Sympathising with Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa, the Shiromani Akali Dal on Thursday lashed out at the Congress High Command.
“What could a PPCC president achieve for his State from the Congress-led UPA Government in Delhi if he could not appoint his own secretaries without prior permission of the high command,” stated SAD secretary general, and MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, in a statement.
Dhindsa said that in choosing three former independents as general secretaries in OP Soni, Gurpeet Singh Kangar and Charanjit Singh Channi, who had rebelled against the High Command earlier, the Congress had also exposed its political bankruptcy of the highest order. “This just shows what a complete disarray the party is in and are desperately short of loyal workers. By appointing three former rebels, the party has not only displayed panic but also clearly sent a signal that it was no longer a cadre based party,” said Dhindsa.
“We really sympathise with the newly appointed president. His high pitch honey-money songs have been ruined by the bride’s parents in Delhi. But this is hardly surprising. This is symbolic of the way that party is being run and also of how much importance they give to Punjab,” said Dhindsa.
“The PPCC president has always been a puppet in the hands of those who do not even understand Punjab. The local leadership is treated as no more than a rubber stamp of the non-Punjabi central leadership and that is part of the reason behind the tragedy faced by Punjabis,” said Dhindsa. Dhindsa’s statement came after all appointments made by Bajwa, including those of an office secretary and a spokesperson of the party had been cancelled by Congress High Command.