With the announcement of by-elections for Dhuri Assembly segment expected anytime now, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday exhorted people not to get swayed away by the hollow slogans of the Opposition, adding that they must elect only true public servants rather than ‘entertainers’ for ensuring better progress of the State.
Congress MlA from Dhuri Arvind Khanna resigned earlier this week paving the way for the by-election.
Addressing a gathering during the second day of Sangat Darshan program in Dhuri Assembly segment, the Chief Minister also targeted the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for misleading the people by showing them green pastures.
He said that it was a well known fact that the elected MPs of AAP have miserably failed to deliver anything to the people.
Referring to the local MP Bhagwant Mann, Badal said that anyone could entertain the people by catchy slogans but only the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) was committed to serve the people and safeguard the interests of Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiat.
Assailing the Congress, he said it was an age-long policy of the party to deny basic facilities to weaker sections of the society and hoodwinked them through false slogans.
Badal said Sangat Darshan was an integral part of State’s governance as it virtually brought the Government at the doorsteps of people, thereby, bridging the communication gap between the masses and administration, which normally hindered the process of progress.