Chandigarh: In a statement released here today Leader of opposition Sukhpal Singh Khaira said that the manner and tenor in which both the traditional parties Congress and the SAD-BJP alliance have launched a vitriolic attack on me over my summoning, clearly exposes the deep nexus and the friendly tie up between them.
Khaira said it was surprising that the said traditional parties have never attacked each other on blatant corruption and neck deep involvement of their leaders in drugs. Khaira said that the Akali Dal and BJP never uttered a single word against the involvement of tainted corrupt Minister Rana Gurjeet in the infamous mining scandal, although AAP has provided substantiated documentary proofs against the Minister. Similarly Khaira said Captain Amarinder Singh, Jakkhar and other senior leaders of Congress are maintaining a stoic silence over the glaring involvement of Bikram Majithia in drug trafficking, although drug lords like Jagdish Bhola, Bittu Aulakh and Jagjit Chahal had named Bikram as a culprit in the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate.
The friendly match between Congress and the SAD-BJP is abundantly clear on major corruption cases of Ludhiana City Centre and Amritsar Improvement Trust pending against Captian Amarinder Singh, said Khaira. He said, it is an open secret now that the Badals during the fag end of their tenure in 2016 filed cancellation reports against both the mega scams of Captain Amarinder Singh. Khaira said that it was Simmerjit Singh Bains MLA and President LIP and Mr. Birdavinder Singh Ex-Deputy Speaker who are playing the role of whistleblowers to challenge the cancellation reports filed by the Badals.
Khaira said it is not the first time that both the traditional parties are united against me, as they were in a deep tacit understanding even during the assembly elections of 2017 to keep AAP out of the fray. The leaders of Congress and Akali Dal often behave like the “Dhadhi Jatha’s” (Religious preachers) when it comes to levelling malicious allegations against Arvind Kejriwal and the AAP. The leaders of both these parties have jointly called Arvind Kejriwal an anarchist and AAP a party supported and funded by radicals, although they have not been able to prove any of these charges, claimed Khaira.
The similarity in the body language of Congress and Akali Dal leaders in attacking me clearly shows that they are dead afraid, badly scared and rattled by my performance, said Khaira. He said, it was because of this scare that the Congress had suspended me and Bains brothers for the full budget session recently, while the Akali’s were seen rejoicing this dictatorial move.
He particularly dared Bikram Majithia as to why he was quite on the scandalous involvement of Rana Gurjeet in the wrongful allotment of mines to his cook, a fact also substantiated by the Justice Narang Commission. Khaira said, it was a fact that both Captain Amarinder Singh and the Badal family are hand in glove with each other and hesitate to take any concrete action against each other. He said latest example of their connivance was pitiable plight of 40 Congress MLA’s running from pillar to post to demand action against Bikram Majithia for his involvement in the drugs, but Captain Amarinder Singh has publically defended him stating that there is no evidence against him.
Khaira said in so far issue of his resignation as LoP is concerned, he will abide by the decision of his party’s central and state unit and will not be cowed by the empty threats of corrupt and drug tainted leaders like Bikram Majithia, Bibi Jagir Kaur, Raj Kumar Verka etc. He dared them to an open debate on issue of ethics and morality in politics at any platform and at any time.