Former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today asked the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to better introspect instead of blaming others who are only showing him the mirror. He dared Mr Badal to factually contradict him on one single charge he has levelled against him.“Is it not a fact that you amassed huge wealth which runs into billions of rupees? Is it not a fact that you are concerned about your family only? And is it not a fact that you inherited just 80 acres of land fifty years ago and now own assets worth thousands of crores of rupees and is it not a fact that while you are getting richer and richer Punjab is getting poorer and poorer”, he asked Mr Badal in a volley of questions, in response to his accusations that he (Capt Amarinder) was stooping too low to criticise him.
Responding to Mr Badal’s criticism of Capt Amarinder over disclosing that several Akali leaders including some sitting legislators were in constant touch with him and were ready to join him, Capt Amarinder remarked, “this is characteristic denial mode of Mr Badal who is habitual of running away from the reality”. He said, one day Mr Badal will wake up to the rude shock when he will be confronted by the harsh reality.Taking a dig at the Chief Minister for accusing him of “stooping too low”, Capt Amarinder remarked, “if telling people the truth means stooping low for Mr Badal so let it be and I will continue to do that not once but a hundred times”.