SAD president Sukhbir Badal on Monday told Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh to tell Punjabis why he had never gone to jail on the SYl canal issue.
“You seem to have joined the despicable Arvind Kejriwal team in lying and deceiving Punjabis,” said Sukhbir.
He said: “You also seem to be suffering from amnesia. You forgot to tell Punjabis that it was you who invited Indira Gandhi to Kapoori to start digging of the SYl canal. You also forgot to tell them that it was Sardar Badal who courted arrest on the SYl issue. You have not courted arrest on any people issue even once. Whom are you trying to foolIJ”
Stating that Capt Amarinder was trying to cover up his tracks by making misleading statements on SYl issue, Sukhbir said: “You should, however, have some shame for covering up the evil deeds of Indira Gandhi. It is obvious you are doing this solely to please her grandson Rahul Gandhi and be anointed the party's chief ministerial candidate.”
Sukhbir told Capt Amarinder that SAD-BJP combine “has already done what you are promising to do”.
“It is obvious you don't read the newspapers as you rarely stay in Punjab. You are promising to stop construction of SYl canal when the SAD-BJP has already done that. We have even transferred the land on which canal stands back to the farmers. What more can you doIJ” he asked.
Taking on Capt Amarinder, SAD president said that instead of protesting, “you took out advertisements welcoming the move and even stood beside her when she initiated the digging of the canal”.
Asserting that this would indeed be Capt Amarinder’s last election, SAD president said: “The shelf life of your lies is over. People realize you have no commitment for Punjab or Punjabis. You have, in fact, sold the interests of Punjab to Rajasthan and Haryana. Punjabis will never forgive you for this. They will never trust you again.”