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Nakodar, December 4:The Punjab Deputy Chief Minister S. Sukhbir Singh Badal today launched all out attack on communalism and elements with nefarious designs and said that such forces are out to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere of the state.
Addressing a mammoth rally here, he said that these anti-Punjab and anti-National forces had no religion but only one goal which was to destabilize the state. He further said that these elements having religious communalism as their sole agenda, have ruined countries like—Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq and Iran.
The Deputy Chief Minister added that these dark forces had indulged in the very unfortunate incidents of sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji besides attacking the most sacred institutions of Sikhism—i.e. Sri Akal Takht Sahib, SGPC and violating the sanctity of Sarbat Khalsa. He also informed that the investigation into sacrilege cases was handed over to CBI to bring out the whole truth.
Severely criticizing the Congress, he said the party had aligned with extremist forces only for the sake of votebank politics. He further divulged that the infighting among Giani Zail Singh and Darbara Singh earlier had destroyed the peaceful atmosphere of Punjab which took the state back by many years and now the same was being replicated in the form Bajwa-Captain rivalry.
About the statement of Captain Amarinder Singh saying that congress leaders attended November 10 gathering as Sikhs, S. Badal said that now the congress is remembering Sikhism and its ideals but where was this ideology of congress when it attacked Sri Harmandir Sahib and indulged in ethnic cleansing of the Sikhs in 1984. Taking captain to task, S. Badal said that Captain hobnobbed with radicals during his visit abroad and was even honoured by them but when the ministers and leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal visit foreign countries they face slogans. Attacking Rahul Gandhi, S. Badal said that this prince of anti-Punjab Gandhi family was now shedding crocodile tears over the plight of people but his hidden agenda is to disturb communal harmony of the State.
Describing Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) as a party of martyrs, he said that the party has made numerous sacrifices and secured peace for the state. Elaborating more, he said that Sant Harchand Singh Longowal was a martyr to the cause of establishing peace in Punjab and Late Jathedar Tohra was also attacked for speaking against extremism.
Mr. Sukhbir Badal also announced that keeping in view the problems faced by NRIs from Doaba region, the Punjab Government has raised the issue with Union Civil Aviation Ministry to start the flights from Adampur airport and it would be the reality soon.
Announcing to dedicate the year 2016 to the development, the Deputy CM said that Rs. 10,000 crore would be spent on to provide infrastructure in all rural and urban areas that included Rs. 6000 crore for villages and Rs. 4000 crore for towns to provide 100 percent sewage, lighting and drinking water. Besides, Mr. Badal has also said that Rs. 25 crore would be spent on each assembly segment for overall development of the constituencies
Touching the development agenda, S. Badal said that real progress of Punjab took place during the SAD-BJP government under the leadership of Chief Minister S.Parkash Singh Badal. He divulged that the SAD-BJP government took several people friendly and pro-development measures such as strengthening road infrastructure at a cost of Rs. 20000 crore , constructing dhramshalas for poor people at government cost, Atta-Dal scheme, construction of Focal Points, Sewa kendars after every 4 villages, Water and Sewerage connections in every grain market, Waiving tube well bills, Making Punjab power surplus, Airport at Mohali and Tirath yatra scheme. He dared the Congress to list even a single achievement during its tenure.
Asking the people to distinguish between good and bad, S. Badal exhorted them to maintain perfect peace and communal harmony in the state so as to defeat the nefarious designs of forces inimical to the cause of harmony in Punjab.
