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Ahead of Punjab elections, Sukhbir Singh Badal to go on air with public

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Jasleen Kaur -- January 31st 2022 05:54 PM -- Updated: January 31st 2022 07:35 PM
Ahead of Punjab elections, Sukhbir Singh Badal to go on air with public

Ahead of Punjab elections, Sukhbir Singh Badal to go on air with public

Mohali, January 31: With the Punjab Assembly elections 2022 nearing, and the Election Commission extending its ban on political rallies and roadshows till February 11, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal has taken the virtual route to connect to the masses. From Tuesday onwards, PTC News will bring Sukhbir Singh Badal in direct touch with voters and experts. SAD president and Jalalabad candidate for the Punjab Assembly elections 2022 Sukhbir Singh Badal will go on air at 7 pm everyday to interact with the public over the helpline number. He will deliberate upon various issues ranging from social political, education, agriculture, etc. Experts from various fields will also be called for discussion. Earlier, with SAD's Kharar candidate Ranjit Singh Gill by his side, Sukhbir Singh Badal had kick-started his virtual live halka (constituency) interaction from this Assembly constituency. An anchor moderated an hour-long session from inside the studio. Also read | Punjab polls 2022: At 94, Parkash Singh Badal oldest candidate to contest elections

The SAD IT wing had stationed its teams to co-ordinate the interactive session as screens were put on the three locations – Kharar, Majri and Nayagaon. The SAD is the first political party to launch a virtual poll campaign. The first-ever virtual poll campaign for the Punjab Assembly elections 2022 by the Shiromani Akali Dal went live on TV and web channels, as well as party's Facebook page and YouTube handle. Notably, with the Assembly elections 2022 in five states nearing, the Election Commission of India has extended the ban on political rallies and roadshows till February 11.
However, the Election Commission has permitted the physical rallies with a maximum capacity of 1,000 persons and indoor meetings will be allowed with a maximum capacity of 500 persons. Twenty persons have been allowed for door-to-door campaign.
Keeping this in mind, the SAD has now started Sukhbir @ 7pm to interact with the public.
-PTC News
 

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