Captain Amarinder Singh's Absence from BJP Campaign in Punjab Raises Eyebrows
A Noticeable Absence In the heat of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the absence of former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh from the BJP campaign has become a talking point. The 82-year-old political veteran was conspicuously missing from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Patiala, which is also the home turf of his wife, Preneet Kaur. Preneet is contesting on a BJP ticket from this constituency. The scion of the erstwhile Patiala royal family, Amarinder has been a former Congress heavyweight and two-time CM. Health Issues or Political Strategy? Captain Amarinder’s close aides and state BJP officials attribute his absence to health issues. According to a close aide, Amarinder had written a letter to PM Modi informing him of his inability to attend the rally due to his ill health. It was Amarinder who had initially requested Modi to hold a rally in Patiala in support of Preneet. Punjab BJP spokesman Pritpal Singh Baliawal elaborated, stating that Amarinder ...