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Mann said that he, however, has sympathy for State BJP chief Sunil Jakhar who recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and had to 'read out the script that was given to him'
State BJP chief Sunil Jakhar had accused Mann of politicising the non-inclusion of the state's tableau for the Republic Day parade and alleged that the AAP government insisted that the tableau carried his and Arvind Kejriwal's photos and this was one of the reasons why it was excluded for the R-Day event.
Punjab BJP and ruling AAP on Thursday hit out at each other on the issue of non-inclusion of Punjab's tableau in the Republic Day Parade. BJP hit out at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accusing him of politicising the issue and alleged that the AAP government insisted that the tableau
Bhagwant Mann slammed the BJP-led Centre for not including the state's tableau in the Republic Day parade, saying it would now be stationed at Punjab Bhawan in New Delhi on January 20 and later paraded on the roads of the national capital. Mann dismissed as a lie Jakhar's assertion that the government wanted the Republic Day parade tableau to carry Mann's and AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's photos. The Punjab CM said when Jakhar made the allegations at a press conference here, he was stuttering like only a liar would do.
A day he was accused of intending to use the state tableau for personal promotion, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said he would quit politics if State BJP chief Sunil Jakhar proved his accusation.