Bajwa asks Badal to perform or quit, accuses him of betraying people’s trust

Sunday, 25/08/2013

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/punjab/bajwa-asks-badal-to-perform-or-quit-accuses-him-of-betraying-peoples-trust/85492

DHARMKOT: Partap Singh Bajwa President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) today asked Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to perform or quit the job. He asked Badal to feel pity on people of Punjab and let them live with respect and pride they deserved.

Making a strong worded statement at the workers meeting here Bajwa said that Punjab was close to become a ‘Banana Republic’ due to a situation of anarchy prevailing in the government headed by Badal. He said that SAD-BJP government had totally failed in maintaining law and order leaving people to suffer in the hands of criminals. The rampant corruption has plagued the system and economy was in shambles. He said that for the first time in the history of Punjab mafias ruled the roost.

Bajwa strongly opposed the reckless borrowing and sale of public properties by SAD-BJP government to clear its debt, pay salaries of staff and day to day other expenses and demanded from President of Indian to declare financial emergency in the state.

Bajwa said that selling government properties was fraud with the people of Punjab and also an unethical and unprofessional practice. He said that SAD-BJP government had already sold properties of Punjab Tourism Corporation at throw away price to its favorites and now began mortgaging the land and buildings owned by Punjab Urban Development Authority. He said that what could be more shameful that PUDA Bhawan in Mohali was also mortgaged for Rs.500 crores. The PUDA has been asked to raise Rs.1000 crores against its properties. The government has also borrowed Rs.3500 crores from market by auctioning state development funds.

Bajwa said that he would take up the issue of sale of government properties by SAD-BJP government with the center government and the President of India and apprise them about economic mess in created by present government. He said that Governance was the last thing on the agenda of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal who has other priorities in mind. He said that Badal had lost control over administration and also shielding the corrupt ministers in his cabinet.

He said that Chief Minister had given clean chit to former Agriculture minister Sucha Singh Langah in seed subsidy scandal, Gulzar Singh Ranike in embezzlement of rural development fund scam.  Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka who makes headlines in one or the other scam was given clean chit in bungling of purchase of books, practical books and science kits. Maluka’s name has now figured in another scam of recruitment of PTI teachers who never applied for the job. He said that Tota Singh former education minister was convicted in forgery case and he still enjoys the confidence of Badal.

The Chief Minister was conducting Sangat Darshan just to keep himself busy but his hobby was costing heavily to the public exchequer. He is wasting development funds by scattered distribution of money”, he added.

Bajwa also said that the leaders who had lost their worth in the Congress party were accepted by SAD. He said that Mangat Rai Bansal and Joginder Pal Jain were fine examples to describe the political character of SAD. He said that some other Congressmen who had defected to SAD were sidelined and their political carrier has ended. He said that SAD was a feudal party and those believe in democracy has no place in the SAD.

PPCC President said that Congress party had taken up the issues like hike in power tariff, bus fares and imposition of property tax by SAD-BJP government. He said that state government was forced to lower the property tax slab under pressure from Congress party. He said that Congress had exposed the SAD-BJP on its false promises made in the election manifesto. He said that Congress party would go for Lok Sabha polls on the all these issues besides achievements of UPA Government at center. He asked the Congress workers to propagate the achievements of Congress and shortcomings of SAD-BJP combine.

Others who addressed the meeting included Kaka sukhjit Singh Lohgarh, Bibi Gurdarshan Kaur, Parminder Singh Pinki, Gurkirat Singh Kotli, Navtej cheema, Raja waringJeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu, Fateh Jung Singh Bajwa, Sardul Singh, Sukhwinder Singh Danny, Manjeet Mann, Harjot Kanwal Singh and Harminder gill.