Don’t hand over state’s reins to outsiders: Capt
Thursday, 08/09/2016
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Zira (Ferozepur) : To woo electorate in this Akali bastion, PPCC chief Capt Amarinder Singh today said a “non-Punjabi” should never be allowed to rule the state. In direct reference to the statement by AAP convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal that he would take over the reins of party affairs in Punjab in his own hands, Amarinder reiterated that Punjab was only for “Punjabis”.
“Let there be any number of parties, but these should comprise only Punjabis. We were born here, we will die here,” he said, adding that only a Punjabi could feel the pain of a fellow Punjabi, and not an outsider.
Amarinder asked Kejriwal to explain the charges of sexual abuse against AAP leaders deputed in the state from Delhi. “The charges are too serious to be dismissed the way Kejriwal is trying to do since these have been levelled by an AAP legislator from Delhi and corroborated by some local leaders,” he said, while addressing a gathering during the “Halke Vich Captain” programme here today.
He reiterated that if voted to power, he would waive farmers’ loans. “All loans will be paid by the government. I have done it in the past and I will do it again,” he said.
