History will seek answers for SAD’s downfall: Pargat to CM
Saturday, 06/08/2016
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Jalandhar : Suspended Akali MLA from Jalandhar Cantonment Pargat Singh today accused Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal, of causing the party’s “downfall”. He shot off a letter to the CM saying, “Under your patronage, the party which was known for sacrifices is collapsing. The history will seek a reply of this downfall from you.”
In a three-page letter, the copies of which were released to the media, hockey Olympian and former Director (Sports) Pargat lambasted the Akali leadership saying, “Raj nahi sewa is a mere slogan of the government and in reality no section of the society is happy under the Akali-BJP regime in Punjab. You dream of 25 years of rule in Punjab. You may go on to dream up to the extent of 50 years, but do check some ground realities.”
Pargat said he personally went to hand over the letter at the party office in Chandigarh today and that it was just the first of the series of letters, which he planned to hit out against the government. “I have still not received the letter of my suspension from the party and I term my suspension orders by the party president coming to me via the media as illegal, baseless and dictatorial,” he said. The reports of his suspension came on July 19.
He goes on to write: “The foundation of the party has badly weakened and the allegations of corruption, land and sand mafia, unemployment and family rule have only been deepening, on which no one is showing any signs of worry.”
He raised questions over alleged “misgovernance of the SAD-BJP government” as well as “dictatorial” and “self-styled” functioning of party president Sukbhir Badal.
Attacking Sukhbir, he says, “It is surprising for me that the party president has not learnt even the basic nuances of politics from you. Had he learnt being humble, both the state and the party would not have suffered this way. Instead, he made muscle and money his weapons.”
Pargat blamed the party for destabilising the institutions associated with Sikh religion. “The party which was based on the principle of ‘I may die, but my panth should remain alive’ is working on a new agenda, ‘Panth may die or collapse, but my family should continue to prosper’.”
