On the very first day of the Congress Government in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday showed displeasure over the “step-motherly” treatment given to its MlAs at the swearing-in-ceremony.
The party alleged that AAP’s “officially invited” MlAs were not even provided chairs to sit during the ceremony.
No arrangements were made to facilitate the elected representative related to Aam Aadmi Party, said the leader of Opposition and AAP’s Dakha MlA HS Phoolka and party’s chief whip and Bholath MlA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, along with other MlAs.
Phoolka said that this was the first time in the history, while chief minister was taking oath of his office and the leader of main opposition party along with his colleges was standing on the back of pandal.
Phoolka said that although AAP MlAs don’t seek any VIP treatment of any kind, “being the representative of people, they must have given seats to sit at least…AAP has culture of simplicity and all the MlAs follow the same ideology”.
Khaira said that the swearing-in-ceremony depicts the work culture of Congress and feudal mindset of Capt Amarinder. “AAP MlAs attended the function respecting the mandate of the people of state while Akalis and BJP leaders were missing from the programme,” he said.
Denying chair to the representatives of people is like disrespecting the people of Punjab, he added.
Khaira said that Congress has failed to come out of its feudal mindset and people of Punjab now will not accept the intrusive behavior of Capt Amarinder. “If Congress cannot organise a function properly, what else the people of Punjab can expect from them” said Khaira.
“We wish that the Congress party fulfill its promises of giving jobs to at least one person from the family, waive of the loan of farmers, eradicate drugs from the state etc made to the people of Punjab. We will keep a tab on the activities of Congress government inside and outside the assembly and failing in performing its duty the government has to feel the heat of aam aadmi,” said Khaira.