AAP slams Pb govt for spending around Rs 32 cr for new cars

Aam Aadmi Party today criticised Punjab government for reportedly spending around Rs 32 crore to buy new vehicles for MLAs, saying when intense austerity drive is needed, the state bought "luxurious" convoy to over-burden the exchequer.
It is a known fact that the state government is in dearth of money to even pay salaries to the staff and even the newly employed are being paid very meagre amount," Convener of AAP in Punjab Sucha Singh Chhotepur said.
"Under such poor financial health, how could any government afford the "luxury" to buy fleet of "luxurious" vehicles," he said.
Knowing very well that they would be ousted from power early next year, the SAD-BJP government is not keeping any stone unturned to make the state "bankrupt" deliberately, making it difficult for the next government to run the show, Chhotepur alleged.

The government has placed orders for 14 Toyota Land Cruisers for the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister apart from about 100 Innova Cars for all MLAs, he said, asking when pensioners were still waiting for their dues where did the money for these cars came from.
Of the candidates, five are Class XII pass, one is Class X

pass, while one is a doctor, said a release.
Jaswinder Jahangir (38), BA BEd, was a vice-president of ETT Teachers' Union, Punjab. He has taken part in protests in support of farmers, labourers and the unemployed youth.
Daljeet Singh Grewal (49), a progressive farmer, was a two-time councillor from Ludhiana.

Harpal Singh Cheema (43), who will contest the polls from Dirba, is a lawyer and the ex-president of Bar Association of Sangrur.
Karanvir Singh Tiwana (40) is Class X pass and a senior vice president of the party's farmers' wing. He has taken part in the protest spearheaded by Anna Hazare.
Dev Mann (46), an actor and singer, is the chief of the party's SC wing.
Baldev Singh Azad, MA MEd, has been teaching for 34 years and has authored four books, the release said.
Baljinder Kaur (30), MA MPhil, is the chief of the party's women's wing. She had unsuccessfully contested the Talwandi Sabo by-election earlier.

Ravjot Singh (39), MD (PGI Chandigarh), has been conducting free medical camps at Hoshiapur, while Anu Randhawa (35) is a social worker.
Baldev Singh (58) is a JBT teacher and the former chief of the teachers' union at Faridkot.
Gurpreet Singh Bhatti (43) was a general secretary of the Peoples' Party of Punjab which has now merged with the Congress.
Sarbans Singh Manki (46) had resigned as a member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) after the Bargari sacrilege incident.
Aman Arora (42), a graduate, is currently heading the trade and transport and industry wing of the AAP in Punjab, said the release.