:dateline:During a program organized in�Longowal to mark 31st death anniversary of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Badal did not spare the chance to condemn his political opponents. �He said that Congress had betrayed Punjab shamelessly in 1980�s and has continued to do so today. �He said that Rajiv Gandhi led Union government of India did not serve onto its promise of transferring Chandigarh to Punjab as per Rajiv-Longowal accord.
Badal�said that the non-deliverance of promises by Congress government of transferring Punjabi speaking areas back to Punjab and allotting fair share of its river waters were the main reasons to led to�Longowal’s assassination.
Indirectly pointing fingers towards Surjit Barnala, Badal said that some of our brothers made contract with the Union government of India at the cost of Punjab�s rights just to come into power.
Similarly,�lashing out at Chief Minister Parkash Badal for blaming Congress of betraying Punjab during Longowal�s death anniversary, head of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Captain Amarinder Singh said that the Badal was shedding crocodile tears.
In a press note released on August�21, Captain said that the Badal had betrayed Sant Harchand Singh Longowal as he backed out from Rajiv-Longowal accord that led to murder of Sant Longowal. He said that Badal can�t rid of his sins by shedding crocodile tears.
Badal doint pooja of the dead …. crocodile tears the lot…… He cannot deal with real issues.