SAD to blame for drug menace: Kejri
Sunday, 27/07/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140727/punjab.htm#6
Sangrur : Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal launched a scathing attack on the Akali Dal in Sunam today. Kejriwal blamed the ruling SAD for the prevalent drug menace in the state. “Under the patronage of corrupt politicians, the drug trade is flourishing in the state. Even though the name of an Akali minister is being openly linked to the drug trade in the media, still no action has been taken against him. An honest politician would have never allowed the situation to deteriorate so much. There is a direct link between such politicians and the smugglers. If AAP comes to power, we will curb drug trade immediately. We reduced corruption drastically in New Delhi in 49 days.” he said.
On the controversy surrounding the paid dinner, he said, “It is a transparent way of collecting party funds. Those, who had dinner with me, were given receipts for the Rs 10,000 they paid.”
On lessons learnt from Delhi, he reiterates that resigning from the post of Chief Minister was a mistake, he said, “We want to rectify that mistake by winning the elections in Delhi this time. The BJP government is running away from elections. As per our survey, we will win 60 per cent of the seats. The Modi Government is unpopular. Inflation is high, fuel prices are up and they have failed to bring back black money from Switzerland.”
On AAP choosing not to contest the Haryana assembly elections, Kejriwal said, “We do not have the structure and the means to contest elections at various places at the same time. I want to focus on Delhi first. Our national executive will soon take a final decision on the matter.
In response to a query about the absence of an organisational structure, he said that booth and village-level committees had been formed to strengthen the structure. “My aim is to have ten workers of AAP manning each polling booth in the by-polls at Patiala and Talwandi Sabo and later all over the state,” he said.
