Bajwa loath to contest from Gurdaspur
Thursday, 20/02/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140220/punjab.htm#12
New Delhi : Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Partap Singh Bajwa wants to shift from his Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat to Amritsar, if asked to contest the parliamentary elections, say sources. They further said former Chief Ministers Capt Amarinder Singh and Rajinder Kaur Bhattal had turned down proposals to contest from Bathinda.
Bajwa has expressed unwillingness to contest the elections, saying this would confine him to one constituency and impede electioneering in other parts of the state. He reportedly expressed preference for the Amritsar seat when approached by a central leader, an aide of AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
Bajwa's name is not on the panel of probable candidates for the Amritsar seat. Bajwa wants Capt Vikram Singh to be nominated for the Gurdaspur seat. The latter's name has also been recommended by PC Chacko.
