Dalbir Kaur joins BJP: Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh, who died in Pakistan’s jail in 2013 has joined Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) at the ‘Kisan rally’ in Fazilka on Sunday.
“She joined the party in the presence of BJP MLA and Punjab Minister Surjit Jyani at a conference organised by the party’s Kisan Morcha here”, said Punjab BJP Kisan Morcha general secretary Gurwinder Singh in Fazilka.
Dalbir Kaur joins BJP at Fazilka Kisan Rally, Home Minister Rajnath Singh gave the event a miss due to foggy weather
The news has been officially confirmed by Dalbir Kaur herself. She came in contact with the political party in the year 2005 when she was struggling to get her brother, Sarabjit Singh out of the Pakistani jail.
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Dalbir Kaur said,“Had Sarabjeet not been a Dalit, Congress government would have got him back. As and when the Congress moves out of power, it gets disturbed and to regain power it does nothing but start making all fake promises.”
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Sampla said at the event, “The NDA policies are framed to double the income of farmers in the coming years while on the other hand, successive Congress-led governments have failed to cater to the needs of farmers…To deal with the loss of crop following natural disasters, the NDA government has implemented crop insurance scheme.”
Home Minister Rajnath Singh was not present at the event who addressed the rally via phone.