Bathinda, September 1
SAD leaders, who had earlier claimed that they were not fond of installing hoardings on roads to show proximity to senior leaders of the party, have now apparently, backtracked from their words.
A visit to Banawali village in Mansa district, where chief minister Parkash Singh Badal is going to lay the foundation stone of the 1980 MW thermal power plant on September 2, would be enough to prove it as SAD leaders have not spared even a single corner and hoardings hjave been put up everywhere.
Not only that, surrounding areas of the city and both sides of the roads leading to the venue have also been covered with the huge hoardings carrying portraits of the CM and his son, Sukhbir Badal. The leaders, who have "spent" substantial amount over the installation, did not leave a single board without mentioning their name and designation in the party.
Right from the Rose Garden roundabout in Bathinda to the venue, this correspondent found an unending sequence of hoardings. Interestingly, almost all of them have been installed by defeated candidates in recent assembly polls.
The matter printed on hoardings itself speaks of the actual cause of their installation. Leaders have put hoardings at Fauji Chowk in Bathinda covering the statue of the martyr.
Sarup Chand Singla, area in-charge, Bathinda, who it is speculated has his wings clipped politically after the changing equations among the party leaders, occupied almost all electricity poles and happening spots.
When contacted, Singla accepted that more than 300 hoardings of different sizes had been installed in his name. He, however, changed the statement saying, "It was actually a mistake on the part of my well-wishers, who gave my name even on their own hoardings also."
When Balwinder Singh Bhunder, general secretary SAD (B), who was earlier giving press statements that he was not in favour of these hoardings, terming them a cheap stunt for popularity, when apprised about his hoardings, said he was unaware about the installation of hoardings bearing his name.
Sikander Singh Maluka, district in-charge, SAD (B) said, "I came to know about the installation of a number of boards, bearing my name but nobody took my nod in this regard. I always state that I am not in favour of wastage of money in such a way."
SAD leaders, who had earlier claimed that they were not fond of installing hoardings on roads to show proximity to senior leaders of the party, have now apparently, backtracked from their words.
A visit to Banawali village in Mansa district, where chief minister Parkash Singh Badal is going to lay the foundation stone of the 1980 MW thermal power plant on September 2, would be enough to prove it as SAD leaders have not spared even a single corner and hoardings hjave been put up everywhere.
Not only that, surrounding areas of the city and both sides of the roads leading to the venue have also been covered with the huge hoardings carrying portraits of the CM and his son, Sukhbir Badal. The leaders, who have "spent" substantial amount over the installation, did not leave a single board without mentioning their name and designation in the party.
Right from the Rose Garden roundabout in Bathinda to the venue, this correspondent found an unending sequence of hoardings. Interestingly, almost all of them have been installed by defeated candidates in recent assembly polls.
The matter printed on hoardings itself speaks of the actual cause of their installation. Leaders have put hoardings at Fauji Chowk in Bathinda covering the statue of the martyr.
Sarup Chand Singla, area in-charge, Bathinda, who it is speculated has his wings clipped politically after the changing equations among the party leaders, occupied almost all electricity poles and happening spots.
When contacted, Singla accepted that more than 300 hoardings of different sizes had been installed in his name. He, however, changed the statement saying, "It was actually a mistake on the part of my well-wishers, who gave my name even on their own hoardings also."
When Balwinder Singh Bhunder, general secretary SAD (B), who was earlier giving press statements that he was not in favour of these hoardings, terming them a cheap stunt for popularity, when apprised about his hoardings, said he was unaware about the installation of hoardings bearing his name.
Sikander Singh Maluka, district in-charge, SAD (B) said, "I came to know about the installation of a number of boards, bearing my name but nobody took my nod in this regard. I always state that I am not in favour of wastage of money in such a way."
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