Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday criticised Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, saying if the CM now claims that there is no shortage of oil and gas in Punjab, then why a resolution was passed in the Assembly against the Centre.
He demanded that Mann immediately apologise to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of Punjab, because the confusion over oil and gas created by the AAP government led to panic in the state. People began hoarding, though in reality the supply of oil and gas was not affected.
He said it is due to the success of the Centre's foreign and trade policy that crude oil and gas are continuously being supplied to the country and there is no shortage. Jakhar added that just as it took the chief minister six months to realise that Rs 13,000 crore was lying in the disaster relief fund, similarly, it took him 15 days to understand that Modi is capable of managing the country’s needs and that there is no shortage of oil and gas.
Jakhar said the rumours which the chief minister is now appealing to stop were actually caused by the resolution brought by the AAP government in the Assembly.
He said the Prime Minister was already aware of global conditions and had ensured reserves as per the country’s needs. Even now, oil and gas supplies are continuing under the same foreign policy that the chief minister had earlier criticised. He added that the country is capable of dealing with every challenge.
He said it has been AAP’s policy to create confusion on...
Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday criticised Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, saying if the CM now claims that there is no shortage of oil and gas in Punjab, then why a resolution was passe...