STATE TIMES NEWS
CHANDIGARH: The BJP on Thursday launched a frontal attack on the Bhagwant Mann government “led by Arvind Kejriwal” for cheating and looting the people of Punjab.
BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, in a statement on Thursday, highlighted a glaring example of the State Power Department, where a provision has been made to purchase power at the rate of Rs 5.14 per unit, whereas the market rate happens to be Rs 3 per unit.
While asserting that this would put an extra burden of Rs 12,500 crore annually on the state exchequer, Chugh said it was deplorable that the Bhagwant Mann-Kejriwal government was trying to benefit private players in the field for political reasons.
He said the AAP government in Punjab has completely failed to fulfill the ‘fake’ promises it made before coming to power, and is now trying to fleece the state in a deceptive manner.
Chugh added that the Bhagwant Mann government has already ransacked Punjab through continuous illegal mining in the Kandi area, including Talwara, Pathankot, and Ropar belts. He said there have been several protests and dharnas by locals against illegal mining, but the Bhagwant Mann-Kejriwal government’s protection to the looters has made the situation alarming.
Chugh said that there is complete loot going on in Punjab under the guidance of Kejriwal, which needs strong intervention from the Centre to save Punjab and its people from the clutches of the AAP government.
