Capt: If invited, will join Sanjha Morcha protests
Thursday, 06/09/2012
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120906/punjab.htm#4
Sangrur : If invited, the Congress will join the district-level protests to be organised by the Sanjha Morcha on September 21 against the recent taxes in Punjab. Talking to the media at the residence of Dhuri Congress MLA Arvind Khanna here today, president of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Capt Amarinder Singh said the Congress had no hesitation in joining the protests against the “anti-people” polices of the SAD-BJP Government.
He was accompanied by Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Sunil Jakhar, former minister Chiranji Lal Garg and Barnala MLA Kewal Singh Dhillon.
Amarinder said the Sanjha Morcha had not rejected his offer to participate in Congress dharnas on September 7. Morcha leaders had merely stated that at such a short notice, they could not prepare the cadres for participation in the Congress dharnas.“It is not the end, rather it’s a beginning. As and when the Morcha prepares its cadres, it will join the Congress protests,” he said.
The PCC president accused the SAD-BJP Government of imposing needless taxes. Property tax had been imposed even on vacant plots as small as 50 yards. He said the Badal government had hiked VAT on all commodities because of which the cost of living had gone up.
Capt Amarinder warned that the SAD-BJP Government did not give up its “anti-people” polices, the PPCC could give a call for Punjab bandh.
Claiming that the Congress would win all 13 Lok Sabha seats, he denied differences with any Congress MLA. He said all Congress MLAs were united and were with him.
