Bittu, Tewari slam SAD-BJP govt
Monday, 11/08/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140811/ldh1.htm#19
ALudhiana : Senior Congress leader and former Member Parliament (MP) Manish Tewari today accused the Akali-BJP Government of “discriminating against Ludhiana”.
Tewari said the Akalis keep making tall claims about the development of Punjab, but actually the state government has “miserably failed” to provide even the basic civic amenities to the public. “The pathetic condition of roads in Ludhiana shows the reality of the government’s claims. In rainy season, the roads turn into puddles of rain water,” he said. On the public health front, too, the government has failed, he added.
Tewari claimed the credit for providing regular grants for installation of tube wells in various parts of the city. He also claimed that the Congress-led UPA government had provided a grant of Rs 65 crore for the City Bus Service in Ludhiana. “It is unfortunate that the commuters are still not getting the best City Bus Service.”
Meanwhile, Ludhiana MP Ravneet Singh Bittu today alleged that the SAD, by ruining the industry in Punjab, is conspiring to weaken the BJP at the grassroots-level. Blaming the Akali Dal supremo Parkash Singh Badal, he accused the Akalis of playing politics on the Haryana Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee issue. “The Akalis want to meet their political ends by using the funds from ‘Guru Ki Golak’ (donations),” Bittu alleged.
