Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], August 23 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has alleged that Punjab's politics is passing through a phase where a deep conflict appears to be emerging between power, stability and public interest.
Addressing a programme organised for representatives of the Valmiki and Sikh communities of Punjab at his residence here on Saturday, Saini also alleged that political instability in Punjab is increasing.
He said Punjab today needs a double-engine government that not only makes promises but also has the ability to fulfil them.
Saini said the state needs leadership that is not afraid to take decisions, puts the interests of the people above everything else and works in the national interest and all this is possible under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He said if the Bharatiya Janata Party forms the government in Punjab, it will work towards building a Viksit Punjab on the lines of vision of PM Modi for Viksit Bharat. Punjab is slated to go to the polls early next year.
According to a release, the Chief Minister said that the BJP has already fulfilled 70 of the 217 commitments made in its Haryana Assembly election manifesto within just 18 months. He said the government has provided government jobs to youth "without parchi and kharchi, while in Punjab, youth are facing discrimination in the name of employment".
Chief Minister said that under the leadership of PM Modi said the country has witnessed unprecedented progress.
Highlighting Haryana's progress, he said medical colleges have already been started in 17 of the state's 23 districts.
The Chief Minister said the Haryana Government has launched a comprehensive campaign to protect young people from the menace of drugs. Strict action is being taken against drug peddlers. While, due to the Punjab Government's neglect, the youth there are increasingly falling prey to drugs, Haryana has established 2,000 sports nurseries to connect young people with sports, where lakhs of youth practise every day.
He said the results of this sports policy are evident in the achievements of Haryana's young men and women at the recently held Commonwealth Games. The Chief Minister said it is a matter of pride that out of the seven gold medals won by India, five were secured by daughters of Haryana, bringing laurels to the country and the state on the global stage. (ANI)
Punjab needs a double-engine government: Haryana CM
