Stand up against ‘Congress oppression’, SAD chief tells party men – Times of India

BABA BAKELA: Launching a scathing attack on Congress party, SAD on Monday accused it of not keeping its pre-poll promises to the people of Punjab and for selective political witchhunting. Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal, while addressing a gathering on the occasion of Rakhar Punia at Baba Bakala, also asked his party men to stand up against their alleged oppression by the Congress.

He accused the Congress government in the state of trying to shift the responsibility of farm loan waiver on Centre government, saying, "Congress government should instead own the responsibility of its failure and apologise to Punjabis for betraying them."

Questioning finance minister Manpreet Badal on his allocation of Rs 1,500 crore only for loan wavier in the budget, he alleged, "Now his government is saying it cannot release even this amount. I want to ask Manpreet, why he cheated the farmers?"

Sukhbir added that Manpreet had earlier too remained the state finance minister for four years and he knew the state's finances.

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Stand up against 'Congress oppression', SAD chief tells party men - Times of India