Withdraw 'one family, one ticket' policy: Tript Rajinder Bajwa

Batala, January 18

Cabinet Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa today said the AICC should withdraw its ‘one family, one party’ policy as it could mar the party’s chances in the Assembly polls.

Illogical, irrational

Why is the policy applicable only to MLAs like me and not MPs? This is totally illogical and irrational. The AICC should revisit it. — Tript Rajinder S Bajwa, Cabinet Minister

Batala Mayor Sukhdeep Singh Teja led a group of 30 councillors to Tript Bajwa’s Qadian residence today. Also present were a large number of sarpanches of villages falling in the Batala segment.

The minister is seeking a ticket for his son, Ravi Nandan Bajwa. He himself has been named as candidate from Fatehgarh Churian.

A livid Tript Bajwa told his audience that the ‘one family, one ticket’ policy should be revoked if the party wanted to win. “It is not a Supreme Court ruling. The sooner it is revoked, the better it will be for the party. The sole defining factor should be winnibility and nothing else,” he said.

Tript Bajwa said when it came to choosing a candidate, no difference should be made between an MP and an MLA. “It should be a level-playing field out there… Our party is not following the ruling in case of MPs so why is it following it in case of MLAs like me? This is totally illogical and irrational,” he said, stressing his argument should not be construed as dissent. —