Former CM Amarinder Singh and Sunil Jakhar had taken vocal positions in support of the farmers in 2020 when they were in Cong, but haven't been heard this time, now that they are in BJP; party's farmer leaders urged it to lend a ear to protesters
There are six major deras in Punjab including Dera Sacha Sauda, Radha Soami Satsang Beas,Noormahal Dera (Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan), Sant Nirankari Mission, Namdhari Sect and Dera Sachkhand Ballan. These deras influence 68 Assembly constituencies during elections.
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Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma
A delegation of Punjab BJP leaders, led by state president Ashwani Sharma, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Delhi on Sunday.
The BJP delegation also included Dinesh Kumar, general secretary (organisation), Union Minister of State and Hoshiarpur MP Som Prakash, state general secretary Jivan Gupta and state general secretary Subash Sharma.
Punjab BJP sources said that the state party leadership had sought time from the Union Home Minister and Agriculture Minister respectively in order to apprise them of the ground situation in Punjab with regard to the farmer agitation which is taking place at the Delhi borders.