Punjab Women Commission chairperson Manisha Gulati joins BJP
Punjab, February 14: Ahead of the state Assembly elections, Punjab Women Commission (PWC) chairperson Manisha Gulati has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. Gulati who is said to be a closed aide of former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh joined BJP in the presence of Union Minister Gajendra Shekawat.
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Ahead of her venture into the Bharatiya Janata Party, Gulati also posted a cryptic tweet on her official Twitter handle calling for "a change, a fresh start" in the Punjab election 2022.
Notably, the Punjab Women Commission chairperson Manisha Gulati came into the limelight after she raised the #MeToo issue against CM Charanjit Singh Channi last year. The incident dates back to May 2021 when she threatened to go on hunger strike if the state government fails to provide clarification on the harassment allegations levelled by a woman IAS officer against CM Channi.
Later, she dropped her plan to protest against the state government after she was claimed to have been assured by the then Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on receiving a reply on her notice.
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Meanwhile, Manisha Gulati who is said to share a very close bond with Capt Amarinder Singh was given the position of the PWC chairperson by Singh himself after he became the chief minister of Punjab. Also, it is being said that it was on the recommendations of the former Chief Minister that she will be joining the BJP ahead of the Punjab polls.
-PTC News
