the ruling SAD will not leave “Kabza” (rule) over the state for the next 25 years.

Capt’s reception mere showmanship: Sukhbir
Rajay Deep
Tribune News Service

Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal inaugurating an overbridge on the Bathinda-Dabwali road in Bathinda on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Bathinda, May 11
Terming the rousing reception received by the former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at Amritsar ”mere showmanship tactic,” Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal today claimed that despite all “ploys” of Amarinder, the ruling SAD will not leave “Kabza” (rule) over the state for the next 25 years.
Sukhbir was here on his statewide bridges inauguration spree. After inaugurating the railway over bridge (ROB on the Bathinda-Dabwali road, Sukhbir asserted that such road shows were small things for SAD leaders. Pointing towards a defeated candidate of the SAD in previous assembly polls, Sukhbir said: “If we would have planned such steps to fool people this party man could pull much more crowd than Amarinder.”
Avoiding controversy by commenting over the verdict of the Supreme Court in Amarinder’s case, Sukhbir quipped: “The decision, which the assembly had taken was right at that time but we all have to abide the verdict of the SC.”
“Moreover, Amarinder was never on our agenda. In spite of indulging in the mudslinging game, we worked for the development of the state and people of Punjab will consider our policy, while casting votes in the next assembly polls,” he said.
Taking a dig over the different statements of Congress leaders about strategy to support candidates planning to contest polls for the SGPC, he said: “They all have exposed that the Congress is a fragmented party, where nobody bothers for each other and move in his own way.”
When questioned about the frequent reports of police seized explosive material at different parts of the state, he said, “There is nothing to worry as we are committed for a peaceful Punjab. Such seizures should be seen as the attentiveness of our intelligence and police machinery.”
Earlier addressing gathering at Malout, where he inaugurated a railway over bridge (ROB) on the Malout-Dabwali road, constructed with a combined cost of Rs 21 crore. Sukhbir said: “This is a humble gift of a son to his mother on Mother’s day, adding that his mother had emotional bonding with the city Malout and had always tried for overall development of the city.