Congress slams govt,says will raise issue in House

Amarinder,flanked by CLP leader Sunil Jakhar,added that on one hand,Sukhbir was holding meetings with industrialists in Delhi to invite them to invest in Punjab,on the other side,the state government was creating an atmosphere against peace in the state.

Saying that honouring of the assassin of Beant Singh,who brought peace to the state,at the Akal Takht will be against the hard-earned peace prevailing in the state,he added: “Both these tragedies are the part of the history now. There is no point in raking up these issues by raising a memorial and honouring an assassin.”

Asked whether his statement will amount to defying the directions of the Akal Takht,Amarinder said: “I am not defying anyone but only putting the facts forward. It is for everyone to understand the reality,as both the memorial and honouring Rajoana are bad for Punjab and the country. Everything was being done with the approval of SAD,which controls SGPC.”

The party has also opposed the proposal of a memorial at New Delhi on the Sikh riots of 1984.

Defeated MLAs hog Capt meet with MC candidates

With four days to go before the Municipal Corporation elections,the meeting of the Congress candidates with PPCC chief Captain Amarinder Singh in Jalandhar,on Wednesday,was more a meeting with defeated assembly election candidates and former MLAs rather then a meeting with the MC candidates.

The defeated former MLAs took up most of the Captain’s time. Only a few MC candidates could manage to put forward their grievances. A few candidates even tried to stop two former MLAs from speaking length.

Meanwhile two candidates who were allegedly offered Rs 50 and 25 lakh by SAD leaders were also present in the meeting and expressed the pressures being faced by them from opposition. The candidates – one of whom has been booked for attempt to murder – informed Captain that there was huge pressure on them from police administration and that the state government was misusing government machinery to win elections.

Captain Amarinder Singh asked the contesting councillors to highlight anti-people policies of the government during their campaign including the levying of proposed property tax on the basis of electricity bills of the consumers in state.

Three SAD leaders expelled for contesting against BJP candidates

Amritsar: Shiromani Akali Dal,on Wednesday,expelled three party office bearers Nirbhay Singh Fauji,Amarjit Singh and Manmohan Singh Titu for violating party discipline by contesting against BJP candidates in three wards. State BJP chief Ashwani Sharma had expressed his resentment over SAD candidates contesting in some wards where BJP had fielded its candidates.