Badal family promoted drug menace, corrupt electoral practices in Malwa: Bajwa
Tuesday, 23/07/2013
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TuesMANSA: On second day of his tour of 117 assembly segments of Punjab, Partap Singh Bajwa President Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee(PPCC) today made a scathing attack on Badal family and accused them of neglecting education and health care of people and pushing youth to drug addiction.
Addressing massive meeting of party workers, Bajwa exhorted the party cadre to highlight the shortcomings of SAD-BJP government particularly about the unkept promises of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his daughter in law Harsimrat Kaur Badal MP from Bathinda constituency of which Mansa is a part.
Bajwa said that Badal family drew its political strength from Malwa but didn't help the people to come out of poverty and misery. "They were selective in development to suit their political needs" and added that they Bathinda was not on their agenda before Badals decided to field Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal from this seat. He said that Badal family had brought the drug culture to Malwa and spread the menace to secure votes.
PPCC President said that large number of people in Malwa region were suffering from cancer and they have no place to go for treatment. He said that SAD had in election manifesto promised free treatment of cancer patients but no cancer hospital is opened here. He said that cancer patients were being fleeced by private hospitals which are charging between Rs.5 to 10 lakhs. People were forced to go to Bikaner in Rajasthan where certain hospitals are charging Rs.1.50 lakhs for treatment. He said that center government has approved a cancer hospital for Malwa region at the cost of Rs. 500 crores to be set up in Sangrur district.
Bajwa said that Harsimrat Kaur Badal who boasts to be champion of women's cause and runs Nanhi Chhan trust had no interest in saving girl child. She is exploiting sentiments of people for the girls and playing her politics. He questioned her over fall in sex ratio of girls per 1000 male children from 870 to 868. He said that Nanhi Chhan was a noble project launched by Ranbaxy Industries and later Mrs. Badal hijacked it and misled the people about her motives.
Bajwa said that Harsimrat Badal didn't utter a word in support of Harbinder Kaur dalit girl of Tarn Taran who was beaten up by police in full public view. SAD-BJP government tried level best to protect the guilty police officers. Action was taken only after Supreme Court intervened. She also kept mum over molestation of Amritsar girl, the daughter of Punjab Police ASI who was gunned down by goons of Youth Akali Dal.
"Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal failed to take up case of dalit girls who were not paid shagun scheme money by SAD-BJP government. There are 78866 applications of Shagun scheme pending with the government", he added.
Bajwa said that Mansa remained neglected for long and the credit for existing infrastructure goes to Congress party since it was carved out a from Bathinda to become a district headquarter by former Chief Minister late Beant Singh.
Bajwa complimented the party workers for giving good performance in the recently concluded Panchayat, Block Samiti and Zila Parishad elections. He said that victory of Congress candidates in Mansa and Bathinda was giving sleepless nights to Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
On development front Bajwa said that widening of national highways in the Malwa region was being done with funds given by center government. He said that RO system set up in villages was done with World Bank grant secured by center government. He said that schools in Malwa region were in dilapidated condition and without teachers. He said that SAD-BJP government was not doing any business other than issuing press notes to put their stamp on works executed with central grants.
He reiterated that Food Security Bill would be passed by the Parliament in session starting on August 5. He flayed SAD and BJP for opposing the food security bill and women reservation bill. He said that both parties have communal politics a common agenda; otherwise they have no concern with the plight of people. He said that law and order in the state was deteriorating everyday and police force was demoralized due to political interference. He asked the people to teach lesson to SAD-BJP alliance in the coming Lok Sabha elections.
Prominent among others who addressed the meeting are Sher Singh Gagowal, Harminder Singh Jassi, Ajit Inder Singh Mofar, Amarinder Singh Raja Waring MLA, Gurpreet Kaur Dhaliwal, Ram Lal Dhaipai, Major Singh Jhalwati, Chiranji Lal Garg, Bikarmjit Singh Mofar, Aman Arora and Mr.Khushbaj Singh.
