Sukhbir questions hike in salary of Delhi MLAs

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today questioned manifold increase in the salary of MLAs in Delhi and accused the AAP of committing "fraud" with the people.
Badal said, "Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should explain the rationale behind hike in salaries and explain to the country about appointment of an army of 57 Chief Parliamentary Secretaries and Chairmen with all facilities of cabinet ministers."
He said people of Delhi were "stunned" by the "anti-people" postures of AAP including rise in VAT in Delhi and alleged that AAP had back stabbed the countrymen by exploiting their sentiments.
Badal stated this after paying obeisance at Golden Temple along with his wife and Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

Badal said it was strange that a party claiming to be a party of common man was indulging in practices, which were strongly opposed by it before elections.
He said AAP had forgotten its "pre-elections" commitments and now it was all out to "loot" the state exchequer, using red beacons and all privileges.

He said people of the country would not forgive AAP for "misusing" the tag of 'Aam Aadmi' and "betraying" the middle class sentiments.
Answering a query regarding appointment of PPCC Chief Amarinder Singh, Badal said the Congress was facing "bitter infighting" in the party even before the coronation of Captain.

He said the facade of unity of Congress could not survive and Captain could not "befool" people of Punjab with his so called bold statements as nobody in Punjab wanted return of "black days of his misrule".
When asked about the ongoing series of Sadhbhawna Rallies in the state, Badal said that this Sadhbhawana campaign was going well and the huge number of people gathering over there was evident enough that people of Punjab wanted peace, unity and communal harmony.
On being asked about the 2017 polls, Badal claimed the ruling SAD-BJP alliance would not only secure impressive win in the 2017 polls but too in 2022 and 2027 since there was no alternate of development agenda of ruling combine.

When asked about the rally announced by SAD at Patiala, Badal said as per the revised schedule, now rally will be held in Patiala on December 15 parallel to the gathering of Congress at Bathinda.