By Punjabnewswire4u
CHANDIGARH, MAY 21
The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal
today thanked the people of Punjab for once again endorsing their mandate
in favour of SAD-BJP alliance by giving a thumping verdict in their favour in
the just concluded Zila Parishad elections in the state. “It is a victory
of constructive politics based on a vision of peace and communal harmony and on
service of the people for greater progress and development in the state. It is
a referendum on our performance as government. It is at the same time yet
another defeat for politics of cheap political ethics, negative
propaganda and destructive slogans such as ‘teaching a lesson’ to the
opponents. The Congress has faltered yet again in assessing the mood of the
people who want a positive agenda for development and disapprove of unseemly
confrontation among their leaders,” said the Chief Minister in a statement
here.
Mr. Badal also
thanked the leaders and rank and file of SAD-BJP alliance for ensuring the
victory of its candidates through a peaceful and dignified democratic conduct.
“Our workers exercised great restraint the face of grave provocations from the
Congress who talked a language of violence all through the campaign.
The Chief Minister
also thanked the entire election machinery and the security staff for ensuring
a peaceful , smooth , free and fair election in the state.” It was a difficult
task in the face of provocative stance of the Congress but the officials acted
with admirable combination of restraint, firmness and tact to steer
through the challenge.
Mr. Badal regretted
that all through the campaign, the Congress tried to whip up passions, gave
open incitements to violence and tried to play its old card of divide and rule
for cheap electoral gains.”All of this has been decisively rejected by the
people once again,” said Mr. Badal.
The Chief Minister
described the sweeping victory of the alliance partners “as forceful mandate in
favour of the positive work done at the ground level and for a responsive
political culture represented by the SAD-BJP. It is also an equally forceful
rejection of needless confrontation and violent idiom indulged in by the
Congress leaders. People have spoken forcefully to expose the politics of lies
and false propaganda indulged in by our opponents.
The Chief Minster
however said that victory brings its own burden of responsibility with it and
assured the people of Punjab that his government would work even harder
for the progress of the state and welfare of its people. “The
overwhelming and forceful victory with which the people of the state have honoured
us has filled our hearts and minds with even greater humility and our sense of
responsibility towards them has gone further up. Each victory adds to our
responsibility and commitment and I am deeply conscious of what people expect
from us,” said the Chief Minister in a statement here, adding that his
government would continue to work towards the fulfillment of all the
expectations that people had from it.
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