Mann challenges Amarinder to contest polls from Jalalabad

AAP Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann today challenged Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh to contest Assembly elections against him and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal from Jalalabad.
"The Amarinder Singh led Punjab Congress and ruling Shiromani Akali Dal are hand in glove," he said at a rally orgnaised by AAP Fatehgarh Sahib assembly segment candidate Lakhbir Singh Rai at Sirhind here.
"At a recent function the Deputy Chief Minister and Amarinder shared a common platform and the former touched the latter's feet," Mann claimed, adding they praised each other in a way that no one could judge they were rivals.

If Amarinder is seriously fighting against the Akalis, then he should contest from Jalalabad which is presently represented by Sukhbir, he said.
The AAP leader said after his announcement to contest elections from Jalalabad, Sukhbir was so scared that he has not declared his seat till today.
"If he keeps claiming that development has happened across Punjab in his tenure then why does he need a survey to determine a safe seat to contest election," he asked.

On the Nabha jailbreak, Mann alleged, "It was a conspiracy by the SAD. The government freed their favourite prisoners while Sukhbir blamed Pakistan for it and all crimes in the state."

Mann said AAP will soon announce its candidates against Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia.
Attacking the SAD government on unemployment and drug menace in Punjab, he said though there was huge vacancies in schools, hospitals and other departments, unemployed youths across the state were still staging protests for jobs.