The Union Minister for Food Processing Mrs Harsimrat Kaur Badal today termed Aam Aadmi Party as a pack of lies and a party of contradictions.While interacting with media persons during her visit to the various places in the city, where she listened to the people’s problems and resolved them, the Union Minister said that AAP had woven in image around simplicity and austerity and it was the same party whose every leader is embroiled in a controversy. She said that the AAP leaders have lost their base in masses and parties like it are opportunists.She added that in Punjab, AAP has managed to mislead people once, but the same would not be repeated. “The AAP has split up in Punjab as there is no workmanship in the leaders and cadre alike,” she said adding that AAP does not even consider it good enough to maintain good relations with its MP. In Punjab AAP has been shredded into pieces. She added that Congress and AAP will got strangulated under the burden of own dissidence and people of Punjab will again bring SAD-BJP government.
Answering a media query on problems of sugarcane farmers, the Union Minister said the Chief Minister Punjab has already passed directives to give relief to the sugarcane farmers within a week. “The basic problem of sugarcane is great disparity between the prices of sugarcane and sugar. In India, the sugarcane industry is reeling under crisis, but the condition of Punjab sugar mills is much better than country's," she said.The Union Minister met residents of various wards in the city and listened to their problems. She said that the government was committed to bring in development in every aspect by providing proper drinking water and sewer facilities, best road infrastructure, public centric services in time bound manner.In the gatherings held at the Hazura Kapura Colony, Balla Ram Nagar, Amrik Singh Road, Paras Ram Nagar, Mehna Chowk, Ajit Road and others places she interacted with people.Prominent among others accompanying her included Chief Parliamentary Secretary Mr Sarup Chand Singla, Deputy Commissioner Dr Basant Garg, OSD to deputy CM Mr Mohnish Kumar and Mr Harinder Singh Sra, SSP Mr Inder Mohan Singh Bhatti, assistant media advisor to deputy CM Mr Harjinder Sidhu, SDM Bathinda Mr Damanjit Singh Maan, SAD press secretary Mr Om Prakash Sharma and others.
The Union Minister Badal especially interacted with women in Municipal Councillor Mr Jassa Singh’s ward on Amrik Singh Road. In a candid heart-to-heart talk with her, many women expressed their earnest desire to set up their own small business establishments, which enables them to work for home as well as raise their kids. Mrs Badal encouraged them to turn their talent into entrepreneurship. She said that to facilitate small talents to grow into businesses the Sh Narendra Modi led NDA government has Mudra Bank, which enables even the smallest of traders to borrow and payback loan easily. She added that the food processing sector held great promise for the women who made tasty chutneys, pickles and other food products. She said that already a food processing incubation center has been opened in collaboration with Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) wherein women can get trained in few days and start their own small business units. Social worker Paramjit Kaur Devta was also present.