Chandigarh:- Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh today warned Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal against alleged attempts at polarising people along the religious lines ahead of elections in the state.
Referring to yesterday s murderous attack on a RSS leader in Jalandhar, Amarinder said, it did not portend well for Punjab and was a cause of grave concern.
He said, there was a pattern in the incidents beginning from the desecration of Guru Granth Sahab Bargari to the recent attack on a RSS leader.
“This is a deliberate attempt at polarising people and Badal believes that polarisation will help him in elections, without realising how dangerous and disastrous it can turn to be”, he said.
Amarinder held Badal “responsible” for the current state of affairs where people are allegedly feeling insecure.
The PCC president also questioned the silence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the attack on the RSS leader.
“They have not even condemned the attack and I don t know whether they are trying to please someone or are ignorant about the seriousness of the matter”, he said.
About the announcement of the Chief Ministerial candidates by the Congress, Capt Amarinder clarified, that given the rise of regional parties across the country in almost every state, it was necessary for the Congress to declare CM candidates before the elections.
He said, this had become important as people want to know as, besides the party, who is the person that is going to lead them.
The PCC president reiterated that the Congress party will announce tickets well in time and the process had already started.
He said, the applications will be accepted till August 15.
He said, since it was a comprehensive process it was taking time.
He said, to rule out the non-serious candidates the party has asked the aspirants to give names of two persons from each booth. .
PTI
