Moga, December 14 : .The Shiromani Akali Dal, (SAD), on Tuesday called for the creation of a true federal structure within the country with real cultural, political, and economic autonomy to the states.The government also committed to reviving the pre2004 pension scheme and a crop insurance plan worth Rs.50,000 per acre.
Parkash Singh Badal, five-time chief minister of Punjabi said that the SAD/BSP alliance was ready to replicate the success of the only joint effort they made in 1996 when it had won the state.
As thousands of people arrived to commemorate the centennial of SAD’s founding, the party “vowed to offer to Punjabis an authentic transparent, accountable, and inclusive government”.
Badal stated that the decision before Punjabis was “straight forward and easy”.There are two options: having the Punjabis governed by the Punjabis for the Punjabis as well as the Punjabis by the Punjabis.On the other hand, there is the option of having the Punjabis ruled by their government, and having the Punjabis governed by them.
It was sad that Congress is humiliating Scheduled Castes and the poor by first letting them know that Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Choni wasn’t their first choice, he said.
Badal stated, “Now they are humiliating them by openly refusing endorse his performance and not naming it as its CM Face.”
They had earlier humiliated Sunil Jakhar, a seasoned Congress leader, by first publicly claiming he would become the next CM.But, later, media reports claimed that no one in his community could be elected CM of Punjab by Congress.
He stated that although such communal games were not new to Congress, they are distasteful as well as dangerous for communal haromny.
He also advised the Indian government against “dangerous adventurism”, and stated that nothing could be done to disrupt the peace and harmony of Punjabi and other parts of Punjab.
SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal addressed the crowd and announced that farmers will be eligible for an insurance coverage of Rs.50,000/acre in case of crop damage.
He announced, in addition to announcing that the SAD-BSP alliance government will revive pre-2004 government employee pension schemes.
He said the next government would also end monopolies in sand and liquor business by giving a person one mining contract and liqour vend to one individual.
He also announced waiver of electricity bills of all religious places of worship.
He said the SAD-BSP alliance government would not allow anyone to disturb peace and communal harmony in the state.
He also related how SAD was the first party to raise the voice of federalism.
“Now all regional parties are also calling for strengthening federal rights.If federal rights of states are secure, then black laws like the three agricultural laws cannot be implemented without the approval of the states.
We are committing to strengthening the federal nature of the country,” he said.
Senior party leader Prem Singh Chandumajra also read out a resolution in this regard, calling for formation of a ‘Sanjha Morcha’ to espouse the cause of federalism nationally.
The Moga conference also passed a resolution condemning the Congress government’s ‘attempts’ to register false cases against SAD-BSP alliance leaders and warned Chief Minister Channi, Home Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa and PPCC President Navjot Singh Sidhu that they would be responsible for the consequences of pursuing vendetta politics.
The resolution, which was read out by Daljit Singh Cheema, also demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister and the Home Minister in the ‘cash for transfer’ case.
It also demanded judicial probe into bribery charges levelled against the Home Minister who has been accused by a cabinet colleague of taking money for posting SSPs.
Speaking on the occasion, senior vice-president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Satish Mishra, said the alliance is set to sweep the forthcoming polls by securing 100 seats.
He said the alliance stands for empowering the weaker sections of the society.BSP’s Punjab in-charge, Randhir Beniwal, and state president, Jasbir Singh Garhi, also spoke on the occasion.
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