Election Manifesto Should be legally binding on political parties: BKU

Chandigarh, September 15, 2016: A meeting of BKU was held under the chairmanship of S.Bhupinder Singh Mann, Ex MP and National President BKU and Punjab BKU President Baldev Singh Mianpur at Kisan Bhawan Chandigarh today. This important meeting was attended by large number of Kisan Leaders.
S.Bhupinder Singh Mann said that before the elections, the political parties make tall promises in their manifestos to influence and woo voters in its favour. After the elections are over, these political parties simply forget these promises and the voters feel cheated and fooled by these false promises. The election manifesto should be made legally binding on the political parties so that they are held responsible and accountable for the promises made to the citizens while getting their votes. The election manifesto should also contain the timeframe to fulfil the promises and also the roadmap for its implementation. It was decided that BKU will shortly give a memorandum to Election Commission requesting to make the election manifesto legally binding.
In addition to this BKU condemned the Punjab Government for refusing to pay Rs. 50 per quintal for the sugarcane price sold through private mills.
The meeting also decried the Modi Government for failing to take even a single step towards relieving the farmers of the high debt burden. The debt on farmers is because of wrong policies of the successive governments and not because of any fault of the farmers. The BKU also condemned Modi for cheating the farmers by going back on the promise to implement Swaminathan Report. BKU termed Modi Government as anti farmer.
BKU also demanded that the menace of stray cattle and stray dogs should be dealt by the government on priority. The BKU also demanded that there should be no ban on sale and purchase of milk cows across the states.
Others who presents in the meeting Gurbachan Singh Bajwa, Balwant Singh Behramke both Gen Secretary Punjab BKU, Surjit Singh Kadgill, Sukhwindr sSingh Lakhiwal both are Vice President Punjab BKU, Sukhwinder Singh Kahlon District President Gurdaspur, Inderjit Singh Faujeval District President Sangrur, Mnohr Singh Kishangarh District President Mansa, Kewal Singh Kang District President Pathankot, Balwant Singh Nadiali District President Mohali, Mukhtiar Singh Dhigana District President Mukatsar, Sucha Singh District President Moga, Jagtar Singh Jallewal District President Ferozpur, Tehljit Singh District President Fazilka, Raj Rani Jlalabad, Guddo Rani Jalalabad, Dharam Chand District Vice President Fazilka, Mukhtiar Singh Vice President District Sangrur, Surjit Singh Sodhi Gurdaspur, Gurdev Singh Makhu, Gurdip Singh Ropalon, Ajit Singh Isru, Jarnail Singh Moga, hrmit Singh Gharuan, Raghubir Chand Block President Jalalabad and many more kisan leaders.