by Punjabnewswire4u
BHULLARWALA (SRI MUKTSAR SAHIB), MARCH 1
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash
Singh Badal today said that People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) has no future in the
state and its chief Manpreet Singh Badal has committed political suicide by
leaving Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) at the behest of Congress party.
Addressing the gathering during the concluding day of
Sangat Darshan program of the Lambi assembly segment here today, the Chief
Minister said that the Congress has always adopted the policy of ‘Divide and
Rule’ to weaken the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the constitution of PPP was part
of one such conspiracy of the Congress. He
said that despite of all such efforts the SAD has always emerged stronger as
‘it is like an ocean where hardly any difference is caused if any leader leave
the party’. Mr Badal said that history of state polity was an ample proof that
people have never accepted the treacherous attempts of the Congress leaders and
SAD has emerged victorious and more powerful after every such attempt.
The Chief Minister said that Manpreet has fallen prey to the cheap tactics of Congress
party but as usual the wise voters of Punjab have shown the door to him. Mr Badal categorically said that Manpreet has ruined his entire political career
by floating the PPP because the people of Punjab would never forgive him for
this political blunder. Taking a dig at the PPP, he said that the result of
Moga by-election has proved that people hardly have any faith in this party as
its candidate has lost its security deposits, which was a clear proof of its
dwindling popularity amongst the masses.
The Chief Minister further equated the condition of Congress after the debacle
of its official candidate in Moga by-election with a patient in ‘ICU’ on last
breath. He said that the people of Punjab have time and again rejected the
divisive politics of Captain Amarinder Singh and have reposed their faith in
the people friendly and development oriented policies of the SAD. Mr Badal said
that the people were fed up due to the anti-people policies of the Congress led
UPA government at the Centre and the party would be routed out from the state
in the next Lok Sabha elections.
Assailing the Union government for an irrational budget, the Chief
Minister said that nothing has been done for the welfare of the farmers, poor
and the middle class sections of the society in this budget. He said that the
adverse policies of the Union government were responsible for the day-by-day mounting
inflation which has resulted in the increase in agonies of the common man
manifolds. Mr Badal bemoaned that centre’s allocation of merely Rs 500 crore
for Green Revolution states primarily Punjab was just a peanut to undertake
massive crop diversification program to pull out its beleaguered peasantry from
the rut of wheat/paddy rotation. It may be recalled that the state government
has been demanding Rs 5000 crore for this ambitious program.
The Chief Minister said that rather than helping the states the Union
government has usurped the rights of the states thereby rendering them to the
status of dignified Municipal Committees. He said that apathetic attitude of
the Union government towards state could be well judged from the fact that the
centre has done nothing for the tackling the grave problem of water logging in
the state.
The Chief Minister said that the Congress led UPA government was neck
deep in corruption, nepotism and maladministration adding that it has today
virtually became a synonym of the scams and scandals. He said that the UPA
government must resign from the power on moral grounds and pave way for fresh
elections so that people could give their verdict for constituting a pro-people
government at the centre.
Taking strong exception to his Haryana counterpart Mr Bhupinder Singh
Hooda’s offer to resolve the contentious river water issue between Punjab and
Haryana amicably through a dialogue, the Chief Minister said that resolution of river water dispute was not within
ambit of Mr Hooda alone. He said that Mr Hooda was sadly mistaken that the key to the solution of this issue was
in hands of states as Mr Hooda neither had any mandate or right to solve this
issue. Mr Badal said that Punjab had always played a role of big brother to its
neighbouring state Haryana where as the latter has never repaid in the same
gesture.
The Chief Minister rued that the Centre has betrayed Punjab by denying
its legitimate share of river water in accordance with the universally accepted
riparian principles besides non -transferring the Punjabi speaking areas and
Chandigarh to Punjab. He categorically said that unless and until the Congress
at centre was sincere to the core, these territorial issues could not be solved
as they needed a strong political will which the Centre government was lacking.
Earlier during the Sangat Darshan program at village Kakhanwali, Bhullar
Wala and Haakuwala a large number of Congress and PPP leaders joined the SAD in
the presence of Chief Minister.
Meanwhile during the Sangat Darshan in Lambi, Panjawa, Kakhanwali,
Bhullar Wala, Haakuwala, Fatta Khera, Kandu Khera, Dhani Telian Wali and
Bheetiwala the Chief Minister disbursed the grants for undertaking development
works in them.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by his Special Principal Secretary Mr
KJS Cheema, DC Mr Paramjeet Singh and SGPC Member Jathedar Dayal Singh
Kolianwali.
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