Co g ess
Wa i g
p edicts
AAP
govt
collapse
i
Pu jab
(PTI
photo)
NEW
DELHI:
Pu jab
Co g ess
p eside t
Ama i de
Si gh
Raja
Wa i g
took
a
dig
at
chief
mi iste
Bhagwa t
Ma ,
sayi g
the
o goi g
Vidha
Sabha
sessio
could
be
his
last.
The
sha p
jibe
at
Pu jab
CM
came
mo ths
p io
to
Pu jab’s
assembly
electio s
set
fo
ea ly
ext
yea .Wa i g
also
claimed
that
the
Aam
Aadmi
Pa ty
gove me t
could
soo
lose
its
majo ity
because
of
g owi g
disco te t
amo g
its
MLAs.While
biddi g
fa ewell
to
Ma ,
Wa i g
said
the
chief
mi iste
would
“at
o
cost”
complete
his
te u e.
He
claimed
that
eve
if
the
Pu jab
assembly
electio s
a e
held
as
scheduled
i
Feb ua y
2027,
Ma
would
ot
emai
chief
mi iste
u til
the .”The
Aam
Aadmi
Pa ty
is
likely
to
implode
ve y
soo
as
the
gove me t
is
losi g
its
majo ity.
Ma y
MLAs
a e
just
waiti g
fo
the
oppo tu e
mome t,
which
is
ot
ve y
fa ,”
he
said.Wa i g
claimed
that
most
AAP
MLAs
we e
“completely
alie ated
a d
disillusio ed”
with
thei
ow
gove me t.
“Fo
fou
a d
a
half
yea s,
they
have
felt
suffocated
a d
they
a e
ow
waiti g
fo
the
b eathe ,”
he
said.The
Pu jab
Co g ess
chief
alleged
that
despite
eceivi g
a
st o g
ma date,
the
AAP
gove me t
had
failed
both
the
people
of
Pu jab
a d
its
ow
MLAs.
“Ma
has
p oved
to
be
the
wo st
eve
chief
mi iste
Pu jab
had,
fo
which
they
will
eve
fo give
him,”
he
said.Wa i g
also
c iticised
CM
Ma
fo
co ti ui g
to
ely
o
his
image
as
a
comedia
afte
becomi g
chief
mi iste .He
said
Ma
had
failed
to
u de sta d
that
his
ole
had
cha ged
afte
taki g
cha ge
of
the
state.”U fo tu ately,
Ma
could
ot
make
the
diffe e ce
that
his
stage
had
cha ged
a d
he
was
o
lo ge
equi ed
to
su vive
th ough
a ati g
jokes
a d
a ecdotes.
People
of
Pu jab
had
ot
elected
you
to
make
them
laugh,
fo
that
they
al eady
had
e ough
of
you
comedy,”
he
said.The
PCC
p eside t
said
people
had
voted
fo
Ma
expecti g
“badlaav”
(cha ge),
but
alleged
that
he
had
i stead
give
up
his
autho ity
to
“outside s”
to
p otect
his
positio
as
chief
mi iste .”I stead,
you
su e de ed
all
you
autho ity
to
outside s
while
gua di g
you
chief
mi iste ial
chai ,
fo
which
you
sac ificed
the
i te ests
of
Pu jab.
Histo y
will
eve
fo give
you
fo
that,”
Wa i g
wa ed
CM
Ma .Ea lie ,
o
August
5,
Wa i g
said
he
wa ted
to
co test
the
2027
assembly
electio
agai st
Ma
a d
u ged
the
Co g ess
leade ship
to
field
him
f om
Ma ‘s
co stitue cy.Add essi g
a
gathe i g
i
Fa idkot,
Wa i g
said
the
fi al
decisio
would
be
take
by
Co g ess
leade s
Mallika ju
Kha ge
a d
Rahul
Ga dhi.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
“While
Rahul
Ga dhi
a d
Mallika ju
Kha ge
have
to
make
a
decisio .
I
am
ot
i
a
positio
to
do
that.
Eithe
do ‘t
field
me
at
all,
o
if
you
do
field
me,
field
me
agai st
Bhagwa t
Ma .
I
will
co test,”
he
said.The
ema ks
come
as
political
pa ties
p epa e
fo
the
2027
Pu jab
assembly
electio s.
The
AAP,
Bha atiya
Ja ata
Pa ty
(BJP)
a d
Shi oma i
Akali
Dal
(SAD)
have
al eady
sta ted
p epa atio s
fo
the
polls.The
AAP
wo
the
2022
Pu jab
assembly
electio s
with
a
st o g
majo ity,
fo mi g
its
fi st
gove me t
i
the
state
a d
e di g
the
Co g ess’
te u e
i
powe .
