Delhi ousted AAP, now people of Punjab will do the same: Saini
Ludhiana, Feb. 23 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said that people of Delhi had already removed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from power and asserted that Punjab would follow suit. "The people have realised that only Narendra Modi and the BJP can take Punjab forward," he added.
CM Saini was addressing a rally organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party Purvanchal Morcha at Giaspura in Ludhiana. Saini said Punjab and Haryana shared an inseparable bond, comparing their relationship to "nail and flesh". However, he expressed concern over the condition of Punjab under the AAP government. He alleged that the AAP had promised Rs.1,000 per month to women and minimum support price (MSP) for farmers' crops but failed to fulfil these commitments. "In Haryana, the BJP honoured similar promises by providing Rs.2,100 to women under the "Lado Lakshmi scheme" and MSP to farmers. But in Punjab, the AAP government has not delivered on its assurances," he said. Accusing the party of corruption, Saini claimed that the AAP had made similar promises in Delhi but instead became embroiled in graft. Referring to AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, he said those who projected themselves as 'kattar imandar' had landed in jail in corruption cases.
Taking a dig at protests allegedly staged by the AAP against him, Saini said had the party fulfilled its promises, there would have been no need to block his way.
He alleged that AAP workers prevented BJP workers from reaching rally venues, forcing organisers to change locations.
Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma, district president Rajnish Dhiman, Purvanchal Morcha president Rajesh Mishra, RK Bhardwaj and Suresh Aggarwal welcomed the chief minister.
Meanwhile, workers of the AAP staged a protest against the visit of CM Saini, waving black flags and wearing black bands.
In a statement, the party said the demonstration was aimed at opposing what it termed the "BJP's shameful attempt to poach AAP MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj from Sangrur under 'Operation Lotus' and the 'step-motherly treatment meted out to Punjab by the BJP-led Centre in releasing flood relief funds....
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