AAP has taken people for a ride using Punjab resources for expansion in other states Cong
Chandigarh Apr 20 PTI Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday challenged AAP to clarify its stand on the SYL canal and accused it of using Punjabs resources to expand its footprint in other states He alleged that the AAP government in Punjab reneged on its poll promises and called Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann a puppet on a string who is heading a government being run from Delhi AAP has taken people for a ride They want to use Punjab as a springboard They will use Punjabs resources security and bureaucracy They want to expand their footprint in HP Haryana and Gujarat said Bajwa who is the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly On the Sutlej-Yamuna link SYL canal Bajwa asked AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal to clear its stand Bajwa referred to a statement of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Gupta who on Tuesday had said water from the SYL canal will reach Haryanas fields if his party comes to power in the state I want to ask Kejriwal to make his stand clear on the statement of Gupta on the SYL issue said Bajwa adding that Guptas statement was against the interests of Punjab Bajwa also questioned the silence of AAPs five Rajya Sabha MPs over the SYL canal issue Not even a single AAP MP has made a statement on the SYL issue so far Bajwa told reporters We do not have a single drop of water to share asserted Bajwa who is Punjab Congress legislature party leader Meanwhile Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said not even a single drop of states water be allowed to flow out of Punjab to other states The AAP government will not allow even a single drop of water out of the state said Cheema accusing political rivals for playing politics over the issue The SYL canal has been a bone of contention between Punjab and Haryana for several decades Punjab has been demanding a reassessment of its share of the Ravi-Beas rivers water while Haryana has been seeking completion of the canal to get its share of water Bajwa also alleged that the Bhagwant Mann-led government in Punjab is being run by AAP from Delhi It has started becoming clear that Bhagwant ji is a puppet on a string alleged Bajwa The Qadian MLA further claimed that a woman from Delhi has been appointed by AAP to oversee the finance department in Punjab and asked CM Mann to clarify on this matter People of Punjab chose the government to function independently not to function by proxy said Bajwa He also raised the issue of a recent meeting between Kejriwal and state officers in Delhi and asked the AAP government in which capacity the officials were sent there On Manns statement that the officers were sent for training Bajwa said it meant that they were not competent This is a big question mark on the capability of officers said Bajwa Referring to AAPs pre-poll promises Bajwa said the AAP-led government had not yet given Rs 1000 to all women He questioned the AAP-government how it would raise resources to fulfil its poll promises Bajwa challenged the AAP government to raise even Rs 1000 crore from sand mining and Rs 10000 crore from liquor sector in the state Bajwa also sought a white paper on electricity supply demanding from the government how it would meet the demand for power in the farm and industrial sectors He said the demand at present is 9000 MW while the state was generating 4400 MW and pointed out that several power plants are facing coal shortage There is going to be a power crisis in Punjab he claimed Bajwa sought to know from the state police chief whether a contingent of the Punjab Police commandos had been deployed for Kejriwals security With wheat growers reporting a drop in yield Bajwa demanded Rs 500 per quintal as bonus to compensate affected farmers He also sought release of Rs 800 crore of sugarcane dues PTI CHS VSD RDK
Chandigarh Apr 20 PTI Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday challenged AAP to clarify its stand on the SYL canal and accused it of using Punjabs resources to expand its footprint in other states He alleged that the AAP government in Punjab reneged on its poll promises and called Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann a puppet on a string who is heading a government being run from Delhi AAP has taken people for a ride They want to use Punjab as a springboard They will use Punjabs resources security and bureaucracy They want to expand their footprint in HP Haryana and Gujarat said Bajwa who is the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly On the Sutlej-Yamuna link SYL canal Bajwa asked AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal to clear its stand Bajwa referred to a statement of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Gupta who on Tuesday had said water from the SYL canal will reach Haryanas fields if his party comes to power in the state I want to ask Kejriwal to make his stand clear on the statement of Gupta on the SYL issue said Bajwa adding that Guptas statement was against the interests of Punjab Bajwa also questioned the silence of AAPs five Rajya Sabha MPs over the SYL canal issue Not even a single AAP MP has made a statement on the SYL issue so far Bajwa told reporters We do not have a single drop of water to share asserted Bajwa who is Punjab Congress legislature party leader Meanwhile Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said not even a single drop of states water be allowed to flow out of Punjab to other states The AAP government will not allow even a single drop of water out of the state said Cheema accusing political rivals for playing politics over the issue The SYL canal has been a bone of contention between Punjab and Haryana for several decades Punjab has been demanding a reassessment of its share of the Ravi-Beas rivers water while Haryana has been seeking completion of the canal to get its share of water Bajwa also alleged that the Bhagwant Mann-led government in Punjab is being run by AAP from Delhi It has started becoming clear that Bhagwant ji is a puppet on a string alleged Bajwa The Qadian MLA further claimed that a woman from Delhi has been appointed by AAP to oversee the finance department in Punjab and asked CM Mann to clarify on this matter People of Punjab chose the government to function independently not to function by proxy said Bajwa He also raised the issue of a recent meeting between Kejriwal and state officers in Delhi and asked the AAP government in which capacity the officials were sent there On Manns statement that the officers were sent for training Bajwa said it meant that they were not competent This is a big question mark on the capability of officers said Bajwa Referring to AAPs pre-poll promises Bajwa said the AAP-led government had not yet given Rs 1000 to all women He questioned the AAP-government how it would raise resources to fulfil its poll promises Bajwa challenged the AAP government to raise even Rs 1000 crore from sand mining and Rs 10000 crore from liquor sector in the state Bajwa also sought a white paper on electricity supply demanding from the government how it would meet the demand for power in the farm and industrial sectors He said the demand at present is 9000 MW while the state was generating 4400 MW and pointed out that several power plants are facing coal shortage There is going to be a power crisis in Punjab he claimed Bajwa sought to know from the state police chief whether a contingent of the Punjab Police commandos had been deployed for Kejriwals security With wheat growers reporting a drop in yield Bajwa demanded Rs 500 per quintal as bonus to compensate affected farmers He also sought release of Rs 800 crore of sugarcane dues PTI CHS VSD RDK
