Punjab Congress on Monday called upon the people of the State to give a crushing defeat to the regressive forces symbolized by the Shiromani Akali Dal – BJP combine in the forthcoming elections to the local bodies in the state. “The alliance has been hoodwinking people in the name of development while the situation has been going from bad to worse,” alleged the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president Partap Singh Bajwa.
He said that Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal had been only making tall claims of taking development to higher orbit but it was only his own business that had entered the higher orbit while the state had further plunged into misery. PPCC chief said that the state was bankrupt and the state government lacked funds to carry on development projects and this was the reason for worsening situation apart from totally apathy of the ruling alliance.