By means of PTI
HOSHIARPUR/GURDASPUR: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday cautioned folks towards going for any “experiment” within the Punjab meeting polls, pronouncing that keeping up peace used to be maximum necessary for the state and handiest his birthday celebration used to be in a position to it.
Addressing ballot rallies in Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur, Gandhi asserted that his birthday celebration understands Punjab rather well and will take the state ahead.
The Congress chief additionally centered High Minister Narendra Modi over unemployment, pronouncing he does now not discuss it and black cash in his election speeches.
Gandhi additionally attacked Union House Minister Amit Shah over his observation at the drug threat in Punjab, and requested him why he didn’t talk at the matter when his birthday celebration’s earlier alliance spouse Shiromani Akali Dal used to be in energy within the state.
Gandhi additionally promised that the drug downside can be burnt up from Punjab if his birthday celebration returns to energy within the state.
He stated Punjab is a “delicate” state and it is just the Congress which is aware of how to offer protection to peace within the state.
“Punjab’s peace is an important factor. Take note, this isn’t a laboratory, now not a chemistry lab to hold out an experiment, as a result of if peace is going and if hatred begins to unfold right here, it is going to now not handiest be Punjab’s, however country’s loss.”
“You realize the Congress birthday celebration. It could possibly take everybody alongside and care for peace. We now have revel in in doing so. This isn’t the time to experiment,” stated Gandhi, whilst in search of a transparent mandate to carry his birthday celebration to energy within the state once more.
Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who used to be scheduled to wait the Hoshiarpur rally, used to be not able to take action.
He later stated that his chopper used to be now not allowed to fly on account of the no-fly zone declared in view of High Minister Narendra Modi’s Punjab seek advice from.
Taking at the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration, Gandhi stated it does now not perceive Punjab and can’t care for the state.
“They can’t care for Punjab and so they have no idea methods to do it. Handiest the Congress can care for Punjab. The Congress can care for peace in Punjab. We deeply perceive Punjab. We all know that an important factor for Punjab is peace, brotherhood and harmony and for this, the Congress birthday celebration can do the rest,” he stated.
Attacking Congress’ opponents, he stated the state can’t be run with false guarantees.
Deriding the AAP over its claims of putting in place mohalla clinics, Gandhi stated everybody noticed the situation all the way through the second one wave of COVID-19 in Delhi.
“In the event that they (AAP) modified Delhi’s image, why Congress employees had to offer oxygen cylinders to folks all the way through the second one wave of Covid. The AAP govt in Delhi utterly failed all the way through Covid,” he stated.
Focused on AAP over its promise of giving Rs 1,000 to each girl in Punjab elderly 18 years each and every month if it involves energy, Gandhi stated as Navjot Singh Sidhu identified within the rally the age bracket over 18 used to be selected with a watch to garner votes.
“They (Kejriwal-AAP) can do the rest for vote, they may be able to search apology (regarding Kejriwal) from (SAD chief) Bikram Majithia,” he stated.
“However Congress birthday celebration does now not do vote financial institution politics. Punjab for us isn’t just a state, it’s India’s soul, it safeguards our country, this state must by no means develop into susceptible and if all sections stand in combination, no energy can contact Punjab,” he stated.
The Congress chief centered the Centre over demonetisation and items and services and products tax, alleging that handiest two-three billionaires benefited from it.
Mentioning that Channi understands poverty smartly, Gandhi stated Channi will lead a central authority of deficient folks, farmers, small investors and small and medium companies, now not of ‘arabpatis’ (billionaires).
“We now have Punjab elections ahead of us. This isn’t an unusual election. You need to elect a brand new govt,” stated Gandhi.
Hitting out on the Centre, he stated, “Within the nation these days, unemployment is emerging in each state.”
The Congress chief recalled how the SAD and the BJP had made a laugh of him when he had raised the drug downside factor in Punjab.
Gandhi additionally recalled how the BJP had mocked him when he had cautioned how adversely Covid would have an effect on India.
He stated the folk had been advised a “lie” on Covid deaths and the in fact choice of fatalities is 5 to seven occasions greater than what has been formally introduced.
It seems that regarding the registration of NDPS case towards Akali chief Bikram Singh Majithia, Gandhi stated, “We can proceed to do so and wipe out medication from Punjab.”
He additional stated, “Our govt isn’t of 2 or 3 billionaires. If our govt used to be of 2 to a few billionaires, then in Punjab, the Congress birthday celebration do not need stood towards farm regulations. Our govt is pro-farmer which is why we stood with farmers and attempted to prevent those agri regulations in Parliament.”
He lauded Punjab farmers for agitating towards the farm regulations and stated, “Had you now not compelled the repeal of those regulations, then now not handiest Punjab however farmers throughout India would have suffered losses.”
He additionally stated the Congress govt even gave reimbursement to the households of farmers who died all the way through the agitation.
“I had previous stated that Narendra Modi must withdraw those farm regulations as a result of I do know the energy of farmers. What I say is with cautious idea,” stated Gandhi.
In his cope with, Punjab Congress president Sidhu stated, “There have been two cancers in Punjab, one Capt Amarinder Singh who used to be thrown out (as CM via Congress). And 2nd most cancers, I will be able to guarantee you that Punjab’s mafia will likely be eradicated from Punjab’s map when the birthday celebration returns to energy.”