Stability in Punjab essential for national security, BJP slams Congress for ‘clash of ambitions’
The Hindu
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra expressed concern over the situation in Punjab
Asserting that stability in Punjab is essential for national security, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday hit out at the Congress over the political volatility in the border state and called it a "collosal failure" of Rahul Gandhi.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra expressed concern over and said the Congress, which is in power there, has become synonymous with "instability".
With Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu's resignation plunging the state into a fresh political crisis, Mr. Patra said the state has been plagued by a clash of ambitions.
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