Punjab’s former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, who has been appointed as Deputy leader of Congress in the lok Sabha, said that he would project the party’s point of view effectively in the lower House of the Parliament.
“The new role has put an additional responsibility on my shoulders of representing the party and projecting effectively and forcefully the party point of view in the Parliament besides representing the people of my constituency,” said the Amritsar MP in a statement.He also thanked party president Sonia Gandhi for his appointment as the Deputy leader of Congress in the lok Sabha, and also the people of Amritsar saying, “without their support, it would not have been possible”.
Capt Amarinder, who defeated BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley from Amritsar seat, said that he will continue to remain available to the people of Punjab in general and Amritsar in particular despite his busy engagements in New Delhi.Reiterating his commitment towards the holy city of Amritsar, he said: “I have always felt blessed over getting a chance to represent it, and it is only the blessing of the Guru that I have been honoured with the post of the Deputy leader of the CPP in the lS. I will ensure that the mission I have taken upon myself is accomplished.”
“I reiterate that this is just the beginning of the blessings that the holy place of Amritsar is showering on me,” he said, while adding, “it is not only an honour for me, but for all the people of Amritsar who ensured my victory and everyone in Amritsar whom I am representing in the Parliament”.