COUNTRY’s SECURITY IS NOT SAFE IN THE HANDS OF THE UPA – SAYS BADAL

• CENTRE NOT PERFORMING ITS DUTY AS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT- BADAL

Samana (Patiala) November 2:Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today said that neither internal nor the external security of the Country was safe in the hands
of Congress led UPA government at the Centre.

            Addressing the media persons on the sidelines of a foundation stone laying ceremony function of an Indoor sports stadium at Public College Samana, Mr. Badal said that today the well awakened public of the country would teach a lesson to the Congress led UPA government during the coming Lok Sabha elections in 2014 for their discriminatory, apathetic and anti-people policies, which had enhanced inflation up to an un-controllable level in the country.

 Replying a question about the performance of UPA, Mr. Badal said that the Central Government was not performing its duty like a National Government, there were only few Congress led state governments which were being favored by the Center. Punjab had always given step motherly treatment added Mr. Badal. Emphasizing the need to given full autonomy to the states, the Chief Minister said that today country needs a federal government structure in accordance with the constitutional recommendations for the consistent development of all states and every citizen. He said that the UPA government had thrown all the democratic norms and constitutional ethics in air,   today states had no free hand even for the state issues like sanctioning of link roads and drinking water schemes etc.

            Replaying another question about the effect on the SAD if Manpreet Singh Badal joins congress, Mr. Badal said that how come it would affect SAD, Mr. Manpreet was all alone in his party as every one other had left him.

            Earlier, addressing the function after unveiling the foundation stone of Rs. 1.38 crore Indoor sports stadium at Public College Samana, Mr. Badal listed the major achievements of the SAD-BJP government in the education sector. He said that it was a matter of great pride and satisfaction that Punjab which was earlier at 14^th position had been ranked No.1 in Education with the concerted efforts of SAD-BJP alliance government. He said that the SAD-BJP government had spent Rs. 3,168 crore in upgrading and creating new infrastructure in education sector, besides recruiting 71,025 teachers, establishing nine new Universities, 17 new Degree colleges, IIT Ropar and seven high-Tech polytechnic colleges etc. to impart quality education with special focus to benefit rural youth more.

He further said that to motivation Punjabi youth to join Defence services State-of-the-art Maharaja Ranjit Singh Army services Preparatory Academy had been established at Mohali. Likewise 4 units of NCC comprising Boys and Girls Battalions in the NCC Academies set up at Ropar and Malout and 3 Punjab Naval Unit NCC established at Bathinda.

            Conceding the demands of the area, Mr. Badal asked the Rural Development Minister Mr. Surjit Singh Rakhra to prepare a comprehensive plan for the overall development of the Samana constituency in a phased manner.  He also announced Rs. 10 lac for the development works. Reiterating the firm commitment of SAD-BJP government to provide basic amenities for all the people of the state Mr. Badal said that SAD-BJP had been re-elected for the second term only because of its pro-people policies and programs, he also assured the people that this journey of development would be kept continue.

Speaking on the occasion Rural Development Minister Mr. Surjit Singh Rakhra said that people of Punjab had reposed their unflinching faith in the leadership of Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, who has ensured record development in the state. He said that in fact it was the development, transparency in governance and governance reforms initiated by SAD-BJP government for which people had voted for the SAD and BJP in the recent assembly elections.

Earlier, the founder member of the College Management Committee Dr. Lakshman Daas Sewak welcomed the Chief Minister and Principal Dr. Arvind Mohan read-out the achievements of the college that had been declared as a Model College by the Punjabi University in 1995-96.

On the occasion Mr. Badal also laid the foundation stone of a park to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 50 Lac in the cremation ground of Samana town.

            Prominent amongst others who attended the function Prof. Kirpal Singh Badungar, NRI Mr. Charanjit Singh Rakhra, Mayor Jaspal Singh Pardhan, mr. Randheer Singh Rakhra, Mr. Surjit Singh Ablowal and Mr. Tejinderpal Singh Sandhu, besides many other leaders & workers of SAD and BJP.