Reiterating that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was like empty vessel which makes loud noise, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday dared Kejriwal & Company to list even a single pro-people initiative taken by their Government in Delhi.
Badal, addressing the gathering during Sangat Darshan programme at Vanwalla Annu in lambi Assembly segment, said it was on record that the AAP Government in Delhi has not fulfilled even a single promise made to people during polls.
“The AAP is just a party of hollow slogans and false promises…Nothing good for the State and its people could be expected from these people,” Badal said.
He said, “While on one hand, the Delhi Government headed by Arvind Kejriwal has done nothing for weaker and underprivileged sections of society, on the other, the SAD-BJP alliance Government in the State has taken several pro-poor initiatives like Atta-Dal, pension, shagun, Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Beema Yojna, Mai Bhago Vidya Scheme and others to safeguard the interests of poor and needy.”
Coming down heavily on AAP leader Bhagwant Mann for equating beneficiaries of Atta-Dal scheme with beggars, Badal said that this reflected the parochial mindset of the AAP leadership. He said the AAP leadership lacked such sympathetic approach towards people and were vying for political power just to enjoy its fruits rather than serving the people.
Citing example of Delhi Minister Sandeep Kumar who resigned recently after CD controversy, the Chief Minister said that this incident has exposed the real face of the AAP which claims itself to a party with high moral value and character.
Badal demanded registration of a criminal case against the sacked AAP Minister in Delhi.
Assailing the State Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh for issuing baseless statements, Badal said that during his stint as Chief Minister, he has done nothing for preserving our culture. “Rather than making any effort to upkeep the glorious heritage of state, the Congress headed by Captain has tormented psyche of every Punjabi by attacking our religious institutions,” he said.
Condemning the attack on media by the AAP leaders, Badal said that this was just the beginning and more such would follow in the coming time. “AAP leadership is totally ignorant about democratic norms due to which they are showing scant respect towards the values associated by it. AAP is a band of entertainers who are least bothered about respecting the basic ethos of democracy,” he added.