Ex-Army Chief & Party MLA Gen JJ Singh Slams Punjab CM Over Dare To Navjot Singh Sidhu
General JJ Singh on Punjab CM
General JJ Singh slammed Punjab CM's remark in which he took a jibe at him over losing his deposit in the 2017 assembly elections. Taking it to Twitter General tweeted in Punjabi that can be roughly translated to, "It is no secret that the 2017 Assembly elections (Patiala and Lambi) were fixed. Times keep changing, don't forget you have also forfeited deposit from Patiala".
'You have lost Conscience': General Singh
"The whole Punjab is aware of the fact that you are in hand in glove with the Badals. In the 2017 elections, the Badals helped you under a conspiracy, the debt of which you are repaying by not taking action in the Behbal Kalan shooting. I have lost a mere election, but you (Amarinder Singh) have lost your conscience, " said the former Akali candidate.
READ | CM Amarinder Singh dares Sidhu to contest 2022 election against him from Punjab's Patiala
Pargat Singh hits out at Punjab CM
Not only did Congress MLA Pargat Singh strongly criticise the Captain's statement on Sidhu, but while targeting the Captain said that the Chief Minister should conduct a survey on himself, then he will know where the Congress stands in Punjab today. Pargat said that the credibility of Congress in the state has not been very good.
READ | No Mask, Social Distancing: Punjab Congress MLAs flout COVID norms in marriage party
Pargat Singh was part of a group meeting of 15 MLAs from Doaba convened on Wednesday by the Chief Minister of the state. He termed the High Court's decision on the SIT's report in the Kotkapura firing case as the 'weakness' of the state government.
Later while addressing media, the 2017 assembly elections were won in the name of the Captain, not the Congress. The conditions that have been created today is not good, because the government is busy covering up the matter. How will people get justice? Pargat clearly said that there is a lack of willpower in the state government. Captain Amarinder and Parkash Singh Badal are hand in glove. Who will break this perception? He has to break this perception.
READ | Punjab imposes night curfew, weekend lockdown in bid to tackle COVID-19 crisis
Pargat further stated that the Captain should take responsibility for the High Court's decision in the Kotkapura firing case. whatever will happen in this case, the captain will be directly responsible for it.