Notwithstanding Congress leaders dubbing Sangat Darshan programmes as sheer wastage of money, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday called upon them to participate in this public meeting exercise for redressal of their problems.
Addressing a gathering of people during his Sangat Darshan programme at lambi assembly segment, Badal hit out at the Congress for opposing his public meetings stating that they were for the welfare of the people. He impressed upon the Congress leaders to forget their political differences and participate in the Sangat Darshan programmes to get their pending matters resolved.
Badal claimed that there was no other Chief Minister in the entire country who conducts such a democratic exercise. “Sangat Darshan helps us to evaluate performance of the officers which further facilitates us to provide effective, accountable and transparent governance to the people and nobody including the Congress leaders could deter me from holding Sangat Darshans to ensure the well being of people,” he added.
Emphasising that the public money was being aptly utilised, Badal said that the top most priority of the State Government was to uplift people’s standard of living by providing them with best environment possible. lashing out at Congress, he said people have drifted away from the party as its leaders have always opposed pro-people policies. “Even today, the Congress leaders have not leant any lesson from their mistakes,” he said.
Badal said that he has been holding Sangat Darshans ever since the inception of his political career and added that through them he listens to people’s problems and tries to solve them.