‘Pargat befooling Punjabis, must resign’

Tribune News Service

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Jalandhar, May 21

Days after Jalandhar Cantt Congress MLA Pargat Singh took on against his own government over bad governance in excise matters, former Akali MLA Sarabjit Makkar today accused him of befooling innocent Punjabis again.

When the public start questioning his total absence from the area, Pargat scripts a drama to portray himself as an innocent and ethical leader by transferring his failure and allegations onto his party and colleagues — Sarabjit Makkar, former SAD MLA

Addressing a press conference, Makkar said, “If Pargat is actually concerned about Punjabis and loss of excise revenue, he must prove his loyalty for the state by resigning from the Assembly and not befool the residents of Jalandhar Cantt once again. I will welcome his resignation and support his voice against the current Congress regime.”

He alleged that, “The reality is that Pargat has a pre-planned strategy and his basic character is to enjoy all privileges of being MLA for the first four years. When the public start questioning his total absence from the area, he scripts a drama to portray himself as an innocent and ethical leader by transferring his failure and allegations onto his party and colleagues. Surprisingly, it took Pargat four years to realise the loss of excise revenue and the losses to the state exchequer and suddenly he has differences of opinion with his own political party.”

Makkar along with Youth Akali Dal Jalandhar chief Sukhminder S Rajpal took on the Congress leadership saying, “As per sources, it was from Day 1 that liquor mafia started paying all Congress MLAs their share of excise bootlegging and smuggling and they completely shielded the mafia for about four years. Sadly, public parks were shut during the lockdown, but were actually being used for illegal alcohol supply every day after the sunset. Rather a few Congress men setup their own illegal alcohol factories causing further loss to the state exchequer. All smuggling and protection of mafia by Congress men has led to massive losses to the state’s revenue and huge personal monetary benefits to MLAs and ministers.”

He attacked Pargat Singh again, “Pargat woke up and scripted the whole drama to save his skin after the Shiromani Akali Dal and especially Bikram Singh Majithia raised his voice against the bootlegging and smuggling of alcohol in Punjab. I want to ask Navjot Sidhu and Pargat Singh about the castles they are making in the air. I question the validity and strength of their stands for Punjab and Punjabis.”