Punjab elections 2017: Amarinder Singh to fight CM Badal on home turf

Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh on Saturday sought the Congress high command’s permission to fight the state assembly elections against incumbent chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal from the latter’s constituency of Lambi.

Speaking to the media on Saturday, Singh said that his decision comes after talks with the Congress high command and an official announcement to that effect will be made soon. “I had requested my party high command to give me the opportunity of fighting this man. I want to defeat all the top Akali leaders responsible for destroying the state through their drugs, mafia and goonda raj, and are guilty of ruining its trade, industry and agriculture,” said Singh. The well calculated moved is aimed at defeating the Badals in their home turf.