'Sins' of successive Cong Govts can't be erased overnight: CM

Claiming that 'sins' of successive Congress governments at the Centre cannot be washed away overnight, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said despite all odds the NDA government has done "exemplary work" in a short span of one year.
"The sins of successive Congress governments which ruled the country for more than six decades cannot be washed away overnight...," he said after laying the foundation of several development projects here.
The Chief Minister, while congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 'successful' one year in office, lauded him for launching several pro-poor schemes within a short span of about one year.

He said under Modi's dynamic and visionary leadership the NDA government has launched major pro-poor schemes, which were aimed at ensuring the welfare of common man.
The five-time Chief Minister said "no other government at the Centre had ever initiated such pro-people schemes in a short span of one year".
The Chief Minister said that in a short span of NDA's rule, Punjab has immensely benefited from it. He said the Union government has given several key projects to the state, which would be instrumental in putting the state further on high growth trajectory.

He hailed the NDA government for allocating prestigious projects like All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and Post Graduate Horticulture Research and Educational Institute.

Replying to another query, the Chief Minister reiterated the firm commitment of the state government to maintain law and order in the state at every cost.
He said that sporadic incidents of law and order problem were persistent in every state and even the advanced countries like the USA were also not aloof from it.
However, Badal said that the state government was making every effort to ensure that law and order was not disturbed in the state.