SAD president Sukhbir Badal on Friday said that People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) chief Manpreet Badal was getting jittery because his past was catching up with him with all the people whom he had oppressed coming out in the open now.
Sukhbir, in a statement, said that besides showroom in Chandigarh against whose tenant a case under the Scheduled Caste Atrocities Act was registered, the PPP chief was also accused of having usurped a petrol pump besides taking over Wakf board land.“There are many more instance of high handedness committed by Manpreet Badal in his former constituency of Gidderbaha also,” he added.
Making it clear that the law would take its own course, he said that it was for the victims of Manpreet’s oppression to come forward and register their complaints. “As far as the SAD is concerned, it has never pursued a politics of personal vendetta and is not going to start doing so now,” he added.
“Recent turn of events has proved that the PPP chief is hand in glove with Congress during his tenure as finance minister of Punjab. He entered into a conspiracy with then Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who promised to provide him a financial package and also help to become the next Chief Minister in case he was able to split the SAD,” he alleged.He said when Manpreet failed to split the SAD, the Congress encouraged him to form a separate entity hoping it would harm the prospects of the SAD in the 2012 assembly elections.
‘Jaitley importing workers’
Amritsar: Congress candidate from Amritsar Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday maintained that his SAD-BJP combine rival Arun Jaitley has already lost confidence in workers and supporters from Amritsar, and that was the reason why he was “importing” workers from New Delhi.The former chief minister referred to Jaitley’s statement that a number of RSS and BJP workers, besides some film stars, had already come to Amritsar to campaign for him.“Either he has lost his confidence or he has no faith in local workers of his own party,” said Capt Amarinder, while addressing a public meeting at Sultanwind in Amritsar South Assembly segment.
“Otherwise, there is no reason or logic in bringing workers from outside... Elections are not won by glamour but grass-roots appeal…but, I can understand since Jaitley does notknow as he happens to be new to electoral politics,” said Capt Amarinder.
Preneet hits out at Modi
Patiala: Union Minister and Congress candidate from Patiala Preneet Kaur on Friday said that hype created by BJP that Narendra Modi is the “economic saviour” who can only bring prosperity is a “fallacy”.She asked voters to vote for Congress, a party which she claimed always stood for “inclusive” development.
“Do not vote for BJP thinking that it is the only saviour for economic development in the country. Modi Model of development is more a hype than reality and the Congress has always stood for inclusive development,” she said.Preneet also criticised the Punjab Government for “not doing anything” constructive to improve the infrastructure in the State. “Our hospitals, schools are in poor condition and the State Government is busy laying foundation stones but God alone knows when the real work will commence on these projects,” she said.
Meanwhile, Amloh MlA Randeeep Singh Nabha alleged that the State Government was using the entire State machinery to defeat Kaur. “But we will ensure her victory,” he claimed.
Capt warns Majithia
Majitha (Amritsar): Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday warned the State Revenue Minister Bikram Majithia against trying to criminalise politics in Punjab.Capt Amarinder, addressing public meetings in villages under Majitha Assembly segment, advised Bikram, who is also the local MlA, not to cross his limits as Punjab was neither West Bengal as the Akalis were trying to copy the Communist model, nor Haryana, and people here will not tolerate criminalisation.
Parliamentary responsibility
Sangrur: Congress sitting MP and candidate from Sangrur Vijay Inder Singla on Friday said that the Parliamentary responsibilities were serious business and there were no readymade solutions available.Singla, addressing election meetings at Sunam, said that there are more than 500 MPs on the lok Sabha seeking development projects from Central funds and “one has to have a vision and a strategy to push for the interests and rights of their constituents”.
Sangrur MP stated that he has spent sleepless nights in Delhi seeking for major development projects like PGI Hospital, synthetic track, new railway trains and bridges etc and literally pursued files at each level for obtaining approvals for these projects.