Amarinder resignation Congress’ admission of failure, says Sukhbir Badal

Says CM Amarinder was “punished by nature” for lying while taking an oath on the Gutka Sahib and that every member of Congress will suffer the same fate

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday said that Captain Amarinder Singh’s resignation as Punjab chief minister was an admission on the part of the Congress of its failure to perform in the state as it had nothing to show during its tenure of more than four-and-a-half years.

Sukhbir Singh Badal termed Amarinder’s resignation as Congress’ admission of failure.

In a press statement, the SAD chief said Amarinder had been “punished by nature” for lying while taking an oath on the Gutka Sahib and that every member of the Congress will suffer the same fate.

“A mere change of guard will not save the Congress’ sinking ship in Punjab. The entire state cabinet as well as the ruling party MLAs are neck deep in corruption and are running sand, liquor and drug mafias.

The ruling party cannot hope to save its incompetent government and befool Punjabis with change of a face, he claimed. “The devious ploy of the Congress high command to avert a backlash against the party by putting the blame on one person alone will not succeed. Punjabis know that the party has become synonymous with loot and lawlessness. Its ministers and MLAs patronised gangsters. They failed to undertake any development or infrastructure projects in the state,” the SAD chief alleged.