‘Mission-13’ failed, Amarinder should resign, say Badals

Tribune News Service

Badal (Muktsar), May 24

The Badals looked satisfied with the LS election results as the SAD and BJP got two seats each in the state. They said CM Amarinder Singh should now resign as his “Mission-13” failed in the state.

In an exclusive interaction with The Tribune at his Badal village residence after the election results on Thursday, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said, “Amarinder should now resign as his ‘Mission-13’ has failed and that too when the party candidates used muscle power and state machinery in the polls. Even people have rejected state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, who faced a defeat with the margin of nearly one lakh votes. People have voted for strong government to be led by Narendra Modi and rejected Rahul Gandhi.”

Sukhbir said the Congress was just like a company running in loss. “I don’t think the Congress will survive for even next five years. The party is winding up,” he said.

On his future plans as an MP, return to the Lok Sabha after 15 years, he said, “I have now been elected as an MP, but it doesn’t mean I have left the state politics. Being the SAD chief, it is my responsibility to strengthen the party in Punjab and other states. I am here, will stay here in the state.”

Meanwhile, SAD workers started a discussion that it meant Harsimrat would again become a Union Minister and Sukhbir would work for the party in the state as an MP, party chief.

Harsimrat Kaur said it was a Modi wave that NDA got a large number of seats in the country. “People voted for Modi Sahib’s development agenda and the works done in the past. On the other hand, AICC chief Rahul Gandhi lost his own seat from Amethi, which shows the public has no trust left in the Congress. Even Capt Amarinder Singh failed in his ‘Mission-13’. He kept focusing on his wife’s Patiala seat, whereas we both were contesting elections and won.”

She added, “I want that Sukhbir should become a Union minister as he has won with a huge margin.”