Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal Monday took a swipe at Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, saying the party will "wake the CM up from his slumber" by holding a rally in Patiala on October 7 in order to "force" him to honour his polls promises.
The rally would be a turning point in the political scenario of Punjab, he said at a rally in Chhapar village, 40 km from here.
"You will witness people asking the chief minister why he lied on the holy Gutka Sahib? Why did he he make false promises like complete Rs 90,000 crore farm loan waiver, jobs for all, Rs 2,500 per month unemployment allowance, smart phones to youth... We will hold him accountable for all this, and along with people of Punjab will force him to fulfill these promises", Badal said.
On recent Zila Parishad and Panchayat samiti elections, Sukhbir said as far as SAD was concerned, all party candidates were winners.
"The Congress vitiated the election by resorting to hooliganism in league with the state police and hired goons. The State Election Commission (SEC) also became party to this and failed in its duty to ensure free and fair polls," he alleged.
Claiming that there was "no government" in Punjab, the SAD president said, "Amarinder Singh is permanently out of action."
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