New Delhi, Oct 20 (Agency) Congress Party on Wednesday accused the BJP of creating “chaos” in Punjab and alleged both the nation and Punjab will have to pay a heavy price for the “political gimmicks” of the Bharatiya Janata Party. “Finally it comes out in public domain that chaos in Punjab was the architecture of the BJP,” Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said on Twitter. “I am afraid that the nation and #Punjab would have to pay a heavy price for the political gimmicks of the BJP,” he said. Questioning Amarinder Singh’s commitment towards farmers, the Congress spokesperson said: “Strange unexplained and inherent paradox in #Capt’s comments and proposed actions! Capt rightly swore by farmers and made their welfare and amelioration of pitiable condition at border an article of faith. “How can he now seek to dally with same party#BJP -responsible for that state?” he tweeted.
Singhvi made these remarks a days after, the former Chief Minster Capitan Amarinder Singh on Tuesday decided to form a political outfit, and expressed hope that he will be ready for seat arrangements in the upcoming elections with BJP if the farm protest will be resolved in the farmer’s interest”. In a series of tweets on Tuesday evening, the former Chief Minister’s media advisor Raveen Thukral quoted him as saying, “Hopeful of a seat arrangement with @BJP4India in 2022 Punjab Assembly polls if #FarmersProtest is resolved in farmers’ interest. Also looking at alliance with like-minded parties such as breakaway Akali groups, particularly Dhindsa & Brahmpura factions.” Amarinder Singh resigned as Chief Minister of Punjab and quit Congress last month, admitting to having suffered “humiliation” by the Congress in his bitter feud with Navjot Singh Sidhu and a section of the party MLAs. After quitting, as Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh had met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in New Delhi. During the meeting, it was said that the leaders discussed the farmers’ agitation and the three contentious farm laws.