In a bid to take at the ruling Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in advance of the Assembly election in Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday introduced that he could begin a “100 days yatra” (tour) throughout 100 constituencies withinside the State. The yatra, he stated, will begin from the Zira constituency on August 18, with the aim “to show the misdeeds of Congress authorities”. Addressing a press convention here, he additionally launched a “charge-sheet” of allegations in opposition to the AAP.
Mr Badal stated his party will keep 700 public conferences throughout the tour. SAD people could visit every village and ward withinside the State. “The motive of this exercising is two-fold: one, to convey the corruption carried out via way of means of Congress authorities earlier than the human beings, and the alternative to get remarks from them approximately their expectancies from the SAD-BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party),” he stated.
Mr Badal additionally released a “charge-sheet” alleging corruption, which includes Scheduled Caste scholarships, excise, COVID-19-associated procurement and de-dependency tablets. Hitting out at Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, he accused Mr Singh of “destroying Punjab withinside the ultimate four-and-a-1/2 of years”. “Punjab had the misfortune of getting a Chief Minister who did now no longer pop out of his home, did now no longer meet even his very own Ministers, did now no longer concentrate to the human beings, or even instructors looking for to satisfy him have been thrashed. Nothing has been carried out for development. Gangsters were patronised and are wantonly going for walks extortion rackets from internal State jails,” he stated.
He stated SAD by myself represented the “local aspirations of Punjabis”, who were betrayed via way of means of each Congress and the AAP. Mr Badal accused AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal of betraying the people of Punjab. “He [Kejriwal] is thought to have taken contrary stands at the Sutlej Yamuna Link canal trouble in Punjab and outdoor the State. He has additionally taken an anti-Punjab stand on the problem of stubble burning. Kejriwal had additionally performed a hoax on farmers via way of means of supposedly assisting them however concurrently notified the implementation of farm legal guidelines in Delhi. Even the two hundred devices lose energy scheme become a fraud due to the fact 90% of Delhi residents couldn't avail it as purchasers needed to pay the whole fee even though they clocked one unit extra than two hundred devices,” stated Mr Badal.
Mr Badal stated indirect evaluation to Congress and the AAP, the SAD had reputable management that had usually added on its commitments. “We are devoted to assembly the aspirations of Punjabis in any respect costs,” he stated.