Capt Amarinder Singh interview: 'Poor Bhagwant Mann not being allowed to function'
Capt Amarinder Singh tells The Indian Express why he thinks that the Punjab govt is controlled from Delhi and dismisses AAP’s ‘Operation Lotus’ allegations. He also talks about illegal mining in border areas and explains why he is against the Agnipath scheme.
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HomePolitical PulseCapt Amarinder Singh interview: ‘Poor Bhagwant Mann not being allowed to function … Anything important is sent to Kejriwal … implemented by Chadha’
Capt Amarinder Singh interview: ‘Poor Bhagwant Mann not being allowed to function … Anything important is sent to Kejriwal … implemented by Chadha’
Capt Amarinder Singh tells The Indian Express why he thinks that the Punjab govt is controlled from Delhi and dismisses AAP’s ‘Operation Lotus’ allegations. He also talks about illegal mining in border areas and explains why he is against the Agnipath scheme.
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Chandigarh | Updated: September 16, 2022 6:10:13 pm
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh) Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh was one of the Congress’s tallest leaders but left it to form the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) last year. On Friday, his party announced its merger with the BJP, with Singh set to join the party on Monday.
In an interview with The Indian Express the day before the merger was announced, Singh, an Army veteran, spoke on a range of issues, including the AAP government, the ruling party’s allegation that the BJP was trying to buy off its MLAs, Raghav Chadha’s role in the state, and his opposition to the Agnipath scheme.
Excerpts:
The AAP government has scrapped your flagship ‘Guardians of Governance’ scheme. What is your take on that?
It is the incumbent government’s decision to do away with the scheme. The scheme was started to engage ex-Army men to check fraud in welfare schemes at the village level. Under the scheme, they would recommend to respective deputy commissioners who would then take action.
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