Lollipops before polls, says Sidhu as Punjab cuts power tariffs

TIL Desk/National/Chandigarh/ Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday hit out at politicians who offer “lollipops” just ahead of polls, in an apparent attack on his own party-led government in the state, and urged people to vote only on the agenda of Punjab’s welfare.

His remarks came on a day when Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced slashing of the power tariff by Rs 3 per unit for the domestic sector and increasing the dearness allowance for government employees. Addressing a gathering of the Hindu Mahasabha in Chandigarh, Sidhu wondered if anybody would talk about the welfare of the state.

“They (politicians) offer lollipops…this is free, that is free, which happened in the last two months,” he said.The cricketer-turned-politician asked people to question those politicians as regards how would they fulfil such promises. Stressing on a roadmap for the revival and welfare of the state, he asked people to cast their votes on the agenda of development, not for “lollipops”. “There should be a question in your mind whether the intention is only government formation or coming to power after speaking lies, making 500 promises or the welfare of the state,” Sidhu said.