Chib, PYC president Mohit Mohindra and hundreds of youth Congress workers arrested
IYC president flays AAP and BJP for harassment of farmers, demands arrest of Adani
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Youth Congress workers led by Indian Youth Congress president Udhay Bhanu Chib and state president Mohit Mohindra today lodged strong 'Nasha Nahi, Naukari Devo' protest against AAP government in Punjab highlighting the rising unemployment in the state.
The hundreds of youth congress workers assembled at PPCC office in Sector 15 and started march towards residence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to stage the dharna against rising menace of drugs and unemployment in Punjab. The Youth Congress workers were lathi charged and by Chandigarh Police and not allowed to proceed further. The slogan shouting Youth Congress workers were arrested by police taken to Sector 39 police station in CTU buses.
Udhay Bhanu Chib while addressing the protesting party workers flayed the Aam Aadmi Party and BJP for harassment of farmers and condemned violence against protesting farmers by Haryana police. He also demanded arrest of Adani for indulging in corption that Punjab government led by Bhagwant Mann had failed on all fronts and youth is the major sufferer. He said that Youth Congress has the responsibility towards people of Punjab and will continue to expose the misdeeds of AAP government. He said that issues of drugs and unemployment were hurting the future of youth in Punjab.
Mohit Mohindra while addressing the Youth Congress volunteers flayed the AAP government for its failure in controlling the drugs and providing promised 25 lakh jobs to the youth. He said that Bhagwant Mann government about to complete three years of rule and it failed in fulfilling all the promises made with the people of state.
Mohindra said that youth was dying due to drug overdose and police administration is unable to control the drugs. He said that youth wanted jobs but the AAP government is supplying them drugs. He said that drugs were being sold with impunity in villages and towns. He added that drugs couldn't be sold without the political patronage to drug smugglers.
PYC president also said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was making false claims of giving 50, 000 jobs. He questioned the CM's claim and asked hi to provide the list of youth who are given jobs against sanctioned posts. He said that AAP government was not able to provide jobs ETT teachers and other categories who have cleared the interviews. He said that AAP was responsible for frustration among the educated youth.
He also said that economic situation of Punjab was deteriorating as the debt has crossed three lakh crores and would tough 3.40 lakh crores by the end of current fiscal year. He said that AAP had promised to reduce the debt of state. He said that even illegal mining was going on fearlessly.