AAP ALL SET TO REGISTER LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN TARN TARAN BYE-POLL: BHAGWANT MANN
Tarn Taran (The Uttam Hindu): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday said that the Aam Aadmi Party is all set to register a landslide victory in the Tarn Taran bye-election.
Addressing the rallies in the favor of AAP candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu, the Chief Minister said that it is a written in the wall that the AAP will register a massive win in Tarn Taran due to pro-people policies of the state government. He said that the state government has taken several path breaking initiatives for the welfare of every section of society due to which the people will ensure the win of party. He said that the state government has ensured holistic development of Punjab and the prosperity of its people as a result of which people are eager to ensure victory of AAP.
The Chief Minister said that in dearth of any concrete issue the opposition leaders are criticizing the state government only for the sake of criticism. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that undeterred by it the state government will continue to work for the well being of the people and development of the state. He said that these leaders are not able to digest the pro-people decisions being taken by his government due to which they are stooping too low for their vested interests.
Training his guns against SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Chief Minister said that the former Deputy Chief Minister is trying to mislead the people through his political gimmicks. He quipped that the Badal family has committed heinous sins against the state and its people which can never be forgiven. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that these leaders cannot absolve them from the sin merely by issuing statements now because the people very well know that these leaders have ruined the state.
The Chief Minister reiterated that Sukhbir is very fond of boasting that a lot of development had taken place during their rule whereas he is mum over the incident of Bargadi where bullets were fired on innocent people or the drug menace which resulted in genocide of young generations is reflective of the long misrule of Akalis. He, while taking a jibe at Akali leader Sukhbir Singh Badal, said that Badals had only worked for expanding their business without bothering about the state and its people. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the period from 2007-2017 was the darkest period of the state when Transport, cable, sand, drug and other mafias flexed their muscles in the state.
The Chief Minister said that it is on record that the drug menace spread its tentacles after it was patronized during the Akali regime. He said that the state government will adopt no leniency towards the ‘Jarnails’ who were the perpetrators behind the genocide of youth through the curse of drugs. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that these leaders not only used to patronize drug trade across the state but ironically they even sold/ supplied the drugs in their official government vehicles.
The Chief Minister said that the traditional political parties are envious of him because they are not able to digest that the son of a common man is governing the state effectively. He said that the people of the state have lost their faith in the traditional political parties because of their anti-people and anti-Punjab stance. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the people of the state will forgive these parties who have ruined the state or used the tanks to attack Sri Harmandir Sahib.
The Chief Minister said that the traditional parties had mercilessly plundered the state and its people due to which they were ousted by the Punjabis. He said that all the big guns of these parties like former Chief Ministers Parkash Singh Badal and Charanjit Singh Channi, Akali leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal, Bikram Majithia and others were shown the door. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that now these leaders are squabbling for power and are vying to outdo their rivals for the sake of power.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister said that a foolproof mechanism has been adopted by the state government for the entire recruitment process due to which not even a single appointment out of these more than 56, 000 jobs have been challenged so far in any court. He said that it is a proud moment for the government of Punjab that these youth have been given government jobs completely on the basis of merit. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that transparent recruitment has increased the faith of youth in working for the state government due to which they have shunned the idea of moving abroad and are preparing for government jobs here.
The Chief Minister said that 90% of households in Punjab are receiving zero electricity bills, which has provided huge economic relief to the public. He said that the farmers of the state have been getting uninterrupted power for the paddy cultivation due to which they are not facing any problem. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the state government has taken care of the interest of every section of the society due to which Punjab is marching forward.
Talking about Sadak Surakhya Force, the Chief Minister said that hundreds of lives have been saved since its inception adding that during his tenure as a Member of Parliament, data indicated that over 5,000 lives were lost annually in road accidents in Punjab. He said the formation of the SSF has led to a 48% reduction in such deaths, setting an example for other states as well adding that the force consists of specially recruited and trained personnel, including women, and is equipped with 144 modern vehicles. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the force is working very effectively and that even several states and the Government of India have appreciated this initiative.
The Chief Minister said that to provide quality education, government schools are being upgraded to Schools of Eminence and it is a proud moment that Punjab has ranked first in the National Achievement Survey conducted by the Government of India, surpassing even Kerala. He said that 848 government school students have qualified for the NEET exam, 265 students cleared JEE Mains, and 45 cleared JEE Advanced exam. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that no freebee or concession cards can eliminate poverty or other social maladies in the state but education is the key that can pull people out of this vicious circle by raising their standard of living.