Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Manish Tewari today came out in support of the demands of the spinning industry which has been seeking reduction in the VAT which is among the highest in the country besides other issues. He said, the industry was the backbone of Punjab’s economy it was important to save it. He regretted that this government had failed all the sections of the society, but the trade and industry had been the worst hit.Addressing a series of meetings in the city after inaugurating a tube-well at Hargobind Nagar today, Tewari said, the Akali-BJP government in the state had failed again and again. “Earlier they used to blame the centre alleging that the Congress government there was not providing any support, but now it is their own government at the centre what prevents them from getting relief for the industry in Punjab?” he asked.
Referring to various civic issues, he reminded the government of its promises of turning Ludhiana into Paris. Pointing towards the inundated and flooded roads, lanes and byelanes of the city, he said, even a few minutes of shower was enough to flood it. He asked where was the money collected from the people of Ludhiana being spent? “May be it is perted to Bathinda”, he remarked.Tewari said, the euphoria about the BJP government at the centre had already fizzled out as people have realised as how false the promises it had made to them. “It is one thing to promise moon to people and quite a different thing to deliver it”, he pointed out, while having a dig at the BJP led NDA government at the centre. “Instead of delivering on their promises they are seeking a honeymoon period”, he remarked and asked, “why should people wait when you have promised them instant miracles”.On the occasion Surinder Dawar MLA, Jagpal Singh Khangura, Gurmukh Singh Mithu, Sham Sunder Malhotra, Parminder Mehta, Pawan Dewan, Satwinder Jawaddi, Pinki Bansal MC, Gurmail Singh Baggu.