In a deprecating allegation against Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday accused him of being hand in glove with the terrorists, while alleging that his activities clearly indicate that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is sponsoring the party.
Harsimrat further exuded confidence that the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BJP would again form the government in the state as she hit out at the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for making "false promises" to lure voters.
"With the grace of God, our (SAD-BJP) government will again form the government in the state as our government always worked for the state's progress and development," Harsimrat, wife of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal, told reporters after casting her vote in Lambi.
"100 per cent we shall score a hat-trick," she asserted.
Hitting out at Congress and Aam Aadmi Party, she said, "They (Congress and AAP) were busy making false accusations against us and both of them will bite the dust."
"What did Capt Amarinder Singh do when he was the Chief Minister in the state. And one should also ask AAP what they have done for the people in Delhi during their tenure," she said.
"We did not make any false promise with the voters. We did what we promised," she claimed.
Pollig began in Punjab amid heavy security earlier today, with 1,145 candidates contesting across 117 seats. Poll for the first phase will conclude at 5pm.
Nearly 2 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,145 candidates which include 81 women. 22,615 polling stations have been set up, with over one lakh security personnel deployed for free and fair voting.
