The Prime Minister’s convoy was stranded on a flyover on account of a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur earlier this month
Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Friday launched a scathing assault in opposition to Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, alleging that the street blockade that led to the PM’s safety breach was “stage-managed” and kickbacks had been obtained within the switch and posting of officers.
The incumbent authorities has been uncovered as a “suitcase di sarkar” after the latest ED raids that unearthed crores of rupees from the Chief Minister’s kin, he mentioned in an announcement.
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Captain Amarinder Singh additionally claimed that Mr. Channi had as soon as “fallen on his toes”, imploring to eliminate a harassment grievance by a lady officer.
The Prime Minister’s convoy was stranded on a flyover due to a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur earlier this month, after which he returned from the poll-bound state with out attending the rally there.
The previous Punjab CM alleged that the Channi authorities had “instructed police to not take away farmers who had been stopping BJP buses” from reaching the Ferozepur rally venue.
Captain Amarinder Singh mentioned he had earlier handed the flyover close to Ferozepur and there was no blockade there.
The PM’s safety breach was “clearly stage-managed” by the Channi authorities, the chief mentioned in an announcement.
Describing the incident a significant safety lapse, the previous CM mentioned as an alternative of taking a defiant stand, Channi ought to have issued an unequivocal apology.
“We’re delicate border state and Pakistan’s ISI is all the time seeking to create bother right here,” he mentioned, asserting that one can’t ever take any possibilities.
Captain Amarinder Singh regretted having helped “Channi resolve the #metoo grievance in opposition to him”, saying the then minister had “fallen on his toes and pledged loyalty to him for all times”.
“Now, he has modified colors and claiming he had been making an attempt to eliminate me for the previous two years!,” he mentioned.
Dubbing Mr. Channi as an “unreliable and untrustworthy individual”, Captain Amarinder Singh alleged that Mr. Channi made transfers and postings an business in Punjab previously three months.
“Three DGPs have been modified, his house minister has been brazenly accused in a cupboard assembly by his colleague that cash was being taken for posting of SSP, there was a tug of battle on the AG’s submit…This isn’t ‘lokaan di sarkar’ (individuals’s authorities) however ‘switch posting di sarkar’, which has now additionally change into ‘suitcase di sarkar’,” he added.
The previous CM mentioned the Enforcement Directorate seizure from a Channi’s kin was a follow-up on the case that the company had registered after he (as CM) had ordered an inquiry whereas he was heading the federal government.
Sadly, he mentioned he had been unable to take any severe motion in opposition to the Congress MLAs “who had been concerned in unlawful mining within the state as that will have broken the social gathering’s pursuits and Sonia Gandhi had failed to answer his question on which minister or MLA she needed him to sack over the problem”.
Labelling Mr. Channi a complete failure, Captain Amarinder Singh mentioned the brand new chief minister had carried out nothing besides take pleasure in postings and transfers since taking up.
“Even the bulletins made by Mr. Channi are nothing however initiatives that had been launched or introduced by me,” he mentioned, citing farm mortgage waiver, jobs below the Ghar-Ghar Rozgar scheme and free bus journey for ladies.
“Even free energy which he claims to be his initiative was one thing my authorities was engaged on discovering methods and means to implement,” he added.
Captain Amarinder Singh alleged that Manpreet Badal as finance minister had scuttled lots of his schemes and plans by claiming to haven’t any funds, which it seems now was a complete lie.
On why no sitting Congress MLA was becoming a member of his social gathering, Captain Amarinder Singh mentioned they’re solely ready for his or her social gathering to announce tickets, “which is being intentionally delayed because the Congress is petrified of defections”.
