The Punjab Congress has asked its ticket aspirants to submit their applications to the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee by August 15.
Announcing this, the State party president Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday said that the party will ensure that there was proper distribution of tickets this time and only the deserving candidates who were in a position to win were allotted the party tickets.
Capt Amarinder, interacting with the people and party workers, as a part of his ‘Halke vich Captain’ programme in Atam Nagar assembly segment in ludhiana, agreed that only those candidates who are in a position to win will be given the tickets.
He said that after the PPCC receives applications, there will be detailed scrutiny and each and every applicants’ credentials and potential will be examined before deciding the party ticket.
At the same time, he made it categorically clear to all the workers that they will have to support whosoever candidate the party fields.
PPCC president said: “Although there are more than one aspiring candidates in each constituency, the ticket can be allotted to only one person. At the same time, all the other deserving candidates who are left out, will be accommodated in the Government.”
He said that all the chairmanships of various corporations and boards and other positions will be reserved for such people only. “No MlA or a person who contests the elections will be given these positions,” said Capt Amarinder.
State Congress chief, responding to a query on the neglect of industry, assured that the small and medium scale industry as also the cottage industry will be provided special impetus for growth.
“I am aware that the industry is moving out as the industrial atmosphere in the State has no longer remained conducive…The State needs to frame policies that will favour and encourage the industry and investors to come to Punjab,” he said.
A number of party workers raised the issue of discrimination by the Akali-BJP Government with their areas in terms of development. They alleged that the areas dominated by the Congress supporters were deliberately discriminated.
Capt Amarinder assured that it was a matter of six months more and after that he would ensure that there was no discrimination with anyone.