Kejriwal accuses Badals, Amarinder of 'looting' Punjab

AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today mounted a no holds barred attack on the Badal family and Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh, alleging that they have "looted" the state for their "vested interests".
"What have the Akalis and the Congress given to the people of Punjab? They have only looted the state for their vested interests. People should disassociate themselves with these parties. Otherwise, their children will never forgive them," he said here after releasing his party's 'Kisan Manifesto'.
Asserting that Punjab will "change" after the 2017 Assembly polls, Kejriwal, on the last day of his four-day tour of the state, told a rally that the future of Punjab was bright and it would show the direction to the entire world.

He said the farmers of the state were once prosperous and accused the Badals and Amarinder of "grabbing" their land and "forcing" them to commit suicide in the last 15 years.
"We (AAP) will not let them (the Badals and Amarinder) go scot free. I have pitched my tent in Punjab now and I will leave the state only after sending the Badals to jail," said Kejriwal.
He also lashed out at state ministers Tota Singh, Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, Bikram Singh Majithia and Sukhbir Singh Badal. "After we form the government in Punjab, we will get cases lodged against them and send them to jail," he said.

The AAP supremo accused Tota Singh of "selling spurious pesticides" which forced cotton farmers to commit suicide, Kairon of "looting" foodgrains worth Rs 12,000 crore, Majithia of "being in the drugs business" and Sukhbir of "knowing it all", adding that AAP will confiscate the land of these ministers and build schools and hospitals on them.

"Three months back, I had announced that Majithia was in the drugs trade. He got a false case registered against me, thinking that he will be able to suppress me. But, I am not afraid of him," said Kejriwal.
"There are only four months left for the polls. I warn Majithia that either he gets me arrested or after the polls, I will get him arrested and send him to jail," he said.

Kejriwal alleged that whenever he said anything against the Badals, Amarinder threatened to throw him out of Punjab. "I wonder why can't he (Amarinder) face the truth about the Badals?" he asked, adding that the state Congress chief behaved like "an advocate of the ruling family of Punjab".
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Addressing the gathering of doctors and teachers in Patiala tonight, Kejriwal lashed out at Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, accusing him of working on the directions of BJP.
"Our cabinet had approved regularisation of 17,000 guest teachers and this proposal was disallowed by LG. LG is acting on the directions of BJP," he alleged.

However, Kejriwal said Punjab is a full fledged state. "...There is no LG and we can do what we want for the people".
The national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) promised to revamp the education and health services in Punjab if voted to power in coming assembly elections.
He also promised to regularize all the contract teachers and doctors in the state.
In an interactive session with teachers and doctors, Kejriwal said the AAP is committed to honour each and every promise it made to voters of Punjab.
Talking about the education, he claimed Delhi government had for the first time did not allow any hike in fees by private schools.

"We improved the conditions of government schools in Delhi...We set up toilets and made arrangements of drinking water on war footing," he said.
Kejriwal said his government has kept its focus on education, health, power and water.
AAP government was setting up Mohalla clinics in Delhi and "will implement the same in Punjab as well," he added.
He said fee structure of medical colleges would also be supervised and there will not be any irregular increase.
However, Kejriwal did not speak to media.
Tomorrow he will release the party's farmers' manifesto at Baghapurana in Moga.