Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress for conniving with each other to derail the development process and disturb the hard earned peace in the state for their vested political interests.
Badal, addressing various Sangat Darshan programs in Mehal Kalan assembly segment, said that the Congress has always taken an anti-Punjab stance by continuously doing injustice with it. He said that unfortunately, the newly-formed AAP was also following the Congres’ legacy to damage the state. “Both these political parties are the sworn enemies of the state,” he said asking the people of Punjab to vigilant of their nefarious designs to ruin the State.
Urging the people to exercise their franchise cautiously, Badal said that it would make or mar the future of the state. “The people should not hand over their destiny to those people who have been inimical to the interests of state as Punjab has already suffered a lot due to such experiences in the past,” he said.
Slamming the Congress party for being hostile to the state and its people, Badal reminded the masses that Congress had bruised the psyche of every Punjabi by attacking Sri Darbar Sahib and butchering thousands of innocent Sikhs in various parts of country during 1984.
He said that Congress has deprived the state of its capital, legitimate share in the river waters, Punjabi speaking areas besides destroying the economy of the State. Badal said that even the plan to rob the waters of state by constructing SYl canal was formed and executed by the Congress adding that the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had performed the ground breaking ceremony of this canal. later, interacting with the media persons, the Chief Minister said that the process of recruitment for filling posts in various departments has already been initiated and would be completed soon.
Replying to another query, he said that despite of its meagre resources, the state government has been carrying on its pro-people policies without any problem. “The state government has started a new scheme to give interest free crop loan to farmers worth Rs 50,000. Besides, free treatment is being provided for fatal diseases like Cancer and Hepatitis C,” he added.