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AAP attacks Punjab CM Amarinder on Rs 84 lakh largesse to ex-CM

Attacking the Congress government in Punjab for its  largesse of Rs 84 lakh to a former Punjab Chief Minister Rajinder…

AAP attacks Punjab CM Amarinder on Rs 84 lakh largesse to ex-CM

Sukhpal Singh Khaira (Photo: SNS)

Attacking the Congress government in Punjab for its  largesse of Rs 84 lakh to a former Punjab Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday accused Congress of “indulging in favoritism and nepotism”.

In a statement, leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly and AAP legislator, Sukhpal Khaira said this was a perfect example of wrong priorities and feudalism by Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh, particularly at a time when Punjab is facing bankruptcy of Rs 2.50 lakh crore and its agrarian economy under a debt of Rs one lakh crore.

The AAP leader said Captain Amarinder could have used this Rs 84 lakh for writing off the debt of many small and marginal families.

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While on one hand the Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal is advocating shunning of a meal to help farmers tide over debt crisis, on the other hand Cabinet is showering largesse upon a wealthy leader like Bhattal, said Khaira.

Demanding Capt Amarinder Singh government to review payback of Rs 84 lakh penalty to former CM, Khaira urged Bhattal not to accept this largesse showered upon her at a time when farmers were committing suicides for meager sums between Rs One lakh to Rs Three lakh.

He further stated that the largesse would promote more defaulters in state and encourage politicians to break the laws, only to be compensated by public exchequer.

Khaira also accused Punjab CM of lying and misleading people on the burning issue of farm suicides. He said on his return from London, the CM downplayed the suicides by fudging data and claiming that only 131 farmers had committed suicides during his six month rule, which was less than the corresponding period of Badal rule in 2016.

Releasing a data chart collected by his office,  Khaira claimed that as many as 211 farmers had committed suicides and not 131 as being claimed by the CM.

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