Unfazed by the decision of his uncle Malvinder Singh to join the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Congress candidate from Samana Raninder Singh Tikku today said the Akali Dal is heading for a defeat in Samana.
Without commenting on Malvinder, Raninder said that considering the 'good performance' of the Congress, he has been receiving support from various quarters of the constituency. "The Congress certainly has an edge, on account of the poor performance of the SAD-BJP alliance government, but still I am fully prepared for the electoral battle in Samana", he said, while adding that "Ladai de akhare wich, takkar barabar di hundi hai" (I take it this way that in a poll battle, it would be an evenly poised battle).
Speaking to mediapersons, Raninder said that he would open two election offices in Samana on Monday and an aggressive election campaign would be started in the entire constituency.
Raninder further said that to chalk out the strategy for the impressive election campaign, he has convened a meeting with the Congress leaders of all the villages of his constituency, today. Refuting charges of his opponents that he was new to the constituency, Raninder said, "My family has nurtured the constituency from more than past two decades. My father Capt Amarinder Singh was an MLA in 1992 from Samana. My mother Preneet Kaur is representing Patiala Parliamentary Constituency since 1999."
Asked about the Dera Sacha Sauda followers vote in his constituency, he said that being the nominee of a secular party, he has appealed to all the deras and sects to vote for the Congress for the overall development of the state. "There is complete 'gundaraaj' in Punjab with Badal's unleashing reign of terror against the Congress workers and leaders. I am sure, the people of the Punjab would teach Akali's a lesson by voting the SAD-BJP alliance out of power in the elections", he said, while adding that the Congress would register victory in the elections with a comfortable margin.
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