Exuding confidence, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Friday said that the SAD-BJP combine fronting its development agenda would register a “massive victory” in the upcoming local bodies elections in the State. “SAD-BJP combine on its development agenda would register a massive victory in the coming local bodies elections,” said Sukhbir, while announcing that the construction work on four-six lane roads connecting all major cities would be initiated from December.
Sukhbir, while inaugurating the Kurali-Siswan road constructed at a cost of Rs75 crore, said that the SAD-BJP alliance is not a political alliance but a natural alliance and both parties would fight municipal elections together.About the expected date of announcement of the elections, he said that Punjab government has suggested the probable dates to State Election Commission, but it is the prerogative of the Election Commission to decide and announce the schedule.
He stressed that the state machinery has been fully geared up for a free and fair elections in the State. Sukhbir claimed that the State Congress is no more a challenge to the SAD-BJP combine as people of Punjab have rejected this party in all previous electoral battles due to their “directionless and anti-Punjab stance”.
He also alleged that Congress leaders have nothing to offer to the people of State and have no agenda on development and other issues as they were “fighting with each other” for Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) “captaincy”.
Also SAD chief, Sukhbir stressed that necessary infrastructure was the only alternative to attract the investors in Punjab to accelerate the development in a land-locked state. He said that the SAD-BJP combine Government has set the target to connect all major cities with four-six lanes in next two years.