Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu asked the Bhagwant Mann-led government why people should come for redressal of their issues instead of the government going to their doorsteps.
“Why should people travel for hours to get their issues addressed by one person, why not the Govt at their door steps. Saves time & energy. E-governance is an excellent solution to reduce human interface & leakages...No one can whistle a symphony, it takes an orchestra to play it,” said Sidhu in a tweet. He told Mann, ''Janta durbar can only succeed if held at Tehsils & Sub-tehsils with participation of Govt officials including MLAs. Decentralisation of power is democracy's true essence. 1 person can't address concerns of 3 crore Punjabis but a collective decentralised effort can.”
Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira said if the chief minister has to address every problem himself, he should disband the entire executive machinery of Punjab. ''It also shows the colossal failure of district administrations to address the grievances of people at their level! Need to streamline official functioning!” Khaira said in a tweet.