In a dig at Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh’s outreach programme ‘Halke Vich Captain’, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday claimed there is no match between “darbars of Maharajas” and “pro-people Sangat Darshan” of SAD-BJP government.
The “politically motivated darbars” of Congress leaders reflect their “feudal mindset” whereas the Sangat Darshans are unique phenomena where the entire government visits villages for solving people’s problems, he claimed at a Sangat Darshan programme in Malout Assembly segment.
“Congress leaders with aristocratic mindset are free to hold darbars, provided they are of some utility to general public. It is on record that Sangat Darshan programme is very fruitful in redressing the grievances of the every strata of the society,” Mr Badal said.
‘Halke Vich Captain’
Ahead of the Assembly polls next year, Amarinder Singh, who belongs to the royal family of the erstwhile State of Patiala, has announced the launch of a 24-week-long outreach programme —‘Halke Vich Captain’— which will kick off on June 19 from Jalalabad, the Assembly constituency of Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal.
In this programme, Amarinder will spend one full day in each of Punjab’s 117 Halkas (Assembly constituencies) reaching out to more than two crore people and establishing direct contact with more than five lakh people.
The Chief Minister claimed, “Sangat Darshans guarantee holistic development of villages and welfare of people and enable the government to judge the performance of its officers. This is first of its kind programme in the entire country as no other CM bothers to take up so much pain.”
Dharna at Badal village
The State Congress chief, who has often hit out at Mr Badal over holding ‘’Sangat Darshan Programmes’, has also announced he will lead a dharna at the Chief Minister’s village Badal in Muktsar district on June 18 to protest the alleged multi-crore recruitment scam.
On the Sutlej Yamuna Link canal issue, Mr Badal said it would never become a reality and avowed to make every sacrifice to protect the river waters of the State.
Kejriwal slammed
Slamming his Delhi counterpart, Arvind Kejriwal, for allegedly taking anti-Punjab stance on SYL issue, he alleged, “As the AAP convener hailed from Haryana, he is naturally inclined towards safeguarding the interests of his state and nothing good for Punjab can be expected from him.” - PTI
“No match between darbars of Maharajas and pro-people Sangat Darshan of SAD-BJP govt”
