"Congress bred and nurtured British culture in the country. While BJP is working to transform the nation into a 'Soney Ki Chidia' (golden bird), the 'English' Congress is trying hard to convert the country into 'Sonia (Gandhi) Ki Chidia'," he claimed.
He also accused AAP of "betraying" the people of Delhi and claimed that voters of Punjab won't fall into his "trap".
"The bane of corruption, unemployment, poverty and black money has been brought upon the nation by Congress and Punjab has always been given step-motherly treatment," Sampla alleged, adding, "The party pushed Punjab into the black days of terrorism and subjected its water and farmers to loot."
Hitting out at state Congress chief Amarinder Singh, the BJP leader said, "He has no time to meet the people of his state but does have ample time to meet his friends across the border."
From the Martyr's memorial here, the 'Vijay Sankalp Yatra', on its first day, proceeded towards Ferozepur with a cavalcade of motorcycles and cars rode by party workers and supporters.
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