Asserting that the time for change has come in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday urged people of the hill state to follow the example of Punjab and elect a pro-people and result oriented government in the coming Vidhan Sabha polls.
Accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia, addressing a gathering, Mann said that the time has come when the people of Himachal should make a choice between the ‘performance’ of AAP which is working tirelessly and lip service of traditional parties who have ruined the country. He said that the situation in Himachal is not different from that of Punjab, prior to March 2022, as there had been a bi-polar contest between traditional parties.
But as these parties always duped the people by plundering tax payer’s money, the people of Punjab threw them out. Training his guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mann slammed him for condemning the welfare schemes of government by terming them as freebies. But the PM had extended largesse worth several lakh crores to his friends, said Mann. He reminded the people that Rs 15 lakh promised by Modi in every account has not yet come but people have suffered a lot due to unplanned demonetization. Bhagwant Mann also hit out at the Prime Minister for failing to check rise in prices of essential goods.
Listing the initiatives taken by the Aam Aadmi government in Punjab, the Chief Minister said that several path breaking initiatives have been taken by the state government for progress of state and prosperity of people.