The patron of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) & Punjab Chief Minister S. Parkash Singh Badal today honoured 299 newly elected Zila Parishad members of SAD and BJP.
In an impressive ‘Felicitation function’ jointly organised by SAD and BJP at Kissan Bhawan to this effect, S. Badal called upon the people that keeping the trend to give verdict in the favour of development oriented policies and programmes of the SAD-BJP government continue, root out the Congress completely from the state in the forth coming Parliamentary elections in 2014.
Referring to the unprecedented wins of SAD-BJP earlier in Punjab Assembly elections 2012, followed by two By-elections Dasuya and Moga, Delhi Gurdawra Management Committee elections, Corporation elections and now in Zila Parishad & Block Samiti elections, S. Badal said that the people of Punjab had shown full faith and confidence in SAD & BJP and out rightly rejected the Congress. Sighting an example of the recent Zila Parishad & Block Samiti election results, S. Badal said that the ground realities could be judged by it that even people had rejected Congress party candidates in the constituencies of PPCC President Mr. Partap Singh Bajwa, Mr. Sunil Jakhar and Rajinder Kaur Bhattal from where they had elected earlier for the Punjab Assembly.
S. Badal congratulated all the elected members and asked them to keep themselves ready for new challenges as people had posed a great liability on their shoulders and they must cherish their aspirations by their participation with full zeal and dedication to carry out all the government’s developmental programmes successfully.
He also announced to setup Kissan Bhawans at all the District Headquarters to facilitate the people besides, establishing well furnished Zila Parishad offices. He directed all the deputy commissioners to conduct at least one meeting with the all Zila Parishad members in three month to resolve their grievances. He also mentioned that in future his tour program would be circulated to respective zila parishad members also.
On the occasion, while congratulating the newly elected SAD-BJP Zila Parishad member the President SAD & Deputy Chief Minister S. Sukhbir Singh Badal said that he would soon visit all the districts to honour the newly elected Block Samiti members. He also announced that state would issue identity cards to all these members so that they could be easily visit different offices of the state and even meet the deputy Chief Minister as well as the Chief Minister without any inconvenience. Likewise, Shiromani Akali Dal would also issue party identity cards to all the members of Zila Parishad and Block Samitis for which, S. Sukhbir Singh Badal asked them to update their particulars in the SAD office.
Speaking on the occasion, State President BJP Mr. Kamal Sharma pointed out that with this recent verdict of the public in the favour of SAD-BJP, now their opposition Congress Party must have realized their short comings. He mentioned that their main agenda was peace and communal harmony besides overall development of the state at grass root level for which their SAD-BJP government had successfully achieved all the targets, claimed Mr. Sharma. He further mentioned that their government was fully committed to maintain the democracy in true spirit.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister also honoured MLA Mr. Manpreet Singh Ayali for getting the honour of India’s best chairman of Zila Parishad during his tenure as Chairman Zila Parishad Ludhiana.
Prominent amongst those who were present on the occasion included Secretary General of SAD Mr. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Mr. Chunni Lal Bhagat, Mr. Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Mr. Surjit Kumar Jiyani, Mr. Bikram Singh Majithia, Mr. Surjit Singh Rakhra, Mr. Anil Kumar Joshi (all Ministers), Mr. Mantar Singh Brar, Mr. Virsa Singh Valtoha and Bibi Mohinder Kaur Josh (both Chief Parliamentary Secretaries) Advisor to the chief Minister Mr. Maheshinder Singh Grewal, MLA Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema, besides other MLAs, Party Leaders and workers of SAD-BJP.