we still have a Congress Government in Punjab. PS. I know Capt Saab (Amarinder Singh) won’t mind my using this PB Govt’s ad from last year, as none appeared today,” Sunil Jakhar posted on his Twitter deal with.
I can perceive BJP attempting to erase ‘Iron Lady of India’ from historical past however don’t we nonetheless have a Congress Government in Punjab. PS. I do know Capt Saab received’t thoughts my utilizing this PB Govt’s advert from final yr, as none appeared at the moment pic.twitter.com/yJSMIYQuPg— Sunil Jakhar (@sunilkjakhar) October 31, 2021
Jakhar shared final yr’s launch of the Public Information Department of the Punjab authorities issued on the event of the loss of life anniversary of Indira Gandhi for publication. According to Jakhar, no such official launch was issued by the Punjab authorities this time. He made one other cryptic remark, asking if it was the case of “once burnt twice shy” in mild of sure appointment two days in the past.
Or is it a case of “once burned twice shy” – in mild of sure appointment two days in the past ?— Sunil Jakhar (@sunilkjakhar) October 31, 2021
Jakhar was referring to appointment of Jagdish Tytler as a everlasting invitee to the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee. The prime accused within the 1984 anti-Sikh riots accused has been appointed one of many 37 everlasting invitees to the Delhi Congress by Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Upon checking the Twitter timeline of Punjab Chief Minister and Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu, Indira Gandhi was discovered lacking. However, hours later Jakhar made the pinching comment, a tribute message was posted on the official Twitter deal with of Punjab Congress. Chief Minister was in Jalandhar the place he visited Devi Talab temple and introduced the exemption of langar from GST. Deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Raj Kumar Verka have some official engagements in Ludhiana. Similarly the transport minister Amrinder Singh Raja Warring was busy taking part in a marathon. But none had time to pay tribute to Indira Gandhi.
Indira Gandhi who is just not lower than a presiding deity for the Congress and the most important asset turns into a burden for the Congress within the case of Punjab and Sikh voters. Her killing by two Sikh bodyguards in 1984 had triggered a large anti-Sikh riot throughout the nation. As Punjab will go for meeting ballot within the subsequent yr, it may possibly’t be dominated out that Punjab Congress determined to quietly keep away from the tribute.
But Jakhar pointing a finger at his personal celebration has triggered a recent controversy in Punjab Congress which is in a deep disaster. Captain Amarinder Singh was humiliated and compelled to resign. Prior to Amarinder Singh, Sunil Jakhar who was heading the Punjab Congress was faraway from his put up. Jakhar is taken into account a person of few phrases who was near Captain Amarinder. It was broadly anticipated that Congress management will exchange Captain Amarinder Singh with Jakhar. But a powerful foyer of the Congress celebration had opposed the identical.