To give further boost to the National Democratic Alliance campaign in Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address three public rallies in Punjab the state on February 14, 16 and 17 covering all the three regions of Malwa, Doaba and Majha.
Cancelling the virtual rally to be held on Wednesday for 27 Assembly seats of Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Bathinda, the BJP said PM Modi will hold an election rally in Jalandhar on February 14.State BJP general secretary Subash Sharma said PM Modi will address the second rally in Pathankot on February 16 and third one in Abohar on February 17.
Modi had started a series of virtual rallies on Tuesday. He had held the rally on Tuesday for the constituencies of Ludhiana and Ferozepur. As on Wednesday arrangements had been made for the next virtual rallies, it was announced that he would visit here for a physical rally, which would most likely be held at the PAP grounds.
Notably, this will be Modi’s first after after the ‘security breach’ issue in Punjab’s Ferozepur on last month. The Assembly elections 2022 in the state are scheduled for February 20 and the results will be announced on March 10.
Last month, on January 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ferozepur in Punjab was cut short amid major “security lapse”. Owing to road blockade by some protesters, PM Modi remained stranded on a flyover for 20 minutes. He was scheduled to address a rally and inaugurate several development projects in Ferozepur.
