Congress obtained over 500 nomination papers of SAD candidates rejected: Sukhbir Singh Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday mentioned that the Congress authorities in Punjab had “murdered democracy by supervising the cancellation of more than 500 nomination papers of SAD candidates” for the forthcoming municipal elections.
Talking to reporters in Bathinda after addressing ward conferences forward of municipal company polls, Sukhbir alleged that the Congress authorities had develop into a celebration to cancellation of nomination papers of the opposition and had misused civil and police officers for this function. “Even the State Election Commission (SEC) has been silenced and has become a mute spectator to the high-handedness of Congress legislators and leaders.”
He additionally claimed that the federal government was utilizing state businesses to browbeat SAD candidates and their supporters. “While the police force is dissuading candidates to withdraw from the fray while citing its helplessness to protect them, civil supply officers as well as health and drug inspectors are carrying out raids on premises of businesses of SAD candidates to intimidate them. I warn officers indulging in such malpractices that they will be taken to task once the SAD forms a government in the state. We will form a commission to identify and punish such officers,” he added.

Stating that Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh additionally “could not escape responsibility for the current lawlessness in the state”, the SAD chief mentioned that the encouragement given to goons would backfire and show expensive to Punjabis in days to come back. “Even in open and shut circumstances like that in opposition to the brother-in-law of Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, who had been accused of abetment to suicide, the police was extending safety to the accused. We will take all such circumstances to their logical conclusion as soon as we kind authorities, he added.
He additionally accused native legislator and state Finance Minister Manpreet Badal of befooling the folks of town and doing nothing for them final 4 years. He mentioned the finance minister “had made many promises including ensuring that the Bathinda Refinery does not wind up and that he would get one industry to the city every month. “Manpreet Badal has not succeeded in implementing even one of these promises even as all development work in the city has come to a standstill under his leadership”.

Speaking about work performed by the SAD, Sukhbir claimed, “We have always been dedicated towards the people. During our ten years in government we made Bathinda a model city. The city experienced all round development and institutions with Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal playing a key role in getting AIIMS and Central University institutions into the city.”
He claimed that the underprivileged additionally benefited on account of plenty of social welfare schemes began for them beneath the management of Parkash Singh Badal. He mentioned folks had witnessed cash being distributed among the many folks in the course of the SAD-led authorities however now they have been witnessing the “loot of the masses by Manpreet Badal”.