Sukhbir campaigns in Amritsar even as BJP yet to announce candidate

ATTARI: With BJP still to finalise the name for its candidate in Amritsar, it has not deterred Shiromani Akali Dal president and former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to address public rallies in the constituency. On Thursday Badal addressed two political rallies at

Attari

and flanked by Punjab BJP chief Shwait Malik and former Akali MLA Veer Singh Lopoke.


Sukhbir held major political opponent Congress party responsible for all the evils in Punjab and claims that only SAD-BJP combine had the solution for all problems being faced by people from different sections of the society in the state. ``Farmers, dalits, small traders, shop keepers, students and unemployed youth have been hit hard by Congress government, ‘’ said Badal. He said when their government would come to power they would ensure proper water, electricity, sewerage ,concrete roads and resolve all pending issues said Sukhbir while addressing the gathering.

While the promises were doled out none of the leadersgave any indication on who would be the candidate for Amritsar. Both the party leaders dodged the topic and did not want to lead to any speculation. While SAD contests on 10 seats, the all BJP contests from three seats which include Amritsar, Gurdaspur and

Hoshiarpur

.

While addressing the crowd Malik claimed that state under the Congress government regime was heading for a financial emergency. He also showed a letter which, according to Malik, was from revenue department suggesting Punjab government to stop all kind of expenses including those incurred on development works. While heaping praise upon former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, Malik counted various schemes which he claimed were introduced by the previous SAD -BJP government.

At Rajasansi Sukhbir tried to stir up anti Congress emotions by raising the issue of Operaton Bluestar, army action taken to flush out armed terrorists who were holed up in Golden Temple in 1984. ``When Indira Gandhi had rolled tanks and mortars into Harmandar Sahib , demolishing Sri

Akal Takht

Sahib and wounding the sacred Darbar Sahib edifice with thousands of bullets. Yaad hai na ke bhull gye? (Do your remember or have forgotten) " said Badal.