Punjab Power Minister Gurpreet Singh Kangar on Monday said that the Akalis had no moral right to seek votes in the name of panth (community) as they had always exploited the panthic sentiments of people for personal gains.
Kangar, addressing a series of public meetings in support of the party candidate for Shahkot bye-election Hardev Singh ladi Sherowalia, said that the Akalis had only subverted the panthic institutions.
The veteran Congress leader from Malwa warned the people against the disinformation campaign by the Akalis against the Congress government led by Capt Amarinder Singh.
“It is strange and surprising that the same people, who were responsible for Bargadi and Bebal Kallan incidents, are trying to take high moral ground on panthic issues,” he said, while adding that the people were wise and well aware and that they will not be carried away by the Akalis’ false propaganda.
He also listed the achievements of the Congress government saying that in the very first year, a number of promises had already been fulfilled. “Whether it is the waiving off of farmers’ loans or putting a stop to drug peddling or generating jobs, Capt Amarinder has ensured that every promise is kept,” he said.
Pointing out that since the day Capt Amarinder took over as the Chief Minister, the farmers were not made to wait for even 24 hours for their payments, Kangar said that this is despite the fact that the Akalis left us with empty coffers.
Appealing to the people to ensure that they voted in great numbers for the Congress candidate Hardev ladi, he said that this will be the vote for Capt Amarinder’s promising and progressive agenda that is bound to take Punjab again on the path of glory.