SME Times News Bureau | 18 Mar, 2019
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday accused Punjab Chief Minister
Amarinder Singh of violating the model code of conduct by announcing
sops on the occasion of the second anniversary of his Congress
government in the state.
Sangrur MP and AAP state chief Bhagwant
Mann said in a statement the Chief Minister was repeating his tactics of
luring voters with fake promises ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
He
said Singh has promised loan waiver for Punjab farmers besides taking
up the Lokpal Bill, the Conflict of Interest Bill and a bill to secure
the properties of the non-resident Indians (NRIs).
Mann said the
poll code of conduct was in force when Singh made the promises on
Saturday (March 16) to mark the second anniversary of his government.
The AAP would file a complaint with the Election Commission (EC), he
added.
The AAP leader also said the Congress government had
failed to fulfil any of the promises made to voters before the February
2017 Assembly elections. Mann demanded the EC to declare the election
manifesto a legal document.
"Political parties must be made
bound to fulfil promises written in the manifesto after attaining power.
Failing to do so, the EC must have the power to cancel the affiliation
of that party and bar that politician from contesting elections," Mann
said.
Voting for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be held on May 19.
