Chandigarh, March 6 – Hundreds of Congress workers from Punjab staged a demonstration here on Friday against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab for its failure to fulfill its commitments to the people.
The party specifically mentioned the promise of Rs 1,000 per month to women, which has not been kept, and demanded that the government should pay the arrears for the past four years. The party criticized the government for its overall failure, particularly regarding the breakdown of law and order and the economy in the state.
The Congress had planned to "besiege" the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) on the first day of the Budget Session. The party workers had gathered outside the Congress Bhawan before marching towards the Vidhan Sabha.
However, they were detained by the police and prevented from reaching the Vidhan Sabha, which was heavily guarded.
A contingent of the police was deployed at the venue to prevent the Congress workers from reaching the Assembly.
Addressing the workers, state Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said that the government and the Chief Minister had completely failed. He pointed out that the state's debt had crossed Rs 4 lakh crore and is likely to reach Rs 4.17 lakh crore soon.
He said that no money is spent in Punjab, and it is being squandered by the Aam Aadmi Party to finance its elections in states like Delhi, Gujarat, and Goa. He pointed out that no infrastructure projects have been started anywhere. He said that thousands of crores of rupees have been spent only on advertisements.
Warring reminded the government about its promises of a monthly stipend of Rs 1,000 to women, the revival of the old pension scheme for employees, the pending Dearness Allowance, and the promise of generating Rs 20,000 crore in revenue from sand mining.
The Congress leader said that the people of Punjab are now demanding answers after four years of the AAP's misrule.