No political motive behind anti-drug drive: Guv Kataria
Ferozepur, Feb. 12 -- Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday said that he has no electoral ambitions and his role in the state is guided purely by constitutional responsibility.
"I am not here to fight elections. I am living on the salary paid by the people. It is my moral duty to stand with citizens in their sorrow and happiness," Kataria said during the Fazilka leg of his anti-drug march.
Governor's remarks came a day after the ruling AAP and Opposition Congress sharply criticised the presence of Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and BJP leaders in his march. Head of Radha Soami Satsang Beas Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon also walked alongside the governor on Tuesday. On Wednesday, key opposition leaders were conspicuous by their absence.
Leading a foot march from Sanjeev Palace to Ghantaghar in Fazilka, Kataria was accompanied by former minister Surjit Kumar Jiyani and BJP leader Rana Gurmeet Sodhi.
Kataria reiterated that the anti-drug drive was a collective social movement aimed at reclaiming Punjab's youth and restoring the state's identity as 'Rangla Punjab'.
Defending his outreach to religious heads and political leaders, Kataria, while addressing a gathering, asserted, "Only unity can transform this into a genuine people's movement against drugs."
The working president of the BJP Punjab unit, Ashwani Sharma, on Wednesday said that the party is attending the anti-drug march as a call of social duty. "Instead of extending support, the AAP leadership is engaged in mudslinging. Unfortunately, the attendance of the BJP leadership in the anti-drug march is seen from a petty political prism. We are contributing our bit to make the awareness drive a success," he said....
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