With the countdown for the Assembly polls beginning, Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said the party will go ahead with the policy of ‘one family, one ticket’ in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Punjab. He said, decision has been taken keeping in view the larger interest of the party.
The PCC president said he understood the concerns of some families which may be affected by the decision. “But in the larger interest of the party, this is the minimum we can do”, he said, while pointing out in his own case his wife Preneet Kaur and son Raninder Singh will also be opting out.
The former Chief Minister said, “When we accuse Badal of political nepotism with so many members of his family in the assembly and criticise him for the same every now and then, we cannot and must not do the same thing ourselves.”
Captain Amarinder said, the policy will help in creating more space within the party to accommodate more people, particularly the youth, in the electoral process.
He said, this will also encourage first and fresh generation of new leaders who have not been born in political families but have all the attributes and qualities to become leaders.
“let us create the space and opportunity for such promising people in the interest of the party and state as well,” he said while hoping everyone concerned will understand and cooperate with this policy which has been overwhelmingly hailed and appreciated by people across the State.