In the backdrop of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Badal Taking filing a defamation case against Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab chief minister on Thursday welcomed it by saying that it will give him another chance to expose the anti-Punjab stance and misdeeds of the Badal family.
Addressing the gathering after dedicating 14 libraries to the people here, Mann said that he would make a plea for a daily hearing of the case to ensure that people are apprised of the sins of Badals. He said that Badals ignored the interests of the state only for the sake of constructing a canal to their farmhouse by Haryana as a reward for his treachery with the state. He said that not only this the business of Badals in terms of Hotels, villas, transport and others has flourished at the cost of the progress of the state, which will be told to the people in detail.
Mann said that Sukhbir is contesting the case for saving his property whereas he will go to the court to save the people, adding that he will tell the world about all the misdeeds of the Badal family due to which the state had lagged in various fields.
The Chief Minister said that those people who used to claim that they will rule the state for 25 years have been rejected by the people, adding that these leaders have not been able to get their 25 MLAs elected as they have been trounced by the people.
Mann alleged that the Union government has maliciously stalled the Mukh Mantri Teerth Yatra Scheme by not giving the trains and said that the trains scheduled on December 7 and 15 have not been given to the state despite payment done in advance. He said that the sole motive is to deprive people of not paying obeisance at revered places adding that these designs of union government will not be successful as he will resume this yatra by airplane.
The Chief Minister predicted that the people are so fed up with corrupt leaders of these parties that we will sweep all the seats in the state during the coming general elections. He said that people have made up their minds to give all the 13 seats of the state in upcoming general elections to them. He said that the state has created history by purchasing Goindwal power plant owned by a private company GVK Power, pointing out that for the first time, this reverse trend has started when the government has purchased any private power plant whereas in the past the state governments used to sell their assets to the favorite individuals at ‘throw-away’ prices.
CM DEDICATED 14 NEW LIBRARIES IN SANGRUR DISTRICT CONSTRUCTED
Chief Minister Mann also dedicated 14 new ultra-modern libraries in the Sangrur districts constructed at a cost of 4.62 crore. He envisioned that these libraries will act as a harbinger of growth and prosperity in the state adding that this initiative is aimed at inculcating reading habits amongst the youth of the state. He envisioned that these libraries will go a long way in transforming the destiny of the youth and produce bureaucrats, scientists, Doctors, technocrats and others.
The Chief Minister said that these libraries are equipped with ultra modern facilities to ensure that they act as a paradise for book lovers. He said that hi-tech facilities like Air conditioners, Invertors, CCTV cameras, Wifi and others. He said that these libraries are a true repository of knowledge and literature adding that it is a matter of great pride and satisfaction for all of us that this state of the art libraries houses precious books on varied subjects, which attracts book lovers.
Later, Mann dedicated the Weight Lifting Centre and Astro Turf in the War Heroes stadium. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, he said that the Punjab government has laid a major thrust on the promotion of games in the state thereby utilizing the unbounded energy of youth in a positive direction.