Muktsar, March 16

The Congress and AAP were in an informal alliance in the state and fighting a proxy war to befool voters, SAD chief Sukhbir Badal said here today, as he urged voters to bring his party to power to usher in an era of inclusive development and communal harmony.

Addressing party workers during his ongoing ‘Punjab Bachao Yatra’ at Lambi Assembly constituency, he said: “Both the Congress and AAP are fighting a proxy battle in Punjab following a formal tie-up at the national level. This is why AAP is borrowing candidates from the Congress where needed even as it has gone soft on corruption cases pending against Congress leaders.”

He further said the Lambi Assembly constituency had been ignored by the erstwhile Congress and present AAP governments. “Even basic facilities like roads, streetlights and water works are in shambles now,” Sukhbir said.