Opposition targets AAP over move to capture truck unions in Punjab
India Today
The Opposition targeted the ruling Aam Aadami Party in Punjab over the move to capture the truck unions.
The ruling Aam Aadami Party (AAP) has been targeted by the Opposition parties in Punjab over the move to capture the truck unions.
There are instances when AAP workers indulged in lawlessness and attacked their rivals to capture the truck unions after AAP formed a government in the state .
Two AAP leaders were hurt in a clash that took place in Abohar on Tuesday when they were trying to wrest control of Abohar Truck Operators Union.
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This is not an isolated incident. Similar clashes were also reported in Moga where two transporters were hurt in a clash between the two rival factions on Monday when AAP's state joint secretary Avatar Singh Bunty allegedly created a ruckus at the truck union office and then later declared himself as the president of the union.
"First they promised that they would bring a change in the system, but now the Aam Aadami Party workers are forcibly capturing the truck unions. AAP has been exposed a number of times”, senior BJP leader Vineet Joshi said.
When contacted, AAP spokesperson Malwinder Singh Kang said that the matter has been brought to the notice of the party leadership and nobody will be spared.
