Unearth Badals’ blackmoney or we will: Kejriwal to Prime Minister

Wednesday, 23/11/2016

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Nihal Singh Wala : AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to unearth the “ill-gotten” wealth of the Badals in two-months time, failing which AAP would do so after forming the government in Punjab.

“We give two-months time to Modi to unveil the black money stashed by the Badals in Punjab and abroad, failing which AAP will not let them go scot-free once it forms the next government in Punjab,” he said at a rally here.

The Delhi Chief Minister, who is on an 11-day tour of the poll-bound state, said if Modi was serious to bring out the “ill-gotten” money amassed by bigwig politicians and business tycoons, then he “must let loose his agencies on the Badal family”.

“Badals during the last 10 years of misrule amassed huge wealth due to their control on almost all businesses, including transport, cable, mining, liquor etc,” he said.

Kejriwal said the time was ripe for Modi to prove his credentials that he was actually after the “black sheeps”, instead of harassing the common man through demonetisation.

Promising a “better future” for Punjab that goes to polls in 2017, he said contracts of mining and bus permits, which Badals obtained through “misuse of power”, would be taken back and distributed to unemployed youth, once AAP was voted to power.

The AAP leader also asked Modi to “go after Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh and his family, who have opened bank accounts in Swiss bank to stash away their black money.”

Kejriwal also criticised both SAD-BJP and Congress for not doing enough to improve the health infrastructure of the state.

“During the last 15 years, be it SAD-BJP or Congress, none of them actually worked to improve the health system in the state, which has not only been deteriorated but of late been completely collapsed. I have learnt that there is lack of medical facilities for cancer patients in the state, especially those in Malwa region, who have to go all the way to Bikaner to get treatment,” he said.

Kejriwal promised opening of a Cancer Hospital in the region, so that people do not have to travel to other states for treatment, adding that the AAP government would provide free and fair cancer treatment in the state.

Assures punishment to sacrilege accused

Barnala: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) conducted a rally in Cheema village of Barnala on Tuesday in which National Convener of AAP and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that culprits, who indulged in desecration of Guru Granth Sahib, would be handed out an exemplary punishment, once AAP formed the government in Punjab.

Addressing a gathering here on the third day of 11 days tour of Punjab, Kejriwal said that in the recent past there were series of incidents the sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib, Quran and Bhagwat Geeta by some anti-social elements, who wanted to create a wedge and foment hatred between the followers of different religions.

“It was indeed deeply painful to learn about such series of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib, which is sacred to not only Sikhs, but to the people of other religions including Hindus, Muslims and Christians too,” Kejriwal said.

He said that it was very unfortunate that SAD-BJP government, which claimed to be Panthic, failed to nab the real culprits, who indulged in such sacrilege incidents, including the one at Bargari village.