FLAYS BHAGWANT MANN'S GOVT FOR FAILING TO UTILISE CENTRE FUNDS MEANT TO TACKLE CROP RESIDUE BURNING, UNDERLINES HIGH TIME TO ASSIST FARMERS IN MANAGING STUBBLE WHILE PUNJAB GOVT BUSY SPLURGING PEOPLE'S MONEY ON ADVERTISING ITS FALSE CLAIMS
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Targeting whole AAP leadership including Delhi CM Kejriwal for their hypocrisy over critical issue of stubble burning, former MP and BJP leader Sunil Jakhar on Thursday said the double speak would hardly surprise anyone adding Punjab's AAP regime had failed miserably in evolving a strategy to deal with the issue which affects public health.
In a statement issued here, Jakhar pointed out until last year, the Delhi CM was directly blaming the then Punjab government and farmers of Punjab for stubble burning to shift the blame while now when it's there own government in Punjab, their stand has very conveniently changed.
AAP's doublespeak has been exposed and inspite of acting cohesively to work out some solution to help farmers, their leaders are busy looking to invent one lame excuse or another, Jakhar added.
Training his guns on AAP, Jakhar said the party only believes in levelling false allegations to stay in news and political benefits, while there is nothing concrete to show on the ground as far as any work done by Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab is concerned.(SUBHEAD)
Modi government has already provided funds to Punjab for machines to manage stubble, but the state government has not even bothered to ensure proper utilisation of these funds and no machines have been made available to farmers who are being left with no choice but to burn the crop residue, Jakhar further said.
Lambasting the farcical state government decision to suspend employees for dereliction of duty, Jakhar said it has only been done to hide the devestating failure of state government to plan a policy to tackle this sensitive issue.
Taking potshots at Kejriwal Government's desperation to advertise at the cost of public, BJP leader said it is ironic that where as only Rs 68 lakhs have been spent on bio decomposers to tackle stubble, the Delhi Government splurged as much as whopping Rs 23 Crores on advertisements. The decomposers, though, have failed in Delhi and Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) has also not recommended its use, Jakhar quipped.
Need of the hour is for Delhi and Punjab governments to join heads and try to come out with a solution while purposefully utilising funds provided by Centre for the said purpose, Jakhar underlined. People of Punjab have seen through AAP's gimmicks and they now know this party has nothing to offer on ground, he added.
