Will cook Badal’s goose in his backyard: Capt
LAMBI (MUKTSAR): Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday filed his nomination papers from Lambi constituency, challenging chief minister Parkash Singh Badal in his bastion.
Amarinder, who is also contesting his traditional Patiala seat, filed papers at Malout. Muktsar district Congress president Gurmeet Singh Khudian, who was a strong contender for the Lambi ticket, filed the papers as Capt’s covering candidate. The Congress chief later led his cavalcade of more than 100 vehicles to Lambi for a ‘show of strength’ rally, where he vowed to “cook Parkash Singh Badal’s goose in his own backyard” and “wipe him out” from Punjab’s political scene. He termed the contest as ‘grandfather of all battles’.
He also dubbed Badal as a “conspirator” behind the incidents of desecration of Guru Granth Sahib last year. “Ae saara kujh hi isne aap karaya hai. (He got it all done himself),” he added, promising arrest of the culprits. He also assured people that the Behbal Kalan police firing case would be taken to its logical end and the guilty cops would be prosecuted. Two young protesters had died in the firing during the public protests against sacrilege incidents.
AAP candidate in Lambi Jarnail Singh has been making similar accusations against Badal. The CM has so far skipped the sacrilege issue in his campaign, while blaming the Congress for Operation Bluestar and the 1984 riots. Capt also said he will put Badal’s associate and SGPC members Dyal Singh Kolianwali behind the bars after coming to power. In the past, Kolianwali has been accused of being involved in election violence and corrupt practices.
IN CM’S BASTION, CAPT TERMS CONTEST GRANDFATHER OF ALL BATTLES; DUBS BADAL AS ‘CONSPIRATOR’ BEHIND SACRILEGE