Balwant Garg
Kotkapura, February 13
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday attacked Capt Amarinder Singh saying during his tenure as Punjab Chief Minister since 2017, the state government was working on the directions of the BJP at Delhi under a tactical understanding. “This forced us to change that leadership in the state, so that the Punjab Government operated from Punjab, not Delhi,” Priyanka said while addressing an election rally in support of Congress candidate Ajaypal Singh Sandhu.
The AAP also has the same agenda and plan to govern Punjab from Delhi as per the dictates of Arvind Kejriwal, she said, adding “so, don’t repeat the last mistake by supporting the AAP.”
While saying that she is married in a Punjabi family and she can feel and understand Punjabiyat from her heart, Priyanka tried to convey her special concern for Punjab. Punjabi never compromise on principles and it has been proved in the farmers’ agitation at Delhi borders, she said.
Priyanka called the AAP a branch of the RSS, which has the ideology similar to the BJP.
“As the BJP came to power at the Centre by misleading the people in 2014, showcasing its Gujarat model, the AAP is also treading the same path by selling its Delhi model in Punjab to grab power. I want you not to be get misled as both Gujarat and Delhi models exist only on papers and in advertisements,” she said.
“As BJP’s Gujarat model has pushed country into a big crisis, I don’t wish the same situation for Punjab by choosing the AAP in the state,” Priyanka cautioned people in her speech.
Interestingly, she did not utter a single word about SAD(B)-BSP alliance in her 11-minute speech.
“Do you want a government like the AAP in Delhi which played game of data gimmicks in Delhi during Covid times or a government, like in Punjab, which learnt from its mistakes of last five years and now trying to rectifying these by making change in its leadership,” asked Priyanka.
Earlier, Congress candidates from Kotkapura, Jaito, Faridkot and Muktsar Assembly seats accompanied Priyanka Gandhi on the stage.
Priyanka Gandhi hits out at Kejriwal, Capt Amarinder at Kotkapura rally
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