Will regularise services of Covid warriors, if voted to power in Punjab: AAP

Tribune News Service

Patiala, January 3

Amid the din of the upcoming Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab president and Lok Sabha member from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann today met protesting Covid warriors at Government Rajindra Hospital and assured them of regularising their services if the party was voted to power.

Mann, by offering water, broke the fast unto death of some protesting Covid warriors, who are on fast for over two months. Mann said, “Among the first few decisions, if AAP form the government, we will regularise Covid warriors. Our party has already given jobs to corona-warriors in Delhi.”

The Covid warriors were hired last year after the pandemic broke out and have worked during both the waves.

Targetting the Congress government, Mann said that protests by qualified youngsters had been a common place in Punjab. “Everywhere you go, one or other is protesting. No one is satisfied with the government. Money spent by the government on advertisement would be enough to provide jobs to Covid warriors,” said Bhagwant Mann. He said that Congress ministers were busy fighting for power, while people of Punjab were fighting for their rights.

Commenting on the announcements made by Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu for women, Bhagwant Mann said, “When Arvind Kejriwal announced that each woman in the state will be given Rs 1,000 per month then Congressmen were criticising Kejriwal and I (Mann). Where would the money come from now? Today, Sidhu himself has started announcing free schemes.” He said the AAP government as well as people of Punjab will hold those accountable who’d spend five years saying, ‘The exchequer is empty.’ The government treasury will be replenished and the money from this treasury will be used to provide facilities to all sections, including teachers, doctors, nurses, corona warriors and other employees.

Along with AAP Punjab president, party district president Tejinder Mehta, women wing president Veerpal Kaur Chahal, Dr Balbir Singh, Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, Kundan Gogia, Prof Sumer Seera, Jagtar Singh Taari, Dr Simarpreet Singh, Harpreet Singh Dhindsa, Anil Mehra, Gurpreet Singh, Lucky Lehal, Ashok Bangar and Puneet Budhiraja were also present.

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