Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday vowed to review all decisions taken by the Badal government in the last three months of the Akali rule in Punjab, accusing them of circumventing established rules and norms to push their electoral agenda.In a statement issued here, Captain Amarinder lambasted the Badals for bypassing all political and administrative norms to pass a series of legislations through a special session of the Assembly just weeks ahead of the Assembly elections in Punjab.The game plan of the Akalis had been thoroughly exposed and only a total rout in the polls could really teach them a lesson, said Captain Amarinder, reiterating his promise to review every act of the Badals and throw them into jail if found guilty of any criminal act or misdemeanor.The Congress, said Captain Amarinder, will review every single order and decision of the Badal government, taking through hastily called cabinet meetings and special sessions of the state Assembly.Any decision taken in violation of established rules would be revoked, said the Punjab Congress president, warning that accountability would be fixed and action would be taken against all civil servants found facilitating such violation.
The summoning of the special session of the Assembly on Monday to pass all kinds of legislation to give sops to the voters in view of the upcoming polls showed the panic in the government, said Captain Amarinder, pointing out that when the Governor had also refused to give his assent to the ordinances and Bills proposed by the Badals it was clear that there was sheer desperation behind the Badals’ move.Reiterating his request to the Election Commission to take serious note of the situation prevailing in Punjab, where the Badal government had thrown all norms and propriety to the winds in their frustration ahead of the polls, Captain Amarinder said only immediate imposition of the Code of Conduct could prevent the political environment from further deterioration in the run-up to the Assembly elections.He once again reminded the people of Punjab that the decisions being hurried through by the Badals in the name of their welfare would not stand legal scrutiny and were clearly aimed at befooling them in the light of the polls.Had the Badals wanted to really ensure the welfare of various sections of the people in Punjab, they would have done something during the past 10 years of their rule, Captain Amarinder noted, adding that had the government provided these concessions and launched its welfare schemes earlier the people of Punjab would not be grappling with the problems gripping them today. From the industries to the farming community, to the other sections of the society, people would have been flourishing today had the Badals been sincere about their welfare.