Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday branded top leadership of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a conglomerate of outsiders who have no inkling about the culture, traditions and atmosphere of Punjab nor any sentimental connect with its roots.
Replying to the queries of mediapersons during the 2nd day of sangat darshan for villages falling under Balachaur constituency, the Deputy Chief Minister castigated AAP saying the hobnobbing of this rabidly anti-Punjab party with the radical elements and its source of funding needs to be thoroughly probed by the Centre.
Attacking the AAP, Badal said it will also meet the same fate as that of the PPP in the coming Assembly polls.
Badal said the AAP indulged in bitter internal feuds of its own making and therefore cannot compete with the SAD-BJP Government on developmental agenda. He said that sans any progress centric issues, the Congress also is no match for the SAD-BJP Government either.
He said Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh cannot list even a single measure of developmental
nature during his tenure as Chief Minister.
Touching the plank of development, the Deputy Chief Minister said that it is only the SAD-BJP Government under the visionary leadership of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal which has done record development of the State and initiated measures aimed at welfare of all the sections of society with specialised focus on farming and labour sectors.
He said the kandi canal would be completed shortly at a cost of Rs540.24 crore and would be beneficial for the needs of 60,000 acres of lands. He also announced that Rs50 crore would be spent on ensuring 100 per cent water supply for Balachaur region. He said a volleyball academy would be established in Balachaur besides operationalising a skill center in every block.
Earlier, the Deputy Chief Minister interacted with people during the sangat darshan and disbursed development grants worth Rs22 crore during two days of sangat darshan.