'Kisan Bus Yatra' - Capt Amarinder Singh's LIVE from Moga
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Capt Amarinder Singh kicks-off his 3-days Kisan Yatra in Punjab
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Capt Amrinder Singh Kicks-Off His 3-Days Kisan Yatra In Punjab
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Captain Amrinder Singh to start Kissan Sampark Yatra in Punjab
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The party burnt an effigy of “chitta Ravana” near Vardhman Chowk today, coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the MSMEs here. Amarinder said this would set the stage for the annihilation of all criminal forces in the state.
Cutouts of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal and Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia were pasted on the effigies that were set on fire.
He had invited Congress workers, who were injured following a clash between activists of the Youth Akali Dal and the Congress at GLADA grounds on the eve of Dasehra, to set the “chitta Ravana” on fire at the same place where the clash had taken place.
Several Congress leaders, including AICC Punjab affairs incharge Asha Kumari, AICC secretary Harish Chaudhary and Congress MP from Ludhiana Ravneet Bittu, were present on the occasion.
Industry fleeing state: PPCC chief
Faridkot: On the second day of a road show as a part of the Kisan Rath Yatra here, PPCC chief Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday accused the state government for industry leaving the state. Addressing farmers, commission agents, rice millers and labourers at the grain market here, Amarinder said due to the poor law and order situation and government policies, the industrialists had been forced to flee Punjab. This had pushed the state to bankruptcy, he added. tNS
Saying the rule would apply to all party leaders and workers, irrespective of their stature or position in the party, Amarinder said the matter was discussed with the All India Congress Committee (AICC) leadership and it had agreed to the suggestion. The move was aimed at bringing ‘greater democracy’ in the party, he said.
The ‘one family, one ticket’ rule was also applicable to his own family as well, he said. Not only his wife Preneet Kaur, but his son Raninder Singh and brother Malwinder Singh also have decided not to contest the elections.
To a question about tickets for Bains brothers, if they join the party, he said their case could be treated as an exception since both were sitting MLAs. “We will look into their case separately,” he said.
The Punjab Congress chief made it clear that winnability would be the sole criteria for allotting tickets. Highlighting that a detailed assessment would be done for all ticket aspirants, Amarinder said even sitting MLAs, who seemed unlikely to win, would not be given tickets.
PPCC president Capt Amarinder Singh said “I will give the list with the reasons and survey reports after consultation with the Punjab affairs secretary, the Leader of Opposition and other senior party leaders. The reports of different surveys will be correlated to arrive at the winning candidates.”
Unlike the 2012 Assembly elections when 46 seats were allocated to different factions within the party and only eight could win, the party leadership has sent a very clear message that the even the “losing” sitting MLAs could be dropped. The party is not changing seats in the general category.
“The reasons behind only eight of the 46 such candidates winning were verified and conveyed to the Congress president. This time it will not happen. It will be strictly on a winnability factor,” said the former CM while refusing to share names of those sitting MLAs who could be dropped. “It is too premature to comment on that. Things will become clear during the final surveys towards December-end. Those trailing in recent surveys could make up by then,” he said.
Sharing details of the recent surveys done by party’s strategist Prashant Kishor, Amarinder said the survey done in the end of August and the one done by a private media house from first week of September to first week of October almost match. Both indicate Congress winning around 55 seats.
“Things are changing in our favour. Many people are joining us, while the game of Akalis is over, our final tussle is with AAP, which is facing allegations of taking money and losing hold among the people,” said Amarinder.
Captain Amarinder Singh said even eight to 10-year-old children were allowed to drive vehicles and indulge in rash driving.
The Captain discussed the issue while talking to Bathinda Tribune during his three-day Kisan Yatra, which passed through the city this evening.
“One thing is sure that the traffic police are not doing their duty to issue challans for underage driving, compounding illegal vehicles and making it mandatory to use helmet,” Captain said.
He said lack of first aid, neurosurgeons at government hospitals, awareness about road safety and above all, the lack of will by the police to curb the menace, had amplified the number of fatalities in road accidents.
Captain pointed out that parents could play a crucial role in curbing the menace as on an average, 15 deaths were being reported every day on roads in the state and most of victims were youngsters and underage drivers.
“Policing is actually hijacked due to which road safety is nobody’s baby. Once we form government, I will ensure that the top priority of police officials is to save people from dying on the roads,” Captain added.
“It seems that the vision of police officials has become myopic. They are looking at only those things, which are shown by the Badal clan,” he added.
Engineering faults, lack of proper medication to accident victims and delay in providing first aid proves instrumental in causing fatal road accidents.
The former chief minister alleged that the level of corruption increased manifold during the regime of the Badals.
“Corruption among traffic policemen also plays a major role in increasing traffic problems and causing road mishaps,” he lamented.
He made a special halt during his yatra to pay homage to Subedar Nand Singh, a Victoria Cross winner, at Fauji Chowk.
Road safety activist appreciates concern
Harman Singh Sidhu, president of Chandigarh-based NGO ArriveSAFE, appreciating the concern showed by Captain Amarinder Singh, said, “Politicians must understand that creating chaos and promoting casual attitude towards driving while taking out marches with cavalcades is dangerous.”
The activist has written a letter to the Election Commission of India seeking a ban on road shows organised by political parties ahead of polls as they impeded the movement of common people and caused many problems on roads.
Harman said narrow bridges in the state caused 81 deaths in 2015 and in the same year, diversions in roads left 390 killed and 400 injured.
Also, 433 people were killed because of the loose surface, 177 because of potholes, 162 because of the road under repair/construction and 67 because of the corrugated/wavy roads.
During his 3-day Kisan Yatra, PPCC president expresses concern at deaths in road mishaps
While all such items can be distributed only by the political leaders having constitutional rights, the newly appointed halqa in charge Baldev Khaira and his wife Bhawana Khosla have been doing the work publicly, much to the annoyance of the rival parties. The duo has even been daily posting pictures of the distribution work on the Facebook to get more mileage. Former Punjab Youth Congress chief Vikramjit Chaudhary said he had been raising the issue with the administration, but the officials have under the pressure of the ruling government and had given a free hand to the Akali candidate and his wife in the matter.
The situation has arisen since the sitting Akali MLA from the area Avinash Chander has been sidelined by the party and Khaira has been announced as the new constituency in charge. The party wants to give him projection ahead of the elections.
Baldev Khaira owns up that he and his wife have been distributing cycles and ration cards. “We have not been violating any norm. There is no rule that we have been disobeying. If Vikramjit Chaudhary can stand up on stages and ensure people a grant of Rs 2 lakh on behalf of his MP father from the MPLADS funds, who is he to stop me from distributing items under government schemes?” Deputy Commissioner KK Yadav said, “The Congress leader Vikram Chaudhary had called me up and apprised me of the facts. The problem could have, perhaps, come because the SDM there is under transfer. However, I have told my officials that such a task should not be handed over to the Akali constituency in charge as it is against the norms.”
Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh said on Tuesday that burning of ‘Chitta Ravana’ would stand for the end of the Akali rule in Punjab and the beginning of a new phase.
The party set ablaze effigies with pictures of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, his deputy son Sukhbir Badal and Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia at a function held at the GLADA ground near Vardhman Chowk.
“Our party workers were openly beaten up by Akali goons at this very place on Dasehra eve. We will make the corrupt and criminal Badal pay for his misdeeds. Neither he nor his partners will be spared,” the Congress leader said, adding that his party would put an end to criminal activities in the state.
Enthused Congress leaders vowed to take revenge from Akalis if the Congress comes to power.
Amarinder Singh claimed Modi, who was in the city to launch a national SC/ST hub and the ‘Zero Defect, Zero Effect on Environment (ZED) Scheme’ for the MSME sector, was making a “half-hearted” attempt to reach out to businessmen in the city before the next year’s Assembly elections.
Meanwhile, Ludhiana MP Ravneet Bittu, too, warned the Akalis for deteriorating the law and order situation in the state. He categorically said after forming government, the Akalis would pay for their misdeeds. “We were cornered by Akali workers when our workers were busy preparing the ‘Chitta Ravana’. It is our humanity that we took YAD leader Bhinder along and safely handed him over to the Ludhiana Police Commissioner,” Bittu added.
Bittu also thanked the PPCC president for his support and solidarity to the party workers fighting against the drug menace. The people of Punjab have discovered the true face of the Badals and will reject them in the coming elections, he asserted.
Addressing the gathering, Gurpreet Singh Gogi, president, District Congress Committee (Urban) Ludhiana, who had sustained serious head injuries in the clash between Congress and YAD workers on the eve of Dasehra, said, “Captain sahib, please give us six hours on the day when the Congress will form the government, we assure you to teach a lesson to the YAD workers who attacked us on the Dasehra eve.”
Congress workers also took selfies with ‘Chitta Ravana’. They said hopefully with the burning of ‘Chitta Ravana’, the mafia raj in the state would also be ended.
Meanwhile, DCC (Rural) president Gurdev Singh Lapran, District Mahila Congress president Leena Taparia, state general secretary Amarjit Singh Tikka, Pawan Dewan, KK Bawa, former MLA Malkiat Singh Dakha and Congress Atam Nagar halqa in-charge Kulwant Sidhu were also present.
For the roadshow, Amarinder is traveling in a specially designed bus, equipped with all the basic facilities needed for stay. The bus has a hydraulic platform from where Amarinder will address the various farmer meetings along the way. A microphone and speaker system has been fitted inside to enable the bus to double up as a mobile public address platform for impromptu meetings.
The over 500 km journey will cover the districts of Faridkot, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Muktsar, Fazilka and Ferozepur. The three-day roadshow will continue on Tuesday from Faridkot, from where Amarinder will leave for Ludhiana to burn 'Chitta Ravans' of the Badals at the spot where Congress workers were attacked by the Akalis on Dussehra eve.
The Ludhiana programme has been scheduled to coincide with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's visit there on Tuesday. Captain Amarinder will resume his roadshow after Ludhiana event.
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Capt Amarinder Singh kicks-off his 3-days Kisan Yatra in Punjab
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Capt Amrinder Singh Kicks-Off His 3-Days Kisan Yatra In Punjab
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Captain Amrinder Singh to start Kissan Sampark Yatra in Punjab
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PM’s bid to woo industry half-hearted, says Capt
Nikhil Bhardwaj
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, October 18
Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh today lashed out at the Prime Minister for his “half-hearted” attempts to reach out to the industry ahead of the Assembly elections.‘One family, one ticket’ is thumb rule: Amarinder
Gurdeep Singh Mann
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 18
The Congress has decided to give only one ticket per family in the Punjab Assembly elections. This was stated by PPCC president Capt Amarinder Singh in an informal chat with The Tribune.Cong set to clip wings of faction leaders
Rajmeet Singh
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 18
The Punjab Congress is set to clip the wings of the influential faction leaders within the party. The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) has firmed up its strategy to shortlist the candidates on the basis of surveys by multiple agencies, virtually eliminating the recommendations of faction leaders.Road chaos as police hijacked: Capt
Gurdeep Singh Mann
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, October 18
Former Chief Minister and the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) Captain Amarinder Singh today underscored the need to check road accidents, which were taking many lives in the state every day.
Cong cries violation of norms by SAD
After constituency in-charge, SAD leader’s wife too starts distributing cycles, ration cards
Deepkamal Kaur
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, October 18
In a blatant violation of norms, the district administration has been allowing the distribution of ration cards under the “atta dal” scheme and cycles under the Mai Bhago scheme of the government by the constituency in charge of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and his wife.As ‘Chitta Ravana’ burns to ground, Cong declares war on Akalis
Nikhil Bhardwaj
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, October 18
Farmers' widows flag off Amarinder's 'Kisan Yatra'
Chandigarh: Punjab Congresspresident Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday embarked upon his 'Kisan Yatra' roadshow with the promise to address farmers' problems in the state and a vow to "punish the Badals for pushing them to suicide".
The roadshow was flagged off by the widows of nine farmers who had committed suicide in Punjab in recent past following their inability to pay off their debts. In some cases, the women had lost both, their husband and son, to mounting debt. Blaming the Badal government for what he called failure to save the farmers from such pitiable existence, Amarinder assured the widows that "we will not forgive them for pushing you to such a state." The state Congress president reassured the widows that he would immediately waive off all farm debts, once his party was back in power. He reiterated his commitment to resolving the problems of the farm families, who he described as Punjab's engine of growth and progress through the years.
Among the widows who met Amarinder before the roadshow launch was Rajomajra's Harbans Kaur, whose husband Sohan Singh committed suicide just 22 days back over a debt of Rs 4 lakh. What has aggravated her woes is the fact that the government, instead of helping her out of her suffering, has now gone and put up an electrical tower in the middle of her 3 bighas of land, rendering it completely useless.This, said Amarinder, was a typical example of the Badal government's insensitive and uncaring attitude towards farmer families. Amarinder said if his party was elected, it would take immediate steps to alleviate the sufferings of the farmers. He said he has already promised to waive off the debts of the farmers and assured them of all possible support by the Congress in their fight against the anti-farmer policies of the Badal government.
The roadshow was flagged off by the widows of nine farmers who had committed suicide in Punjab in recent past following their inability to pay off their debts. In some cases, the women had lost both, their husband and son, to mounting debt. Blaming the Badal government for what he called failure to save the farmers from such pitiable existence, Amarinder assured the widows that "we will not forgive them for pushing you to such a state." The state Congress president reassured the widows that he would immediately waive off all farm debts, once his party was back in power. He reiterated his commitment to resolving the problems of the farm families, who he described as Punjab's engine of growth and progress through the years.
Among the widows who met Amarinder before the roadshow launch was Rajomajra's Harbans Kaur, whose husband Sohan Singh committed suicide just 22 days back over a debt of Rs 4 lakh. What has aggravated her woes is the fact that the government, instead of helping her out of her suffering, has now gone and put up an electrical tower in the middle of her 3 bighas of land, rendering it completely useless.This, said Amarinder, was a typical example of the Badal government's insensitive and uncaring attitude towards farmer families. Amarinder said if his party was elected, it would take immediate steps to alleviate the sufferings of the farmers. He said he has already promised to waive off the debts of the farmers and assured them of all possible support by the Congress in their fight against the anti-farmer policies of the Badal government.
For the roadshow, Amarinder is traveling in a specially designed bus, equipped with all the basic facilities needed for stay. The bus has a hydraulic platform from where Amarinder will address the various farmer meetings along the way. A microphone and speaker system has been fitted inside to enable the bus to double up as a mobile public address platform for impromptu meetings.
The over 500 km journey will cover the districts of Faridkot, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Muktsar, Fazilka and Ferozepur. The three-day roadshow will continue on Tuesday from Faridkot, from where Amarinder will leave for Ludhiana to burn 'Chitta Ravans' of the Badals at the spot where Congress workers were attacked by the Akalis on Dussehra eve.
The Ludhiana programme has been scheduled to coincide with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's visit there on Tuesday. Captain Amarinder will resume his roadshow after Ludhiana event.
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