Jaitley's Amritsar tour starts with balloon blasts

Posted on 18th Mar 2014 05:30 am by admin

Amritsar, March 18 (IANS) BJP leader Arun Jaitley's arrival here Tuesday started literally with a 'bang' when gas-filled balloons put up for his welcome caught fire from exploding firecrackers.

Jaitley and other party leaders suffered minor burn injuries as the balloons went off at the Novelty Chowk when his procession reached there.

Jaitley, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat in place of the outgoing Navjot Singh Sidhu, was given a warm welcome by BJP and Akali Dal leaders.

Punjab cabinet ministers Bikram Singh Majithia and Anil Joshi and Punjab BJP president Kamal Sharma accompanied Jaitley in an open truck as he went to the Golden Temple to offer prayers.

Amritsar's BJP MP and cricketer-turned-politician Sidhu was conspicuous by his absence during Jaitley's roadshow.

A former union law minister, Jaitley is leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha.

Other news

Establishment of 'Manmohan Singh Chair' in Akal University, Kalgidhar Society decided in memory of former PM.

Kalgidhar Society Baru Sahib has established 'Dr. Manmohan Singh Chair in Development Economics'

Priyanka should explain Vadra's development model: BJP

Lucknow, April 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday launched a counter-offensive a

Congress: 'The decision was taken due to public pressure and pressure of court investigation', said Rahul Gandhi on Biren Singh's resignation

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh had to resi

North Korea: NATO-like agreement between Russia and North Korea, if one country is attacked, the other country will immediately provide military help

The world is already going through a period of tension. Now such news has come out, which has fur

IND vs WI: Karun Nair breaks the silence after failing to make it to the West Indies Test series squad; gives this answer

Experienced Indian batsman Karun Nair has failed to retain his place in the team for next month's

Challenges to a Clean India by 2019: Panchayat leaders

New Delhi, 19 March (IANS) The target to make India a clean and hygienic country by 2019 is not

Police beat up Sachin's biggest fan: Munshi abused, kicked in the police station inaugurated by becoming a celebrity in Muzaffarpur

Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's fan Sudhir Kumar was thrashed by a policeman at the Town poli

AAP to hook Goa voters with cheap fish as bait (Election Special)

Panaji, March 19 (IANS) There's nothing fishy about this - just building on past gains. If the

Victory of common man: Section 66A victim

Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Victims and legal experts on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court's verdict

Special conversation: Singer Mika Singh became emotional on the matter of his Swayamvar, said – Mother always wanted me to get married, but it didn't happen

Bollywood singer Mika Singh has been in a lot of discussions about his marriage for the past few