Chandigarh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday trashed AAP\u2019s allegations that opposition MLAs were offered money and plum posts to switch over to the Congress, saying the Arvind Kejriwal-led party was frustrated over its failure in garnering support in the state and indulging in gimmickry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\n asked why the Congress would buy opposition MLAs when it already has a \nmajority in the state assembly.\u201cIt\u2019s a case of sheer frustration over \nAAP\u2019s complete failure to mop up support and keep the party intact in \nPunjab,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAAP has completely lost its narrative in \nPunjab and was reduced to indulging in all kinds of gimmickry and \nfabrications in a desperate bid to retain some semblance of being a \nserious party,\u201d he added.The chief minister said hurling false \naccusations at the Congress was not going to help the AAP regain lost \nground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aam Aadmi Party\u2019s state unit president and Sangrur MP \nBhagwant Mann had earlier alleged that the Congress had been offering up\n to Rs 10 crore and plum posts to AAP MLAs in the state to make them \nswitch over to the Congress before the polling for the 13 Lok Sabha \nseats in Punjab. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Singh on Sunday welcomed former \nMLA Vijay Kumar Sathi back into the party fold, claiming the influx into\n the Punjab Congress was a sign of the growing disenchantment within \nother parties active in the state\u2019s political arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sathi had \nquit the party\u2019s primary membership in January 2015, along with several \nothers in support of former MP Jagmeet Singh Brar. A former Janata Dal \nMLA from Bagha Purana, Sathi said he would work hard for the success of \nthe Congress in parliamentary polls, and thereafter.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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