With the resignation of Congress MlA from Dhuri, Arvind Khanna, politics in Punjab has warmed up due to the impending bye-election with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday assailing the Congress leadership for thrusting another by-election in the State. Emphasising that the former Congress MlA from Dhuri has deserted the electorate by shirking away from the responsibility of serving them, Badal said Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has a glorious history of serving the people with full zeal and commitment whereas the Congress leaders ‘flee away’ after enjoying the fruits of power.
Addressing the public gathering during the Sangat Darshan program of Dhuri assembly segment, the Chief Minister said while the SAD leadership has been serving the State with dedication, Congress leaders were opportunists who just contest the elections for enjoying fruits of power and forget the people once they come to power.
Training his guns against the Congress leadership for opposing his Sangat Darshan, the Chief Minister dared the party leader to stop him from pursuing this pro-people move for the well being of the masses. Badal said that he had planned the Sangat Darshan of Dhuri assembly segment much before the former Congress MlA from Dhuri shirked away from fulfilling his responsibility towards the people by submitting his resignation.
“Congress leaders were free to complaint about Sangat Darshan to anybody but it would not deter him to carry forward this result oriented scheme,” he said, referring to the complaint of the Congress to the Election Commission on his visit to Dhuri assembly segment where bye-elections would be notified soon.
Terming the formation of Modi Government at the centre as a ‘silver lining’ for the State, Badal said that it would give further impetus to the overall development of the State and prosperity of its people. Taking a jibe on the proposed lalkaar Rally of former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in Amritsar on Saturday, the Chief Minister said that the motive of rally organised by the lok Sabha MP was to belittle his party colleagues.
He said before resorting to such political tantrums aimed at defaming Punjabis as drug addicts both Captain and State Congress Chief Partap Singh Bajwa should set their house in order. “Wise people of Punjab are well aware of dubious moves of Congress leaders aimed at tarnishing the image of Punjabis as drug addicts” added Badal.