Amarinder, a leader twice rejected by Punjabis: Sukhbir

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said that Congress leader Amarinder Singh, who has been "rejected twice" by the people, is resorting to tantrums for saving his own existence in politics as he knows that his party would soon expel him.
He said this after inaugurating the Rural Sports Festival organised on the occasion of birth anniversary of Baba Farid, here.
The Deputy CM said that when Amarinder was the chief minister, he kept the Punjabis at a distance and did not carry out any development works for Punjab.
Badal alleged that the previous Congress government even stopped the schemes started for the welfare of people by the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janta Party government.

He said that people of Punjab are well aware of the anti state policies of Amarinder Singh as well as the Congress party.
Amarinder has been hogging limelight for missing Congress rally at Delhi on Sunday and reportedly being cold shouldered by the high command for his desire to be elected as PPCC chief or his nominee be elevated to the post.

Congress is plagued by severe infighting in Punjab with PPCC head Partap Singh Bajwa and former chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal too airing their views against Amarinder openly.
Replying to another question, the Deputy Chief Minister said that the real face of Aam Aadmi Party has come into open now and its leaders, who often preach of moral values, are themselves not following them.

He said that almost every day, one AAP MLA or the other is getting entangled into criminal cases in Delhi, so one can easily imagine the double standards of AAP and its leaders.
Sukhbir said AAP was a party whose dictator was Arvind Kejriwal (AAP supremo and Delhi chief minister).
He said now everyone knew that there was nothing called democracy in AAP, besides the fact that the party had failed to fulfill all its promises.
He said the Lokpal was yet to take final shape in Delhi, even as taxes had been increased.
He said that the sole aim of SAD-BJP government is carrying out development in Punjab.

He said that Shiromani Akali Dal was the second party of country which has started welfare schemes such as Atta Dal, Shagun, Pension, free electricity to farmers.