The former Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinderquit Congress on Tuesday. While announcing his resignation from the party, the formercongress leader sent a seven page long letter to party president Sonia Gandhi,berating her and her children- Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Accusing the Gandhi family of a “midnight conspiracy” toremove him from CM’s chair, Captain expressed that he “actually felt deeplyhurt by Sonia's conduct and that of her children.” The ex-CM also took a dig athis rival Navjot Singh Sidhu, Harish Rawat and replied to the Congresspersonswho had “intentions to belittle and humiliate” him.
He also threatened the party chief saying that he hasnames of several Congress MLAs who have tight connections with sand mafias,even are among offenders and “intends to make the list public.”
--“For 4 years and six months I ran a good clean andtransparent administration.”
Talking about his accomplishments and work done by hisgovernment in Punjab, the ex-CM said, "the achievements are far numerousto even enumerate Punjab's handling of the COVID-19 Pandemic was among the bestin the country."
--While Punjab was fighting deadly Coronavirus infection,neighbouring Pakistan was continuously trying to transgress weapons andnarcotics in the state.
The state still managed to overcome both crises despite ashortage of resources, claimed Captain Amarinder.
--Taking a dig at his rivals’ allegations of notfulfilling poll promises, Capt asserted, “We set a record of completing 92% ofour Manifesto, the highest by any Government ever.”
“The earlier one was 87% by Chander Babu Naidu of AndhraPradesh In addition, Punjab has been judged the best State in India for thefirst time ever, in the Primary Education, Agriculture and Health sectors,particularly dealing with the Covid-19 Pandemic,” he further added.
--In his long letter to Sonia Gandhi, Capt AmarinderSingh mentioned that he always stood by farmers and will continue to fight fortheir cause.
"It was I who first raised the issue of the threeblack farm Laws. It was I who called all Farm Unions for a meeting then an AllParty Meeting and convened a special Legislative Assembly Session to rescindthese enactments. Unfortunately, the Governor of Punjab chose to sit on themand did not refer them to the President of India for his approval.”
“It was again I who supported and facilitated the FarmersProtests while simultaneously urging the Government of India to lend asympathetic year to their demands,” he added.
--On “sensitive issues of sacrilege,” Capt asserted thathis “government acted against the accused.”
--“On containing and combating the menace of narcoticsour performance was more than satisfactory,” clarified Capt.
“At one time we had 61,744 peddlers in Jail and on theday I left the Government, this figure came down to 47,510. In addition, wemanaged to get 4 of the big fish in the Narcotic business extradited from Armeniaand one from Spain.”
--“Punjab was a power deficit state. The issue of PowerPurchase Agreements was complex if not convoluted,” he said on faulty PPAs andpower crisis in Punjab.
--Making a big revelation, the ex-CM accused severalCongress MLAs of having links with the sand mafia, even some are the offendersof sand mining.
“As far as the issue of illegal sand mining was concernedthe offenders, unfortunately, were the substantive bulk of Congress MLAs andMinisters, including an overwhelming number in the current government,” claimedCapt Amarinder.
He went on to say that, “one of my enduring regrets wouldremain as to why I did not take some of them to task. The thought that it wouldembarrass the party held me back.”
In what could be called a threat to Congress, CaptainAmarinder said that he intends to make “the list of these people public.”
--Targeting his arch-rival, Capt said, “despite myprofound reservations and over the unanimous advice of almost all the MPs fromPunjab, you chose to appoint an acolyte of the Pakistani deep state NavjyotSingh Sindhu who had publicly hugged the Pakistan Army Chief Gen Bajwa andPrime Minister Imran Khan, as the President of the Punjab Congress Committee.”
--Mocking the Congressperson questioning his “secular politics”Capt said that “the party did not think twice before getting into bed with theShiv Sena when it suited it. Who is Communal and who is, therefore, Secular, itis for the people to judge. They are no fools.”
--The former CM further accused party of carrying out a"midnight conspiracy" against him and labelled it the "mostegregious act."
--He further went on to say, “I actually felt deeply hurtby your conduct and that of your children who I still deeply love as much as myown children, having known their father, since we were in school together since1954, which is for 67 years now.”
--"Last but not the least", Capt said that heis "quite concerned" about peace and security of Punjab as partyleadership has handed it over to the "inexperienced hands."
"How these inexperienced hands will handle thesecurity situation in view of the massive influx of weapons and explosives andnarcotics?"
--“I hereby tender my resignation from the IndianNational Congress in the interest of my state and my country,” concludedCaptain.