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BJP Makes First-Ever Rakhar Punya Fair Push Before Punjab Polls
The BJP plans to take part in the Rakhar Punya Fair in Punjab.
The fair is held at Baba Bakala Sahib Gurudwara in Amritsar.
Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will attend.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will also participate.
Chouhan is expected to meet farmers at a Kisan Chaupal.
He is expected to listen to their concerns and discuss them.
The BJP has not previously made this kind of move for the fair, according to the report.
The party hopes the visit will help it gain more support from farmers before the Punjab polls.
Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will attend the Rakhar Punya Fair.
The fair is organized at Baba Bakala Sahib Gurudwara in Amritsar, Punjab.
Chouhan is expected to hold a Kisan Chaupal during his visit.
The event will include direct interaction between Chouhan and farmers.
The BJP’s participation is viewed as an effort to build support among Punjab’s farming community before the polls.
- Who
- Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, and the BJP.
- What
- The BJP is participating in the Rakhar Punya Fair for the first time, with Chouhan expected to hold a Kisan Chaupal.
- Where
- Baba Bakala Sahib Gurudwara in Amritsar, Punjab.
- When
- Ahead of the Punjab polls.
- Why
- The move is seen as an effort to strengthen the BJP’s support among Punjab’s farming community.
Key facts
- Event
- Rakhar Punya Fair
- Location
- Baba Bakala Sahib Gurudwara, Amritsar, Punjab
- Participants
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Nayab Singh Saini
- Planned activity
- A Kisan Chaupal led by Chouhan
- Target audience
- Punjab’s farming community
- Political context
- Ahead of the Punjab polls
- First-time aspect
- The BJP’s first-ever play for the fair
Sources
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