Only Cong can provide good governance: Capt

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 23

A high-powered committee of the Punjab Congress that met here today expressed confidence that the party would win two-third majority in the 2017 Assembly elections.

“There is a massive groundswell against the ruling Akali-BJP alliance and only the Congress is in a position to provide better governance and government,” PCC chief Capt Amarinder Singh said.

The meeting was presided over by the AICC incharge for Punjab affairs Asha Kumari. Besides Amarinder, Ambika Soni, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Charanjit Singh Channi, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal and other leaders were present.

The PCC president maintained that there was an overwhelming response to the party programmes held across the state. He said till today, senior party leaders had reached out to workers in 71 constituencies and by August 8, all 117 constituencies would be covered. “The level of involvement by the workers in our programmes leaves hardly any doubt that the party is headed for a landslide victory,” he claimed.

Asha Kumari said she had got lot of positive feedback from workers at the grass-roots level. She expressed satisfaction over the unity shown by the party rank and file in the state. She said everybody she met in the state wanted the Congress to form the next government.

She said the party’s frontal organisations would give report by August 31 to decide the strategy for the elections.