Jalalabad: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal said that AAP had given tickets to 65 persons with criminal back grounds. “All six seats in Ludhiana have been given to people with criminal background. It has even given a seat to Amit Rattan from Bathinda Rural after the latter was thrown out of the party by the SAD on corruption charges”.
When queried about the recent ascension of Bhagwant Mann, the SAD President said the latter was the chief ministerial candidate in name only. “The real fact is that AAP has pasted posters across Punjab asking people to give Kejriwal one chance. Bhagwant Mann does not fit into this anywhere because as far as AAP is concerned it is asking for an opportunity for Kejriwal only”. He also highlighted how Bhagwant Mann remained subservient to Kejriwal and did not even have the guts to speak in front of him.
Badal also condemned the AAP government in Delhi for not signing the release orders of Prof Devinderpal Bhullar. He said papers for the release of Bhullar had been forwarded to the Delhi government three times in the recent past but the government was putting off the release by sitting on the papers.
He said the next SAD-BSP alliance government would put an end to sand and liquor mafias in the State by forming corporations for both these entities.