SAD lashes out at Punjab Cong leaders

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today said Congress leaders who wanted to gain cheap publicity by disrupting Sangat Darshan programmes of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal should be ready to meet people's ire.
In a statement here, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said the development being unleashed in the state could not be stopped by frustrated leaders of Punjab Congress.
"People know how Sangat Darshan programmes, which allow ordinary citizens to put forward their demands directly to the Chief Minister, have changed their lives and resulted in instant development of their areas," Sukhbir said.
Congress MLA Raja Amrinder Singh Warring had criticised Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal about his Sangat Darshan programme, accusing him of being bias in distributing grants and funds.

Disgruntled Congress leaders who didn't understand that Sangat Darshan programmes provided a forum for the common people to make their voice heard to the political leadership, would receive a backlash, the SAD president said.
"After facing defeat in Zilla Parishad and Panchayat elections, PPCC leadership has seen the writing on the wall," the SAD President added.