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I expect Jaitley to come out with sops to woo voters: Amarinder Singh

Singh, the CM candidate of Congress in Punjab, also says that AAP poses no challenge in Punjab

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Sahil Makkar
The Congress party’s chief ministerial face for the Punjab legislative assembly polls, AMARINDER SINGH, promises strict action if he is elected to power, in a talk with Sahil Makkar. Edited excerpts:

On what key issues are you fighting this election?

Under the (Parkash Singh) Badal regime (of the Shiromani Akali Dal-led coalition for the past decade), there has been total collapse of the state, in terms of economy, agricultural and industrial development, and law and order. All these are serious issues. Drugs and unemployment among youth tops the list for me. I’m personally committed to giving jobs for all unemployed

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