Former chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress president Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said he is not against the people of Pakistan, but against their rulers and the army who are creating trouble here and killing Indian soldiers on the border. Addressing public meetings here in support of party candidates Farzana Alam from Malerkotla and Sardar Ali from Amargarh, Singh said these elections are going to decide the future of Punjab as the state is facing many challenges which a “double engine” can face. Is. Government only.
Singh’s plc is contesting the February 20 election in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in power at the Centre, and the Shiromani Akali Dal (United). The term “double engine” is used by BJP leaders to refer to the party being in power at the Center as well as in a state.
Before independence, about 40 per cent of Patiala’s population was Muslim and most of them migrated to Pakistan, Singh said, adding that he recalled how he was respected and respected in the neighboring country during his visit as Punjab chief minister in 2004. Was. Singh said that I am in favor of good relations between the two countries, but the Pakistani Prime Minister and his army are behaving very hostile towards India which is unacceptable.
Taking a jibe at the Aam Aadmi Party’s chief ministerial candidate, Singh said, “Bhagwant Mann is a fine actor who entertains people and makes them laugh on television.” But running a government is serious business unlike entertaining or making people laugh, he warned in a statement, saying Punjab needs a serious and mature leadership, who can take care of the state’s security and also face many problems. Can you
The former chief minister also hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for claiming that he had nominated Charanjit Singh Channi as the party’s chief ministerial candidate as he comes from a humble background. “Channi is among the richest contesting candidates with assets worth hundreds of crores,” he alleged.
Even otherwise, “merely being poor doesn’t make you eligible to be the chief minister”, he said. Appealing to the people to elect PLC candidates for their better future, he reminded them that it was his government which made Malerkotla a district and also announced to set up a medical college there.
He further promised to set up a university in the city “after the BJP-PLC-SAD(S) government is formed in the state”. In response to the demands of the local people, he also promised to make Malerkotla a municipal corporation to improve the civic amenities there.
Malerkotla was declared as the 23rd district of Punjab in May 2021 when Singh was the Chief Minister.
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