Punjab BJP on Saturday alleged that even after the completion of Congress’ six months tenure in office, promises like full loan waiver of farmers, drug eradication within a month, job for each household, Rs 2,500 unemployment allowance and smart phones for youth, Rs 1,500 pension for the elderly among others have not been fulfilled.
The Congress made all sorts of promises in order to come into power. Farmers, labourers, dalits, urban and rural masses, women, elderly, poor; all are feeling cheated in Congress’ 180 days of rule, said Punjab BJP vice-president Harjit Singh Grewal and Punjab BJP secretary Vineet Joshi while releasing a report card on completion of Capt Amarinder Singh’s six months in office.
They said that Captain’s six months in office have been that of betrayal, shattered dreams and false hope in the real sense. During these 180 days if Captain and his ministers have achieved something, it is looting Punjab, indulging in political vendetta, beating up their opponents, atrocities on dalits, gangwars, electricity cuts, protests, road jams, atrocities on women, sacrilege, damage to acres of crop owing to negligence, ruining parliamentary traditions, humiliating martyrs, bolstering VIP culture and loot by private schools, they alleged.
The hard-toiling farmer of Punjab has lost all hope. During the first month of Capt Amarinder Singh’s Government, a suicide by a farmer was reported every second day. Now, after six months, two farmers are ending their lives daily. 237 farmers have committed suicide in Captain’s 180 days of rule, the BJP claimed.
The BJP leaders said that a farmer of village Tedakalan in Ajnala Tehsil, Major Singh in his suicide note has clearly held the Congress government responsible for his misfortune. What is even more appalling is that the families of the suicide victims have to sit on dharnas for compensation, said they.
Already hurt by Congress’ betrayal, the people of Punjab are now facing the brunt of government’s ministers, who are neglecting their departments.
Every minister of Capt Amarinder Singh government has failed during these six months, they added.