Parties seek deras' supports to win the hearts of Dalits in Punjab
Punjab Newsline Network
Tuesday, 06 December 2011
Chandigarh: As the assembly elections are approaching near, the
political parties are trying every resort to woo the electorate of
Punjab. Almost all the political parties in Punjab have deputed senior
leaders to liaison with the dera heads. This is another smart move of
the politicians to establish rapport with the Dalit vote bank,
especially in the Doaba region.
The state is a hub for deras with about 500 deras of Dalit communities
in Punjab. Punjab Congress has deputed leaders Chaudhary Jagjit Singh
and MP Mohinder Singh Kaypee to seek cooperation from the head of
Sachkhand Dera Ballan which has a huge following across the whole of
Punjab especially in Doaba region. As per the sources the dera has
assured to support Congress in the elections. Meanwhile, the arch
nemesis of Congress, SAD-BJP has sought support of Dera Baba Jaure
through the leaders Som Parkash, Chaudhary Swarna Ram, Vijay Sampla ,
Avinash Chander(MLA), Pawan Kumar Tinu and Rajya Sabha MP Avinash Rai
Kha
Interestingly, the recent visit of Manpreet Singh Badal who heads the
Sanjha Morcha to Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa was condemned by others, even
though he claimed his visit to be non-political. The dera has a huge
following in the Malwa region. On the other hand, Sukhbir Singh Badal,
the deputy chief minister of Punjab on Monday visited Dera Kahna
Dhesian, near Goraya where the dera head declared support to SAD on
the 37th death anniversary of Baba Talkot Singh, founder of the dera.
Rajesh Bagha(BJP) who is the newly appointed chairman of Punjab SC-ST
Commission is playing a major role in helping the SAD-BJP alliance in
arranging talks with the dera leaders. He had arranged a meeting of
the chief minister, Parkash Singh Badal with as many as 32 sants of
various Dalit deras under the aegis of Guru Ravidas Sadhu Sampraday
Society, headed by Sant Nirmal Dass Jaurewale. Bagha was appointed
chairman of the commission on the special recommendation of sants of
Dalit deras.
SK
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