Sri Muktsar Sahib: Terming the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the ‘two sides of a coin’, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal cautioned the people of the state to beware of the cheap political gimmickry of both these parties.
Addressing a massive gathering during the political conference to mark the Maghi festival here today, the Chief Minister categorically said that the tactics being adopted by both these parties were detrimental for the people. He said that both these parties resort to such cheap tactics just only to befool the voters as all their promises prove mere lip service, later on. Mr. Badal said that since decades the Congress leaders have befooled the public by raising hollow slogans and now AAP leader Mr. Kejriwal was walking on the footsteps of the Congress.
Making a scathing attack on the AAP leadership, the Chief Minister said that they were entirely confused about their policies and programs adding that Delhi Chief Minister Mr. Arvind Kejriwal would prove to be a flop show after next two-three months. He said that Mr. Kejriwal has become the Chief Minister ofDelhiby chance due to which he was utterly confused about what to do. Taking a dig at ‘Janta Darbar’ of Delhi Chief Minister, Mr. Badal said that Darbar were being held by the Monarchs whereas the representatives of the people hold ‘Sangat Darshans’, like one done by him since decades.
Reiterating that there was hardly any match between Mr. Modi and Congress Vice President Mr. Rahul Gandhi, the Chief Minister said that while the former was a respected public leader with proven skills of an administrator, the latter was a novice with no experience of public life. He said that the young Nehru-Gandhi scion was like an inexperienced driver who was bound to topple the bus during the journey. “The countrymen should not take the risk of handing the reigns of country in such immature hands” added Mr. Badal.
Prominent amongst those present on the occasion included Cabinet Minister Mr. Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Rajya Sabha MP Mr. Balwinder Singh Bhunder, Lok Sabha MP Mr. Sher Singh Ghubaya, Advisor to Chief Minister on Media and National Affairs Mr. Harcharan Bains, Advisor to Chief Minister Mr. Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal, Assistant Media Advisor to Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Harjinder Sidhu, State BJP President Mr. Kamal Sharma, MLAs Mr. Darshan Singh Kotfatta, Mr. Harpreet Singh and Mr. Gurtej Singh, former Union Minister Mr. Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, former President Municipal Council Mr. Mit Singh Brar, former MLA Mr. Sukhpal Singh Nannu, senior Akali leader Mr. Manjeet Singh Barkandi, Youth Akali leader Mr. Kanwaljeet Singh Barkandi, SGPC President Jathedar Avtar Singh and senior leaders of SAD-BJP alliances besides members of SGPC.