INTERVIEW | ‘If I am outsider in Ludhiana, then PM & Smriti are as well’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

INTERVIEW | ‘If I am outsider in Ludhiana, then PM & Smriti are as well’

New Indian Express  

Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, a party candidate from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat, dismisses claims of a Modi wave in the state. In conversation with Harpreet Bajwa, he refutes the “outsider” label, arguing that if he is an outsider to Ludhiana, so are PM Modi and Smriti Irani. Excerpts: In a four-cornered contest involving Congress, BJP, AAP and SAD, how do you rate Congress’s chances? Brothers and former MLAs Simarjeet Singh Bains and Balwinder Bains joined the Congress and merged their Lok Insaaf Party.

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India TV News  

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