With Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh flying abroad to canvass support for his party for a month, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday took a dig saying this was to escape the summer heat.
In a statement here, party general secretary Daljit Singh Cheema said Amarinder had never remained in Punjab during the summer months. “He has always ascended to the hills of Narkanda when it gets hot in the plains. This time he has decided to go to the United States and Canada to give the impression that he is doing work. But the truth is that he going abroad in frustration after facing complete rejection in Punjab”.
Cheema said Amarinder had become frustrated and dejected after failing to get any support from the party rank and file upon becoming president of the Punjab unit.
“This is so typical of Amarinder”, the Akali leader said adding the entire Congress party seemed to have deserted Punjab. He said as many as 30 legislators and supporters had left for United States and Canada with Amarinder leaving the State Congress leaderless. “All they are likely to do is holiday together”, he added.
The Akali leader said it was however unfortunate that Amarinder, who tried to befool Punjabis with alien concepts like “Coffee with Captain”, was now going to hold similar functions abroad besides fund raising events. He said this itself was an indication that Amarinder realised that he had no future in Punjab.