launching an attack on the main Opposition Congress, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday cautioned the people about the divisive policies of the Congress party, saying it has proved that “leopard can’t change its spot”.
The veteran leader also accused the Congress of resorting to its age old policy of “divide and rule” by creating wedge between Hindus and Sikhs in the State.
Talking to mediapersons after paying tributes to Subedar Bapu Kartar Singh Dhaliwal, father of Cabinet Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra, on his 19th death anniversary, the Chief Minister said that this policy of the Congress had ruined the prosperous State of Punjab in the past but ever since assuming to power the SAD-BJP alliance Government has worked relentlessly to put the state back on high growth trajectory.
However, he alleged that the success of alliance in ushering an era of development and peace was an eyesore for Congress due to which it was hatching conspiracies to disturb its hard earned peace and harmony. Badal said that massive efforts were being made to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere of the State with a sole objective of weakening the SAD.
Warning the people, the Chief Minister said that those forces which had pushed Punjab back into black days for almost two decades were once again active to repeat those troublesome days in the State. He, however assured the people of the State that these disruptive forces would not be allowed to raise their ugly head again because communal harmony and peace were the basic factors for progress and prosperity in the State.
Expressing concern over the unfortunate incidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib in the state, the Chief Minister said that these incidents have tormented the psyche of every human being. He said that the state Cabinet has recently ensured to amend the existing provision of law for stringent punishment to the perpetrators of this heinous crime as a deterrent to prevent recurrence of such dastardly act in future.
Describing the SAD-BJP alliance as everlasting, the Chief Minister said that he would ever preserve this pious relationship between both the parties.
Commenting on the recent decisions of the state Cabinet, the Chief Minister said that the Council of Ministers has decided to offer nearly 1.14 lakh jobs to youth in 2016.
likewise, he said that besides doubling social security pensions the honorarium of the Nambardars has also been hiked.
Badal said that a committee has been constituted to resolve the problems faced by the industrialists to their satisfaction.