NEW DELHI: The central BJP leadership urged Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore on Friday to ask Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to prove his majority in the Vidhan Sabha, claiming that “most of his MLAs have rejected him”.
“There is a ‘ghamasan’ (chaos) in Punjab Congress, the price of which people of Punjab are paying. Clearly, the party is a deeply divided house, most of the MLAs are not in favour of Capt Amarinder Singh,” said senior Punjab leader and BJP General Secretary Tarun Chugh
Claiming that Singh did not enjoy the majority anymore, Chugh said while “people of Punjab had already shunned him, now his MLAs have also rejected him. Punjab is slipping into a crisis. I urge the Punjab Governor to ask Amarinder Singh to prove his majority so that truth can come out.
“Doodh ka doodh aur pani ka pani ho sake (let everything be clear),” he said.
The BJP, which also attacked Singh with allegations of profiteering on Covid vaccines, said that while he got a dose for Rs 400 from the Centre, the Congress government in Punjab sold it to private hospitals at more than double the cost.
“The private hospitals, in turn, are charging Rs 1,500, even more, for the shot,” Chugh said, claiming that Punjab is lagging far behind in the country’s fight against Covid-19.
“While people in Punjab are not getting the injection, Punjab Congress leaders are partying in five-star hotels. The CM is enjoying himself in the five-star hotels and his government is selling Rs 400 injection to people of Punjab at a much higher price. The people of Punjab are being looted while the CM is trying to save his government, sitting at the doorsteps of the Gandhis,” he said.