New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill on Saturday criticised Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his remarks about the destination of a plane carrying deported Indian citizens and said that the CM failed to generate employment in the state.
He alleged that the AAP government had “failed to generate employment in the state”.
Speaking with the media Jaiveer Shergill said that Bhagwant Mann has no right to ask questions but today he has to give answers. He should answer, why is the youth of Punjab leaving Punjab? Is it because AAP has miserably failed to generate employment.\
“The Punjabis who are being illegally deported from the United States are victims of fraud agents and fraud, of the failed AAP government in Punjab. Bhagwant Mann, rather than creating unnecessary controversies and sensationalizing the issue, should focus on how to restore Punjab’s glory.”
Shergill also attacked Congress and said it is full of “confusion”.
“Congress is full of confusion and chaos. The Amritsar Congress MP is attacking the AAP government and asking them questions and the Chandigarh Congress MP is attacking the central government. Congress should first convene a meeting in Punjab to understand who is supporting whom and then ask questions to the BJP government…” he said.
BJP general secretary Anil Sarin said that it is “useless politics” to discuss where the plane will land.
“The people who have been deported and are coming to India, there is no doubt that most of them are from Punjab. In the first plane of about 100 passengers, 33 were from Punjab and in the plane of 119 coming today, 66 are from Punjab. Useless politics is being done where the planes will land. The issue is who sent these people to America illegally. By spending lakhs of rupees, these people pay travel agents to go abroad illegally. Punjab government should tell what action has it taken against those travel agents. I strongly condemn the way Punjab CM spoke about the Prime Minister…” Sarin told media.
Bhagwant Mann came hard on the Centre over the deportation of Indian citizens, and said that Amritsar was being chosen deliberately to portray that only Punjabis are illegal migrants.