DNA Hindi. Former chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) president Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said he is not against the people of Pakistan, but against their rulers and the army who are trying to “spread unrest” here and across the borders. But taking the lives of Indian soldiers.
Addressing public meetings in support of the party’s candidates – Farzana Alam from Malerkotla and Sardar Ali from Amargarh, Amarinder Singh said that these elections are going to decide the future of Punjab as the state is facing many challenges which can only be faced ” Double engined government.
The Punjab Lok Congress is contesting the elections in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (United).
The former Chief Minister said that before independence, about 40 percent of Patiala’s population was Muslim and most of them migrated to Pakistan. Amarinder Singh recalled how he was greeted and respected in the neighboring country during his visit as Chief Minister of Punjab in 2004.
“I am in favor of good relations between the two countries, but the Pakistan Prime Minister and his army are behaving very hostile towards India which is unacceptable,” the captain said.
The former chief minister also hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for claiming that he nominated Charanjit Singh Channi as the party’s chief ministerial candidate because he comes from a simple background. Amarinder Singh alleged, “Channi is one of the richest candidates contesting elections with assets worth hundreds of crores.”
Urging people to choose PLC candidates for their “better future”, the Captain reminded them that it was his government that made Malerkotla a district and also announced setting up of a medical college here. He promised that a university would be set up in the city once the BJP-PLC-SAD (United) government is formed in the state.