The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday came out in defence of the beleaguered Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia and ridiculed the Punjab Congress for trying to disrupt the Winter Session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha by deciding to prop up a “frivolous” no confidence motion which was doomed to fail.
It also questioned the logic behind “such cheap publicity stunts”, asserting if this was the stand of the Punjab Congress, the erstwhile Congress-led UPA Government should have resigned many times over.
SAD Ministers Sikander Singh Maluka, Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Gulzar Singh Ranike, Daljit Cheema and Sharanjit Singh Dhillon issued a statement saying this was not the first time the Punjab Congress was attempting to disrupt the Assembly Session.
“Every time before the start of the session they demand more time for discussion. However every time, they hatch a conspiracy to stall the proceedings on one ground or another. This time is no different. The Congress, which professed it wanted to discuss serious issues of public interest in the winter session, has decided to stall the proceedings by bringing up an issue which is of no interest to anyone but themselves,” the SAD Ministers said. They said it was a pity that the Punjab Congress had reached such a stage that it no longer had any agenda of its own to pursue in the Vidhan Sabha.
On summons issued to Majithia, the Ministers said nothing could be read in this exercise. “The drug lord who made false allegations against Majithia had old links with members of the Punjab Congress and was used by the party to malign the Minister”, they alleged in the statement.