Bhagwant Mann alleged – In March 2018, Khaira had written a letter to the Electricity Board that he wants to give up subsidy on his 10 motors, saying he will pay for it, but till date not even a single rupee has been paid
Mann fiercely attacked Bhulath MLA Sukhpal Khaira – We will defeat him from Sangrur and send him back here, people of Bhulath should also teach Khaira a lesson for abandoning you
Bhagwant Mann promised to the people – We will ensure compensation to the farmers for the Jammu-Katra highway and highway will have cuts at various places so that local people can also do profitable business
The Mann government is the first time that the common people of Punjab have felt that this is their own government – Dr. Rajkumar Chabbewal
Hoshiarpur/Chandigarh, May 24
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday campaigned for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Hoshiarpur, Dr Rajkumar Chabbewal. Mann addressed a public rally in Bhulath and appealed to the people to make the Aam Aadmi Party win by 13-0.
While addressing the people, Chief Minister Mann fiercely attacked Congress leader and Bhulath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira. He said that I guarantee that he will remain your MLA because we will defeat him from Sangrur and send him back here.
He said that Sukhpal Khaira does not go anywhere to win elections. He goes to defeat someone and make someone else win under collusion. Last time he contested elections from Bathinda to make Harsimrat Kaur Badal win. He was paid a lot of money for this.
He said that if Sukhpal Khaira did not do illegal work and corruption, then from where did he get so much land and money? Mann appealed to the people of Bhulath and said that next time you should remove him from the MLA post because he had abandoned you.
Bhagwant Mann accused Sukhpal Khaira of misleading people in the name of electricity subsidy of his motors and said that on 15 March 2018, Sukhpal Khaira wrote a letter to the Electricity Board to create a good image among the people in which he said he would give up the electricity subsidy of my 10 motors of Ramgarh. He said he will pay the bill. But till date he has not given even a single rupee, whereas the annual electricity subsidy of his 10 motors is Rs. 4 lakh 36 thousand.
Mann also attacked the BJP and said that this election is an election to save the Constitution and democracy of the country. BJP wants to destroy the Constitution. If they win this time, they will change the Constitution, then there will never be elections in India. The situation here will become like that of Russia, where President Vladimir Putin has made a law for himself to remain in power for life.
He said that the BJP does the politics of caste, religion and hatred. It is trying to spread hatred in Punjab too. But its politics of hatred can never succeed in Punjab. Punjab is known for mutual brotherhood and social harmony. People here celebrate Gurpurabs, Eid, Holi, Diwali and Navami together.
Chief Minister Mann, while recounting his work of two years, said that we have given government jobs to 43 thousand youth of Punjab without any discrimination. In one village, 40 people got jobs. He said that for the convenience of common people, I made electricity free and arranged for sufficient electricity for farmers without any power cuts during the day, so that their time and energy is not wasted. At the same time, for the first time in the history of the country, our government bought a private thermal power plant. Now there is no shortage of electricity in Punjab.
He said that this morning an elderly person from Patiala came to meet me and said that he wanted the party flag. I said what will you do with the flag? He said that I am a labourer, but because of you six people of my family got government jobs due to which the condition of my family has changed. That is why I want to campaign for you.
He said that I am improving government schools to give good education to the children of Dalits and poor. Green card, blue card and yellow card cannot remove poverty from anyone’s house. Only your child when educated can eradicate poverty from your houses. Therefore, improving the education system is my first priority.
He said that I have not come here just to ask for votes for myself. I am asking for votes for a better future for your children, good health facilities, for traders, small shopkeepers, farmers-labourers and temporary employees and for building a better future for them.
Mann promised the people of Hoshiarpur and said that for the Jammu-Katra highway, we will get proper compensation from the central government for the farmers and the highway will have cuts at various places so that local people can also do business. He appealed to the people that I have made your electricity bills zero, you make the seats of Congress, Akali and BJP zero.
The Mann government is the first time that the common people of Punjab have felt that this is their own government – Dr. Rajkumar Chabbewal
Addressing the people, AAP candidate Dr Rajkumar Chabbewal said that under the Mann government, the common people of Punjab have felt for the first time that this is their own government. He said that earlier Chief Ministers did not come out of their homes, whereas Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is among the common people every day. He said that the farmers, youth, labourers, businessmen and people of all sections of Punjab are happy with the work of the Mann government.
