Terming the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the enemy parties of Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday called upon people of the State to distinguish between own people and strangers and ensure that the reigns of State are given in safe hands.
Addressing a Sangat Darshan in Budhlada Assembly constituency, Badal warned the people of Punjab that the Congress party-which attacked the most holy place of Sikhism Sri Darbar Sahib, killed thousands of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and always taken away the rights of Punjab – can never think about the betterment of Punjab.
He added the Congress has ruled over country for a long time but has always committed economic, social and religious atrocities on Punjab. He added SAD was the party that has always worked to safeguard interests of for Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiat.
Terming the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as anti-Punjab, he said that neither Kejriwal was aware of the issues of Punjab nor he knows about people of the State. He said that the AAP had no agenda for development and promotion of the Punjabis and was trying to entice the voters by mere slogan raising. He said that the Governments do not work on baseless slogans instead one has to set agendas for development and take initiatives to wipe off miseries of people.
Warning the people of the State, Badal said if the Congress or the AAP comes into power even mistakenly, these parties will stop the benefit of free power, water, atta dal, shagan scheme and many other benefits being given to them.
Answering media query on Assembly segment from where he will contest the elections, Badal said that he will follow the orders of party in this context. He said that in politics the party is supreme and his entire life he has been following the orders of party.
Holding Congress responsible for the Satluj Yamuna link fiasco, the Chief Minister said that the Congress leaders are puppets in the hands of high command. Alleging that AAP is a two-faced party, he said that it has already shown its real face by submitting an affidavit in the Supreme Court over water issue.