Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today accused the SAD of breaking all ethical barriers of democratic system and instigating unemployed youth to disrupt Congress rallies.
He stated this following a protest by hundreds of employees belonging to the Zira Cooperative Sugar Mill, members of the Unemployed Art and Craft Teachers Union and the PSEB Lineman Association who tried to disrupt his address during a rally at the Makhu grain market today.
Things turned ugly when the police resorted to cane-charge against protesters. Some of the agitators sustained injuries. One of them, Bhola Singh, who suffered seriously injuries, was shifted to Ludhiana.
“Akalis are exploiting the sentiments of unemployed youth to further their political ambitions,� he said. The government was open to discussion and such pressure tactics would not help them achieve their goal.
He asked them to shun the path of agitation and come for a dialogue.
He said the SAD had no agenda going into the Assembly elections. “The Congress would win the elections in the state with a thumping majority�, he claimed.
Ridiculing SAD president Parkash Singh Badal and his son Sukhbir Badal, the Chief Minister said they had amassed huge wealth by exploiting the common man.
He said he was confident that Mr Badal would be convicted for his misdeeds.
He added that once the apex court vacated the stay, his case would taken up by the lower court on a day-to-day basis as per the directions of the High Court.
On development, he said the Congress government had revived the sagging economy, introduced diversification of agriculture and garnered investment worth Rs 86,000 crore in the state.
Besides, the government had also passed a legislation to protect the river waters thereby saving the southern districts of Mansa, Muktsar, Bathinda, Moga, Faridkot and Ferozepore from becoming barren. He said Reliance Retail Ltd had promised to increase the income of an average farmer by four times. Through their prestigious project of 351 rural hubs in the state, they would provide marketing network and extensive services to farmers.
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