Punjab Congress to launch statewide marketing campaign to “wake” AAP govt from its ‘honeymoon slumber’

By PTI

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Congress on Monday mentioned it’ll quickly launch a statewide marketing campaign to “wake” the AAP authorities from its “honeymoon slumber” and remind the occasion of its pre-poll guarantees.

After presiding over a gathering of the occasion’s mayors, senior deputy mayors and deputy mayors, the Congress’ state unit working president Bharat Bhushan Ashu claimed that folks have been offended with this authorities.

According to a Congress assertion, he accused the AAP authorities of “doing nothing except indulging in hollow talks”.

“But we will get it in their minds that they are in power and now it is time to deliver on the promises,” Ashu mentioned, including the Congress will go to any extent to deliver this authorities out of its “honeymoon slumber”.

About the assembly on Monday, Ashu mentioned the occasion needed to take suggestions from the mayors, senior deputy mayors and deputy mayors concerning the state of affairs within the state, notably its cities.

He mentioned folks have been fully “alienated and disillusioned” with the Aam Aadmi Party authorities because it had “failed” in all its guarantees and commitments made earlier than the elections.

“What can we speak about free power. Even in the urban areas people are not getting paid power while the rural areas are completely drowned in darkness in this scorching summer,” Ashu mentioned.

The Congress will quickly launch a statewide marketing campaign to remind the federal government of its guarantees because the “honeymoon period” is already over, he mentioned.

Meanwhile, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday slammed the AAP authorities over the alleged breakdown of legislation and order in Punjab because it got here to energy two months in the past and mentioned he was shocked on the method by which the state was being “misgoverned”.

“Punjab has witnessed 27 murders. As many as 24 farmers have committed suicide and 61 youths have lost their lives due to drug overdose. Instead of providing succour to the common man and ensuring the rule of law prevails. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is holding phony photo-ops in Chandigarh,” the Shiromani Akali Dal chief alleged in a press release right here.

“If this is the change the AAP had promised, then Punjabis are in for one of the worst phases in the history of the state,” he mentioned.

Badal additionally accused the Aam Aadmi Party of deceptive the folks of the state to safe their votes.

He alleged the occasion had no intention of tackling the drug menace.

Badal additional demanded that the Centre carry the ban on the export of wheat.

He claimed farmers have been being victimised and being denied the good thing about increased export costs.

Apparently, the identical logic was not utilized to metal and cement exports, he mentioned.

“We have witnessed a steep enhance in metal and cement costs after their export was allowed by the Centre, which has benefitted corporates.

But wheat is just not being allowed to be exported as a result of farmers do not need any voice within the authorities,” he added.

Badal mentioned permitting the export of wheat would have allowed farmers to get well the losses suffered on account of low yields as a result of unseasonal rains and excessive temperatures.

He mentioned the AAP authorities has did not get the phenomenon declared as a pure calamity.

The state authorities ought to take up the reason for farmers forcefully with the Centre and demand a compensation of Rs 500 per quintal for them.

“Not doing so will have an adverse impact on the agricultural economy of the state and affect all stakeholders,” he added.

India has banned wheat exports as a part of measures to manage rising home costs.

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) mentioned in a notification dated May 13, “The export policy of wheat is prohibited with immediate effect.”

However, the export shipments for which irrevocable letters of credit score (LoC) have been issued on or earlier than the date of this notification might be allowed, the DGFT mentioned.