Coming down heavily on his predecessor Capt Amarinder Singh, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday said that the latter could not accomplish anything during his tenure and has now joined hands with the BJP, which is inimical to the interests of Punjab, to aspire for power.
“Capt Amarinder and Sukhbir Singh Badal are befooling the people of Punjab, whereas the reality is that the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), BJP, and Capt Amarinder have together formed a triarchy,” he said while addressing a political gathering.
The Chief Minister said that he Akali Dal indulged in open loot of the State and it is due to the dictatorial manner of the Badal family and Majithia that SAD has been reduced to the sidelines.
“As long as Sukhbir and Majithia are in the Akali Dal, the party cannot regain its lost ground,” said Channi adding that the fleet of buses, acquired by looting the hard-earned money of common man, owned by the Akali leaders are now rotting the police stations.
“The sacrilege cases are being pursued vigorously; and no person, who is responsible, would be allowed to go scot free and neither would the drug peddlers be,” he added.
Castigating Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Channi said that the outsiders from Delhi are out to capture Punjab as if it is a common land for anybody’s taking. “Only the people of Punjab would rule the State; and it is their overpowering love that wherever I go, the people come in hordes to meet me, whereas the rallies of Kejriwal and SAD are always flop-shows,” he added.
Further attacking Kejriwal, the Chief Minister divulged that AAP supremo makes tall claims whenever he comes to Punjab but the truth is that he is totally ignorant about the ethos, culture, or the issues of the State and what Punjab stands for. The people would not tolerate such parashoot leaders, he added.
Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, in his address, said that as long as the people of Punjab are not satisfied, the Congress party would not rest. He also lauded local MLA Lakhvir Singh Lakha, saying that the Congress legislator has worked hard for the development of the constituency.