Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today reiterated that cult of confrontation politics and vendetta had no place in the policies and programs of the SAD-BJP alliance government. Badal was making a statement here on the floor of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha in reply to the wild accusations made by the leader of the opposition Sunil Jakhar against the SAD-BJP government on the reign of alleged political vendetta unleashed on the thousands of Congress party workers and leaders. The Chief Minister said that as against 20,000 cases of vendetta alleged by the former Chief Minister and President PPCC Capt. Amarinder Singh over the past five years, he and his party had been able to bring to our notice just four cases against the Congress workers, that too on frivolous grounds like elopement, family property disputes etc. Badal further said that in addition to this Capt. Amarinder Singh and the leader of opposition Sunil Jakhar had pointed out “thousands of other cases of vendetta against congress men” since January this year. Of these also, they have been able to pin point just 35 cases, out of which also 26 were filled during the period when the administration was directly under the supervision of Election Commission because of the model code of election conduct. Badal said it was his bounden duty to get these cases enquired into by not at the lower level of SHO, DSP or SP but he had entrusted this task to the DGP to get them investigated at the level of a senior police officer not below the rank of DIG under direct supervision of IG Crime. The Chief Minister placed before the house the full details of the cases alleged by the congress as well as the action taken by the present government. He emphasized that not a single cases involved any eminent political person. Badal categorically said that all these cases had been investigated in a fair and transparent manner. Badal asserted “If the leader of opposition or any other member is still not satisfied with the investigations then Jakhar was most welcome to personally enquire into the facts”.Badal assured the house that SAD-BJP regime was the perfect example of “Ram Rajya” where only the rule of law would prevail and if any complaint was brought to their notice it would be looked into with full sincerity and the same would be addressed, in case found to be genuine. Badal in his all humility urged the members of the House to refrain from the politics of leveling allegations recklessly against each other. Quoting Mahatma Gandhi on the significance of dispensation of justice to the people, Badal referred “We win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party”. He also quoted a famous Shalok of Baba Sheikh Farid from Gurbani “Farida Bure Da Bhala Kar, Gussa Man Na Handaye, Dehi Rog Na Lagye, Palle Sabh Kich Paye”. Badal lamented that Jakhar and Capt. Amarinder Singh had been blaming the SAD-BJP government at every platform for registering fake cases against Congress workers. He had been repeatedly asking both of them to hand over the list of fake cases registered out of political vendetta against 20,000 Congress workers to get them thoroughly investigated but Jakhar came out with the list of just 39 cases. “All this has vindicated the stand of our government that we never believed in politics of vendetta as claimed by opposition”. Badal however, reminded the opposition that Capt. Amarinder Singh blatantly misused vendetta in the state politics thus laying its foundation for the first time during his regime from 2002-07 which had unfortunately vitiated the political atmosphere in the state. Badal said he being the votary of consensus politics throughout his political career always enjoyed cordial ties with the former Congress Chief Ministers in the state viz. Giani Zail Singh, Darbara Singh, Beant Singh and Harcharan Singh Brar, on the contrary Capt. Amarinder Singh indulged in systematic repression, suppression, injustice besides unleashing bouts of political vendetta on him, his family members, party leaders and workers just to settle personal score. Badal dared the leader of opposition Jakhar why he and his party leaders maintained stoic silence when Capt. Amarinder Singh was bent upon to register fake cases against him, his wife, senior party colleagues including Ajit Singh Kohar & his daughter in law, Jagdish Singh Garcha & his three brothers, Nirmal Singh Kahlon & his daughter in law, Balwinder Singh Bhunder, Sewa Singh Sekhwan, Gurdev Singh Badal and his son, Rattan Singh Ajnala, Jagdeep Singh Nakai, Sohan Singh Thandal, Sucha Singh Langah, Chairman Tejinder Pal Singh Sandhu along with 8 members and Secretary of SSS Board, Jarnail Singh Wahid, Parkash Singh Gardiwala, Virsa Singh Valtoha and Tota Singh. Badal asked the Congress men “where were you at that time when we were made target of political vendetta”. Badal said his government has started a new chapter of amity, goodwill, mutual trust and friendship where the opposition was always held in high esteem as the politics of bitterness, hatred and confrontation was not a part of his nature. Since day one, Badal said: “When there was vendetta against us, we faced it bravely here and never took in to Centre or Governor but on the other hand Congress leaders had been making hue and cry and indulging in false propaganda about thousands of fake cases at every forum including the Prime Minister, Union Home Minister and Governor”. He appealed to the members of the house to bring an end to the era of vendetta politics and confrontation to ensure overall development and prosperity of the state and its people.