Drawing a parallel between Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal and a chameleon, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said that he was in habit of changing his colour sooner than later by reverting from his statements time and again.
Replying to media queries here at information centre after paying obeisance at Darbar Sahib along with his wife union food processing minister, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, he attacked Kejriwal saying the AAP leader has deceived the people of both Delhi and Punjab by giving a statement in favour of SYl in Punjab and then sided with Haryana on SYl construction by filing an affidavit through his advocate.
“Similarly, the ‘Piau’ at Gurdwara Sri Sees Ganj Sahib New Delhi was demolished at the instructions of AAP MlA Alka lamba and now, Kejriwal is holding Municipal Corporation Delhi responsible for this unfortunate incident”, he added.
Condemning the incident of shoe hurling on Kejriwal, Deputy CM said this type of protest is highly condemnable in a democratic nation, adding he said Kejriwal should mend his ways otherwise the way people are getting fed-up of his mean tactics it would be difficult for him to face the public.
Replying to a query regarding completion of ongoing development works in Amritsar, Badal said government has been spending Rs 1000 crore on the development of holy city. He said people might be facing some difficulties due to the ongoing construction works but within three months they would witness its beautification. He said most of the works including widening of roads and BRTS would be completed by August 2016.
Earlier, speaking at Anaj Mandi in Tarntaran, Sukhbir said that only SAD-BJP Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has taken care of interests of all the sections of society including farmers, traders and weaker sections.
Addressing the gathering on the commencement of distribution of insurance cards to farmers under Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojna, the Deputy CM said only SAD-BJP Government has cared to understand and mitigate the problems of farming community and chalking out welfare schemes like the present one for their betterment.
Calling Congress a sworn enemy of Punjab and Sikhs, Badal said this party cannot showcase even a single achievement or development initiative during its previous tenure and it has only done harm to the interests of the state.
Elaborating about the insurance scheme, he said that under this scheme, the farmers and their families would be eligible to avail cashless treatment up to Rs 50000 per annum in the empanelled hospitals and in case of accidental death or disability, this scheme provides for Rs 5 lakh insurance.