As Haryana celebrates lower electricity costs and ‘job creation’ through shiny new projects, does the BJP really believe they can sell this ‘Development Magic’ to Punjab, where power cuts are less of a problem than power struggles?
Congress MLA Aruna Chaudhary has accused the Punjab Government of misleading the Assembly over the appointment of administrators in elected gram panchayats, while opposition leaders also approached the Governor demanding that pending CAG audit reports be tabled in the House.
कांग्रेस विधायक अरुणा चौधरी ने पंजाब सरकार पर आरोप लगाया है कि निर्वाचित ग्राम पंचायतों में प्रशासकों की नियुक्ति के मामले में विधानसभा को गुमराह किया गया। वहीं विपक्षी नेताओं ने लंबित CAG रिपोर्टों को सदन में पेश करने की मांग को लेकर राज्यपाल से भी मुलाकात की। पारदर्शिता, संवैधानिक जवाबदेही और वित्तीय निगरानी को लेकर कांग्रेस लगातार सवाल उठा रही है।
Rahul Gandhi recently said that welfare benefits for the poor could be stopped if the large incentives and concessions given to big corporates like Adani and Ambani are also ended. Yet at the same time, new guarantees such as free bus travel for women and monthly financial assistance have been announced ahead of elections.
