Terming SAD-BJP alliance as firm and everlasting, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday said that the alliance would contest upcoming polls together and the names of candidates would be announced at a suitable time.
Badal, interacting with the mediapersons on the sidelines of Sangat Darshan programme in Mehal Kalan Assembly segment, said that there was still ample time for elections and the announcement of candidates would be made at an appropriate time.
He said that SAD-BJP alliance was a unique phenomenon in the history of Indian democracy which has given a new direction to our polity. “The people of the State has reposed their faith in this alliance time and again,” he said adding that even there was hardly any instance of bickering between both the alliance partners.
The Chief Minister said that he had asked the Deputy Commissioners across the State to conduct special girdwaris for assessing loss of crop of farmers. “Every farmer would be duly compensated for the loss by the State Government. I have asked the officers or officials to ensure proper utilisation of development grants in villages so that development of the state could be further given a fillip,” he said.
Badal, earlier addressing the people, said that the State has been blessed with bounty of natural resources like river waters and fertile land. “However, the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are now jointly conspiring to deprive the state and its people of their most precious resources — the river waters,” he said while cautioning the people that if the river waters were robbed from state than its entire economy would be ruined.
Asserting that the Satluj Yamuna link (SYl) canal would never become a reality, Badal avowed to make every sacrifice to protect the river waters of the state. “SYl agreement is a grave injustice done by the successive Congress governments with the state. Akali Dal is opposed to this agreement from day one…Now also, we are firm to our stand to not allow the construction of this canal at any cost,” he said.