Won’t revoke social welfare schemes: Capt
Monday, 12/12/2011
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111212/punjab.htm#8
PCC chief Capt Amarinder Singh has made it clear that if voted to power, the Congress will not reverse the decisions and announcements made by the Akali-BJP government at the fag-end of its tenure, but these will certainly be reviewed.
During his visit to the city for the Jagannath Rath Yatra today, he said the recent decisions of the government were being taken keeping in view the forthcoming elections.
Amarinder claimed that the Badal government had not given anything new to the people of the state. “First, the government withdrew various concessions that we had given to different sections like 200 free units of power to the poor. Later, it restored these,” he added.
The PCC president denied that there was any factionalism within the Congress, particularly in some constituencies in Ludhiana. He said a large number of applicants for different constituencies did not mean that there was a dissension. “I take it in a positive manner, as it only shows the enthusiasm, expectation and anticipation of the people that the Congress is coming back to power. Hence, the rush for ticket,” he said.
