Chandigarh: The state level coordination committee of SAD-BJP alliance today held a meeting here to ensure better coordination among party workers to witness victory in ensuing civic polls.
Secretary of Shiromani Akali Dal and Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema and political advisor of Punjab Chief Minister and BJP leader Tikshan Sud discussed various issues besides keeping better coordination between party workers and office bearers.
In a joint statement issued after the meeting, Cheema and Sud said all the issues, which were brought to the meeting, have been resolved with mutual understanding. They said the alliance has given a clarion call to its workers and office bearers to ensure massive victory in ensuing polls.
They said there were no differences between party workers at any level and office bearers and alliance is contesting municipal polls jointly.
They informed that the local leadership of Tarn Taran and Batala districts would take a decision of contesting polls at their own level while the joint candidates of alliance were being contesting elections in Municipal Corporation and nagar council and panchayats.
They also said no party worker and office bearer would contest polls or canvass against joint candidates of alliance, saying that strict instructions in this regard have been issued at the ground-level.
Both leaders said if any worker or office bearer has filed nominations against joint candidates of coalition, they should withdraw their nominations before February 16. They also warned strict disciplinary action against those who would not follow the directives issued by party's high command.
The elections to six Municipal Corporations election Phagwara, Pathankot, SAS Nagar, Hoshiarpur,Moga and Bathinda and bye-election of one ward of Municipal Corporation Jalandhar and two wards of Municipal Corporation, Patiala are scheduled for February 22.
The general elections to elect members to 123 Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and bye-elections to one ward of Nagar Panchayat, Bariwala, District Sri Muktsar Sahib are scheduled for February 25.
