Abohar, December 31

Led by former sarpanch Lal Chand, who had actively supported the BJP-SAD alliance in the 2017 Vidhan Sabha election, a group of BJP workers in Daulatpura village today announced to join the Congress.

Speaking on behalf of the group, Bhup Ram Godara said they had quit the BJP over the farm laws. “Some BJP activists requested us not to quit the party. But we said as the party had betrayed farmers, there was no point in staying with it,” said Jatinder Singh, a farmer.

Another farmer, Krishan Singh, said residents of the tail-end villages had been crying for canal renovation for many years, the demand was fulfilled by the Congress government. — OC