Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Sunday accused the ruling Akali-BJP Government in Punjab of not only ignoring ludhiana in terms of development, but also diverting the development funds from the city to other places.
Tewari said that while the State Government had mostly been indifferent towards the city, it was being hostile to the areas represented by the Congress. The Minister maintained that even the funds granted by the Central Government were either diverted for other purposes or were not accounted for. Tewari was speaking at a public meeting of Congress organised in Haibowal on Sunday by local councillor Hemraj Aggarwal.
Meanwhile, during a personal visit to senior Congress leader KK Bawa's house on Sunday, Manish Tewari said, “Congress party is all set to win in the upcoming parliamentary elections.” ludhiana MP said, “The Congress party will emerge as winner during the upcoming lok Sabha polls. Congress has worked for all-round development of the country and will continue to do so in the coming years.”
Tewari said Congress in Punjab would emerge stronger in the coming days and would expose the SAD-BJP alliance on all fronts. He said that people of the State have been deprived of all basic amenities and wanted a change now.