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Government citing security threat.
As per a statement issued by the
Punjab Chief Minister’s Office, Chan-
ni while speaking to reporters here
today said, “Punjabis have never ever
shied away from making sacrifices for
the nation and areas patriot a race as
any other in the country.” He further
said, “Here at Dana Mandi, the fact
of the matter was that barely 700 peo-
ple turned up at the rally site which
forced the PM to retrace his steps
and later the blame was pinned on the
Punjab Government citing security
threat to the Prime Minister.”
“The truth is that five days before
the scheduled rally of the Prime Min-
ister, the Special Protection Group
(SPG) took over the landing spot, ral-
ly site, and each security detail but lat-
er on the Prime Minister’s cavalcade
suddenly took land route”, said Chan-
ni adding the route was cleared by the BJP supporters hold Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cut-out as they wait at the venue of the PM’s rally after it was canceled,
Special Protection Group (SPG).
He also reiterated that if there is in Ferozepur on Wednesday. (ANI)
any danger to the Prime Minister then
every Punjabi is nationalist enough to Sounding a note of caution, CM paraphernalia around the Prime Min- the ‘anti-Punjab forces’ to “shun ven-
shed his blood and face the bullets as Channi asked the forces inimical to ister doing had they sensed any threat detta politics” and advised them to
they have done before in the service Punjab to stop defaming the State perception to the latter’s safety. ponder over “why the people, espe-
of the nation. and questioned what the intelligence Likewise, CM Channi also asked cially farmers, don’t like them.”

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