Sidhu meets Mann, says CM receptive, with out conceitedness

By PTI

CHANDIGARH: Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday met Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and praised him for not having conceitedness and receptive to his viewpoints as he mentioned a number of points.

Sidhu’s assembly got here days after he referred to as Mann as a “rubber doll”, alluding to the Opposition cost that the state authorities is being run by the AAP management from Delhi. Sidhu final month praised Mann as a “younger brother” and an “honest man”.

Before the assembly, Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar stated Mann would meet Sidhu, who was not an MLA, MP or a minister and had even misplaced his election.

Taking a dig on the Congress and Akalis, he stated the earlier chief ministers didn’t give time to their very own MLAs and even senior leaders for conferences.

The former cricketer on Sunday had introduced that he would meet Mann to debate issues associated to the revival of the state’s economic system.

“I came here for Punjab’s progress. What should I say about CM saab (Mann), he has no ego and arrogance. He is the same today like he was 10-15 years back and even six months back,” stated Sidhu whereas speaking to reporters after the assembly on the Punjab Civil Secretariat. “He has as much pain as I have,” stated Sidhu.

The assembly between Sidhu and Mann began round 5.15 pm and lasted about 50 minutes. Asked whether or not his assembly with Mann was optimistic, Sidhu stated, “It is very positive. When a person is receptive then you do not feel the passing of 50 minutes.” This assembly was for points regarding altering the lives of individuals, he stated.

The former Congress legislator recommended Mann that cash to the tune of Rs 25,000 crore to Rs 30,000 crore could possibly be generated from the liquor sector. Sidhu pressured that it was essential to generate sources for Punjab’s progress.

He urged Mann to finish the contract system backed by politicians within the sand mining sector and repair the speed of sand. “I see one thing that time will be up for Punjab’s traitors, be it sand mining. I told him the voice of my soul,” stated Sidhu.

“When you fix the rate of sand, everything will be set right. There is nothing called the sand mafia, it is the transport mafia,” stated Sidhu. He additionally cited an instance of Telangana which was incomes Rs 57 crore per week from sand mining in opposition to Rs 40 each year generated by Punjab.

Raising the difficulty of cable monopoly within the state, Sidhu stated that he felt that the CM would break it. He stated that he had been elevating these points throughout the earlier Congress authorities.

Sidhu additional identified that there have been irregularities within the tender system and informed CM Mann to carry out a normal tender system.

Raising the difficulty of energy buy agreements with non-public energy firms, Sidhu requested Mann to cancel the identical and signal “smart PPAs” and problem directive for offering energy at cheaper charges. He additionally stated that the nexus between police, politicians and drug peddlers ought to be damaged. “I told him one thing that it is a question of Punjab’s honour which should not be broken,” he stated.