Terming Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh a “joint candidate” of the Akalis, the BJP and the Congress, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday cautioned the people of Punjab that every vote they would cast in favour of the Badals, the saffron party and the grand old party would go to “drug addiction”, while asking them to “vote for broom” to sweep addiction out of the State.
“Capt has emerged as a joint candidate of the Akali, BJP and the Congress. It means that money earned from drugs, which destroyed the youth of Punjab, is being used in Capt’s campaign. We want to caution the people of Punjab that every vote they will cast in favour of the Badals, the BJP and the Congress will go to drug addiction, and every vote they will cast for broom will sweep addiction out of Punjab,” said Kejriwal after releasing the party's trade manifesto.
Accusing the Badals of striking a deal with Capt Amarinder, he said: “A few days back, the Badals have closed the case against Capt Singh. I was going through a surgery when I received the news, and I could not believe it. In the run-up to elections, opponents trade charges against each other, but the Badals closed all cases against Captain, which would be, perhaps, the incident in the history of elections.”
He said: “There are many youth, who have been booked under false charges, and their family members are running from pillar to post, the Badals did not withdraw cases against them. It is increasingly clear that there has struck a deal between Sukhbir Badal and Captain.”
Accusing Capt Amarinder of saving the state Revenue Minister Bikram Majithia by opposing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry against him, Kejriwal sought to know as to what deal they had struck between them at that time.
He added that the entire Punjab says that Majithia sells drugs and many youngsters and youth are addicted across Punjab. “Captain did not let the CBI inquiry take place. The people want to know what deal they had struck between them at that time,” he asked.