CHANDIGARH: Accusing the opposition for being neck deep in corruption, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said that every single penny "plundered" from innocent people of state will be recovered from the nexus of corrupt politicians and bureaucrats.
"I vow on the floor of this august house that my government will never forgive the corrupt politicians for their sins against Punjab and Punjabis even if they join any big or small political party," said Mann in the Vidhan Sabha.
Meanwhile, Mann announced that one of AAP’s major poll guarantees in the form of Rs 1,000 financial assistance to Women will be implemented soon. He said that the state government is already in process of resource mobilisation and once it is completed this guarantee will be fulfilled soon. Bhagwant Mann said that his government is firmly committed to fulfilling all the guarantees made with the people of the state.
Winding up the debate on the Budget presented by Finance Minister Harpal Cheema, Mann said that any person who had looted the public money will have to pay for it and the state government will leave no stone unturned to put them behind the bars. He said that all the benami properties and corrupt nexus behind it will be exposed before the people so that it acts as a deterrent for others to indulge in such unlawful activities.
He added that those who had plundered the wealth of the state were now approaching the courts to seek haven for their misdeeds. He said that those politicians who have not even been named by the government agencies for corruption are running pillar to post seeking refuge, which reflects the fear in their minds about their own sins. Mann assured the house that no guilty will be spared and severest of severe action will be taken against them even if they join one or another affluent political party.
Hailing the “pro-people” budget prepared by the Finance Minister after due consultation with the people, Mann said that the opposition has been caught in a peculiar situation and had to try hard to find any shortcoming in the budget.
