Ludhiana- The Shiromani Akali Dal’s campaign in Ludhiana West constituency received a major boost today with Aam Aadmi Party’s Mahila Wing’s former President Preeti Malhotra joining the SAD along with her supporters in the presence of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Welcoming Ms Preeti Malhotra into the party, Mr Sukhbir Badal said all original workers of AAP were demoralised and were leaving it because outsiders had taken over the party in Punjab. “Punjabis joined AAP to work for the State but now realise that outsiders are ruling the roost and that they don’t have any say in the party”.
Mr Badal said even chief minister Bhagwant Mann had been completely marginalised . “Same is the case of ministers.
Mr Badal also spoke on how the law and order situation had gone from bad to worse. “Businessmen are facing extortion threats on a daily basis. Even social harmony is threatened with the State witnessing desecrations of statues of Baba BR Ambedkar”.
Meanwhile Ms Preeti Malhotra while speaking on the occasion said even though she had asked the AAP high command to implement it’s promise to give Rs 1, 000 per month to women the party flatly refused to so so. She also castigated the AAP government for giving all Chairmanships to outsiders besides failing to create any employment opportunities for the youth.
Senior party leaders including Maheshinder Singh Grewal, Dr Daljit Singh Cheema, Amarjit Singh Chawla, Surmender Sira and SAD Ludhiana West candidate Parupkar Singh Ghumman, was also present on the occasion.