Slamming Congress for “betraying” the people of border areas by denying “basic civic amenities” to them, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday said that the State Government would soon chalk out a multi-pronged strategy to ensure overall development of border districts.
Addressing a gathering during his Sangat Darshan programme of Dera Baba Nanak assembly segment, Badal said that he had directed Deputy Commissioners of all border districts in the State to conduct a comprehensive village-level survey within a month for acquainting themselves with the needs of the people. “Based on the survey, a need-based plan would be formulated to ensure that the residents of these districts are provided ultra-modern facilities,” he said.
The CM also directed the top brass of the district administration to ensure that officers regularly make field visits to take a stock of problems faced by the people at grass roots level for its effective solution. Exhorting the people to vote for BJP-led NDA at the Centre, the Chief Minister said that it would give a major fillip to the development of the border areas as Punjab Government would get more funds from NDA Government to develop these places.
He said that once Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was elevated to the post of the Prime Minister, unprecedented development would be witnessed in the entire region. Taking aim at the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for being inexperienced, Badal said that he was hardly a match for Modi’s decisive and able leadership. Calling on the people to throw Congress leaders out of power, Badal said that due to the discriminatory policies of the Congress Governments, development of Punjab has been adversely affected.