TNN Ludhiana: Youth wing and student wing of Lok Insaf Party (LIP) on Tuesday held a protest against the state government over the decision to give jobs to the kins of two MLAs of the Congress party.
Led by youth wing state president of LIP Sunny Kainth, several youngsters marched from Bharat Nagar Chowk towards mini secretariat with chain and lock.
On Monday, the LIP had given a call that it would lock Deputy Commissioer’s office in protest against the decision of state government.
But the attempt of LIP was thwarted due to heavy presence of the police force outside and inside mini secretariat.
A tussle took place between LIP workers and police and the several of them including Kainth were detained by the police.
Meanwhile addressing his supporters before being detained, Kainth said, “After sensing that his political career is finished due to the factionalism in the congress, Chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh is now openly engaged into horse trading to save his government.
That is why after making false promises with the lakhs of youth of Punjab to give them employment, Captain was only able to give jobs to three youths and all of them are either sons of congress MLAs or brother of Congress MP.
So the only qualification for getting a job in Punjab is that you should be relative of a rich congress legislator and nothing else is required” Kainth also added, “As a mark of our protest against this injustice we have come with youth from all over Punjab to lock the office of the deputy commissioner as a symbolic gesture of collapse of the governance in the state.
Even if we are unsuccessful in our attempts today or as expected police tried to silence our voice, we will not leave any stone unturned to ensure that the decision to give job to the sons of congress MLAs is reversed by the congress government”