launching Congress’ election campaign from Mehraj in Rampura Phull making a scathing attack against the Badals, the state party chief Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday vowed to “hang them” along with all others guilty of religious sacrilege and drug mafia.
At the same time, Capt Amarinder dismissed “cowardly Arvind Kejriwal” as someone who “did not have the guts to fight him on the electoral battleground”.
Capt Amarinder, addressing a rally, said that he had decided to fight Chief Minister Parkash Singh on his home turf of lambi in order to free Punjab from the clutches of Akalis, who had been looting the people of the State for the last 10 years.
He also challenged Kejriwal to come and fight him in lambi if he was really confident of sweeping the Punjab elections, as he claimed to be. “Punjab does not tolerate cowards like the AAP leader,” said Capt Amarinder, adding that if left to AAP or the Akalis, Punjab will never be able to restore its lost pride and glory.
The former Chief Minister asserted that his Government would work 24X7 to bring Punjab back on the track of development and progress.
“I would launch immediate inquiries into all incidents of major crimes such as religious sacrilege, as well as drug and other mafias, to pin responsibility…I will hang the guilty from their heads, even if it is the Badals themselves who are found to be implicit in such crimes,” he added.
He also pledged himself to fulfill all promises made by him and his party, including farm debt waiver, for which 33 lakh people had signed forms.
Capt Amarinder said he would ensure that “Kejri-Kujri” does not succeed in taking over the State, with which he has no connect.
Describing Kejriwal as a “slimy crook” and “a liar” of the first order, Capt Amarinder said that AAP was a party of outsiders which was getting outsiders to campaign and coordinate the elections since they did not have any trust or ties with Punjabis.
Capt Amarinder expressed hope that he will be able to celebrate his birthday on
March 11, the day of the counting for the Assembly polls, with a victory.