Sidhu not angry with party,only busy with TV assignments: BJP

On July 9,Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu had told The Indian Express: “He feels he does not have the moral right to seek a ticket and contest elections. He is totally disillusioned. He tried his best to do whatever he could for Amritsar but could not achieve much because no funds were available.”

Asked about Kaur’s remarks,Sharma said: “All issues with Dr Navjot has been sorted out. Now,nothing is wrong anywhere. We will contest from Amritsar,Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur as stated earlier. I stand by my statement that Sidhu is the strongest candidate for Amritsar Lok Sabha seat.”

While speaking about BJP’s mass recruitment drive for Bhartiya Yuva Morcha,Sharma said: “The drive will start across India on July 25. A total of 1 crore members have to be recruited. In Punjab alone,the target is to recruit 5 lakh workers. We will focus on our election campaign through our Yuva Morcha this time as the youth is disillusioned with the nine-and-a-half-years of UPA government at the Centre.”

Asked about the state being short of power and power cuts being imposed,the BJP chief said: “Nothing can be done overnight. Our thermal projects are going on at full pace. The UPA government had promised a power surplus country within six months of their tenure,but nothing has happened till date.”