PPP to have 2 manifestos for polls

Sangrur, October 4
Claiming that the People’s Party of Punjab will create history by having two manifestos for the state elections, PPP president Manpreet Singh Badal today said in addition to the manifesto for five years, the party will have a second manifesto which will list the agenda for first 100 days of governance, if elected to power.
He was talking to mediapersons on the sidelines of a public meeting in the grain market here. He said public opinion would be invited and incorporated in the manifestos.
Criticising the Punjab Government for its ‘inefficiency’ in handling Bhakra Dam issue in the Supreme Court and ultimately “losing” the case, Manpreet said Punjab had lost 16% of power from the dam which would now be given to Himachal Pradesh. He also criticised the Punjab Government for “improper handling” of the Hansi Butana case, saying that “the government only considered it as a political fodder for petty politics”. He also said if the canal was constructed, Sangrur district would be the worst sufferer.
Commenting on the possibility of alliance with the CPI and CPI(M), Manpreet said alliance with the two parties was almost certain and the decision for the same would be announced after a four-member committee formed for the purpose submits its report.
Earlier, while addressing the public meeting, Manpreet launched a scathing attack on his bette noire, cousin and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal, saying that the latter had ruined the state during the current SAD-BJP rule in the state.
“Punjab is under the grip of unemployment, corruption and starvation even as the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister are making hollow claims of making state prosperous and self-reliant,” Manpreet said.
He claimed that huge turnout at today’s rally showed that people of Punjab were supporting his party.