A day after Narendra Modi’s whirlwind tour of Punjab, Congress candidate from Patiala, Preneet Kaur on Saturday said the “Modi hype” created by the SAD-BJP alliance was a fallacy and the BJP prime ministerial candidate did not stand for constructive development.
An aggressive Preneet lashed out at Modi for talking against PM Manmohan Singh during his election rally at Punjab. “Modi forgets to mention in his speech the shabby treatment extended to senior BJP leader lK Advani, Modi practices politics of centrism and has no room for democratic voices,” she said.
She said Modi practiced an economic policy, which would directly benefit the big industrial houses. While Modi is “smooth talking” that he will develop Punjab, the BJP prime ministerial candidate seemed to ignore the fact that Narco terrorism was being patronised by his ally SAD in the State.
Ban Majithia, Amarinder writes to EC
Amritsar: Congress’ Amritsar lS candidate Amarinder Singh has demanded the Election Commission to ban Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia from campaigning in the State over his alleged act of distorting the Gurbani by adding BJP candidate Arun Jaitley’s name into it.
He has also written to the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs, asking it to summon Majithia for the alleged blasphemy. Amarinder wrote to the EC seeking it to ban Majithia “from campaigning along the same lines as it did with BJP’s Amit Shah and SP’s Azam Khan for provocative speeches which hurt the religious sentiments of millions people across the globe.” Amarinder said the hymns were also the prayer of the Sikh Regiment, infantry regiment of the Indian Army, which he (Amarinder Singh) belonged to.
Majithia submits apology to Akal Takht
Amritsar: Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Saturday appeared before the Jathedar of Akal Takht and expressed apology for uttering distorted hymns of Tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh in a public function on April 24. Jathedar Akal Takht, Gyani Gurbachan Singh said the issue will be discussed in the meeting of five Sikh head priests in the coming days and Majithia has to appear before the Sikh clergy on being summoned.
Cong to make clean sweep in Punjab: Shakeel Ahmad
Batala: AICC general secretary and in-charge of Punjab affairs, Shakeel Ahmad claimed his party would make a clean sweep in Punjab winning all 13 seats. Ahmad, who joined the roadshow in Batala in support of Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa, said people in the country were determined to crush the regressive forces. He said in Punjab, the situation was the worst as jungle law prevailed. It was mafia raj, which had monopolised sand, gravel, liquor and private transport.