lashing out at the Congress party for its hue and cry over the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s letter, the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday said that in fact, Jaitley has assured the State of considering its case for package after submission of report of 14th Finance Commission.
“The Congress party is raising hue and cry only to divert the public’s attention from the projects which Modi Government has sanctioned for the State in just 100 days of its governance,” said the SAD treasurer and Chief Parliamentary Secretary NK Sharma.He said that the Modi Government has sanctioned IIM Jalandhar, Smart City Amritsar, Mega Food Park at Fazilka, 2000 Megawatt Solar Power Project, 10 lakh tonnes of coal for thermal plants in the State and more than Rs8,000 crore projects of four laning of roads in the State apart from Rs2,526 crore grants in three months.
“The Congress has gone berserk seeing these projects and is now resorting to misinformation campaign only to divert the public’s attention from the development works,” said Sharma.The SAD leader said that in his own constituency, Derabassi, projects more than Rs300 crores have been sanctioned by the Modi Government. “Sports Centre for the Disabled, another Sports Authority of India Centre and grants for over-bridge has already arrived,” he added.
Sharma said that this is just the beginning and Punjab would proved to be maximum beneficiary of the Modi Government.“Congress leaders should tell the people what they had brought for the state during the rule of the UPA-IIIJ,” he asked.lashing out at the Congress for trying to create a wedge between the alliance partners SAD and BJP, Sharma said: “Congress’ nefarious design would fall flat as the alliance is natural and would not only continue but strengthen further in future.”
He advised the Congress leadership to shun its negative propaganda and start working for the betterment of the State with positive thinking.