Chandigarh, April 5, 2020: “It’s regrettable that neither the richest political family of Sardar Parkash Singh Badal nor Capt. Amarinder Singh has contributed single penny, not even peanuts, to the relief measures in the State during this catastrophic period, out of their personal unaccountable wealth,” observed Bir Devinder Singh, former Deputy Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
“These affluent families were chiefly expected to contribute generously to the relief fund when the State is suffering from the dreadfulness of Corona Virus. One wonders if their sermons for charity are meant for others only,” Bir Devinder said.
“As Punjab and Chandigarh is facing acute scarcity of space to quarantine and isolate the suspect cases of Covid-19 both these families, Badals and the Royals of Patiala, must surrender their enormously surplus accommodations to accommodate the patients for isolation,” he said.
“Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal must show exemplary magnanimity to surrender his Oberoi-Sukhvilas for this noble cause so that the same could be converted into a super-specialty Hospital to treat the Covid-19 cases.
Similarly Capt. Amarinder Singh should also surrender his newly built ‘luxurious Saragarhi Palace’ in Parol village, a stone’s throw away from Sukhbir’s ‘Sukh Vilas’ to be converted in to a ‘Neighborhood Hospital’ for the same purpose. It is also quite disparaging that none among the huge army of political appointees in the Chief Minister’s office has offered anything whatsoever,” the former Deputy Speaker said.
“Another very dynamic protagonist of ‘Nanhi Chhaan’ endeavour, Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal Union Minister, one of the richest MPs of India has also not shown any generosity of spirit, to contribute something for relief works out of her own pocket or from the huge stockpile of gold jewelry she possesses. It is pertinent to mention here that Sardar. Parkash Badal is the highest earning pensioner in Punjab today, besides his share in the vast properties, movable and immovable; even he has deliberately chosen to feign ignorance and preferred to look the other way around from the human miseries,” Bir Devinder added.
He concluded by saying: “The entire State of Punjab and its people are watching impatiently the hopeless behaviour of these two parasites and power hungry families of Punjab; ironically they want everything from the people but are not willing to shell anything back to the public.”