LIP chief vows to end corruption in state

Kuldip Bhatia

Ludhiana, November 28

Lok Insaf Party (LIP) president and legislator from the Atam Nagar Assembly segment Simarjeet Singh Bains today vowed to end corruption in Punjab and make the state completely debt-free.

Addressing the first of a series of rallies under the party programme “117 di kasam bhrashtachar khatam” (pledge of 117 to end corruption) at Jassian Road in the Ludhiana North Assembly segment, he said his party practised what it preached unlike other political parties that were making tall promises with the people of Punjab, but failed to deliver.

In his scathing attack on the SAD-B and the BJP, Bains said people had distanced themselves from the SAD-B due to their acts of sacrilege during the previous SAD-BJP regime, while the BJP had lost its base in the state due to its anti-farmer stand.

Coming down heavily on the Congress government, the LIP supremo charged former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh with protecting Badals from sacrilege, Bargari case and drugs during his tenure, adding that even incumbent Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi also seemed hesitant in acting against Badals and their stooges.

Carrying out his tirade further, he ridiculed AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal for announcing freebies for the people of Punjab without disclosing the source of funding these promises.

“Punjab is already under a debt burden of Rs3 lakh crore, but no party dares to put this fact before the people,” said the LIP president.

He claimed that, if voted to power, his party would recover the cost of river water from states such as Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi. Rajasthan alone owed Rs16 lakh crore on this account. If all states drawing water from Punjab paid the price, the state could become completely debt-free and rich once again.

Bains also expressed confidence that since no political party seemed to be in a position to win a majority at its own, the LIP would be playing a crucial role in forming the next government in the state. He also sought support for party nominee Randhir Singh Sivia who would be contesting the Assembly elections from the Ludhiana North constituency.

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