Capt, Sidhu to work in coordination: Tewari

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 7

Congress MP Manish Tewari today said the party would work in coordination for a common goal. “There is no doubt that CM Capt Amarinder Singh and PCC president Navjot Sidhu will work together and ensure the return of the party to power in Punjab,” he said during a visit to Ludhiana.

On the 18-point charter, he said it was an old practice of the Congress to review the progress of work on election manifesto. “The CM has clarified that most of the things mentioned on the charter have already been completed and the remaining are in the advanced stage of completion,” he said.

Addressing a press conference here, he said the BJP’s “arrogance” was responsible for the prolonged parliamentary logjam that threatened to washout an entire session. “Their arrogance is an insult to the parliamentary democracy,” he said.

He also warned the Centre against procrastinating the farmers’ stir, saying it could have serious ramifications for not just Punjab, but the entire country. Accusing the Centre of running away from the debate, he said Capt Amarinder had already raised the seriousness of the matter with the central government. He said Pakistan was trying to smuggle in weapons using drones and the situation could be exploited by the neighbouring country.

He said the Congress and other Opposition parties had been asking the government if it had bought the Pegasus software. “The government is running away from its responsibility as the company that has developed the software has made it clear that it sells it to only governments and government agencies,” he said.