Moving a step ahead all political parties in Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal is all set to launch a massive outreach programme from Wednesday, spreading over 100 days covering all 117 assembly constituencies, from Zira, not only aimed at exposing the ‘corrupt and scam ridden’ Congress Government but also to reach out to every household across Punjab ahead ensuing elections.
Launching the party’s ‘Gall Punjab Di’ campaign, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal would undertake a 100-day yatra across 100 constituencies, holding 700 public meetings and addressing each and every section of the society during the course of which SAD workers would go to each and every village and ward in the State to take the people’s feedback which would eventually be the part of party’s election manifesto for 2022 polls.
“The purpose of this exercise is two-fold. First, to bring the corruption done by the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s Government as well as his Council of Ministers before the people; and secondly to collect feedback from them as to what they expected from the next SAD-BSP Government,” said Sukhbir.
SAD chief also released a missed call number service with number — 96878-96878 — to invite Punjabis to join the party’s campaign as well as share their aspirations with the party. A website — www.GallPunjabDi.in — was also launched for the purpose.
At the same time, Sukhbir also released the charge-sheet against the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). “While the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had a lot to answer vis-Ã -vis Rs 6,500 crore excise scam, five of his ministerial colleagues are accused of indulging in corruption,” he said.
While Sadhu Singh Dharamsot was involved in the SC scholarship scam, Sukhjinder Randhawa was involved in the seed scam, Balbir Singh Sidhu in the COVID procurement as well as de-addication tablets scam, Bharat Bhushan Ashu in the wheat scam and Sham Sunder Arora in the JCT land scam, said Sukhbir.
Taking the Chief Minister head on, Sukhbir said that Capt Amarinder had destroyed Punjab in the last four and a half years. “Punjab has the misfortune of having a Chief Minister who did not come out of his home, did not meet even his own Ministers, did not listen to the people and even teachers seeking to meet him were thrashed brutally. The only work the Capt Amarinder Government has done was to loot the State treasury,” said Sukhbir.
“Nothing has been done in the way of development. In fact, gangsters have been patronized and are wantonly running extortion rackets from inside State jails,” he added.
Saying that in his life, he had seen only three leaders who had taken an oath and broken it without any qualms, Sukhbir said: “Capt Amarinder took an oath on the holy Gutka Sahib and broke it by not fulfilling his promise to eradicate drugs, ensure a complete Rs 90,000 crore loan waiver and provide jobs in each household...Similarly, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal had sworn an oath on his children not to have any truck with the Congress party but broke it within days. Even Punjab AAP convener Bhagwant Mann swore on his mother to leave drinking alcohol, but never honoured the same.”
Lashing out at Arvind Kejriwal, Sukhbir said that AAP convener wanted to implement a failed Delhi model in Punjab. “Kejriwal is a master of deceit. He is known to have taken opposite stands on the SYL issue in Punjab and outside the State. He has also taken an anti-Punjab stand on the issue of stubble burning besides filing a petition in the Supreme Court demanding the closure of thermal plants of Punjab,” he said.
“In direct contrast to the Congress and AAP, SAD has a credible leadership which has always delivered on its commitments. We are committed to meeting the aspirations of Punjabis at all costs,” declared Sukhbir adding that “Gall Raj Di Nahi, Gall Punjab Di Hai”.