List of candidates to be out in first week of Dec, says Capt

Saturday, 19/11/2016

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Chandigarh : The Punjab Congress will release its list of candidates for ensuing Punjab Assembly Elections probably in the first week of December. The process for the scrutiny of candidatures, received from the aspirant of party tickers is on, claimed Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Capt Amarinder Singh, here on Friday.

Talking to media persons PPCC chief said that after scrutiny of candidatures, a list of shortlisted candidates will be sent to the party high command. “It is the high command to

take the final call then”, he added.

Asha Kumari, election incharge of Punjab Congress, says the shortlisting of the candidatures is going on at micro-level. A list of the suitable candidates will be sent to the All Indian Congress Committee for the final approval, she claims.

The Congress Party, this time again, has been trailing its main rival Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) which released its first list of 69 candidates on Wednesday. Contesting Assembly elections with its political partner (BJP) on sharing basis, the SAD will contest on 93 seats while the rest 24 has been left for the BJP.

The BJP has also not come up with its list of candidates as of now. Contesting Punjab Assembly Elections for the first time, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has already fielded its candidates in 91 assembly constituencies.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has already made clear to contest the elections independently at all 117 seats.

‘Demonetisation has brought economy to standstill’

Dera Bassi : Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singhon Friday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “draconian” demonetisation move, saying it had brought the economy to a standstill.

He alleged that Badal government in the state was sitting pretty while lakhs of people were suffering from an acute cash crunch.

Talking to mediapersons outside Dera Bassi branch of the State Bank of India, where he stopped over en route from Delhi to Chandigarh, Amarinder claimed the Badal family was unconcerned about the plight of the common man since they had control of various institutions and businesses to transform their own black money into white.

Amarinder listened to the complaints of the people lined up outside the bank, many of whom had been standing for hours, and directed party leaders and workers to come out in full strength to help ease their woes.

He said the move to demonetise 1,000 and 500 rupee notes had created an unprecedented financial crisis in the country.

The situation, he said, was extremely grave, yet the Badal government was taking no steps to ease the discomfort of the people.

The Punjab Congress chief claimed that the Badals will simply pass off their black money as ‘chadawa’ (offerings) at the gurdwaras through the SGPC, which is also under the Akali control.