Episode no.19
This interview was published on 12 may 2022 and the guest was Virsa Singh Valtoha. First of all, he was asked about the AAP. He said that before making any comment about the government, we should give the government time to work but the government is not working as it was expected by people. He said that Bhagwant Maan should also implement the schemes rather than just announcing them. He said that neither corruption has ended nor there is any solution to the complaints received on the helpline number. When Virsa Singh Valtoha was asked that people consider Shiromani Akali Dal as the reason for Punjab’s debt, he said that the development of Punjab was initiated by Shiromani Akali Dal and several facilities were provided to prople. But the government could not manage to clear the debt after the development. He said that after Shiromani Akali Dal, no government has been able to make Punjab debt free. The journalist told Valtoha that the Akali Dal should apologize to the people for what they have done, so he said that he believes that if any mistake has been made by the Shiromani Akali Dal, it should be apologised. While talking, Virsa Singh Valtoha said that appointing Sumedh Saini as DGP was the biggest mistake of Shiromani Akali Dal. Because the Sikhs considered Sumedh Saini anti-Sikh due to his actions. After Shiromani Akali Dal lost in Majha, he said that this was not expected at all. He also gave his opinion about Captain Amarinder Singh’s performance. The journalist asked valtoha about appointing a new president of the Shiromani Akali Dal and valtoha said that it will be Party’s decision and he also talked about the schemes provided by the Shiromani Akali Dal jn Punjab. When the journalist asked Virsa Singh Valtoha about Shiromani Akali Dal’s ignoring attitude for Sikh panth due to BJP, Virsa Singh Valtoha said that Shiromani Akali Dal is always with Sikh panth. Finally, he shared his views on Bhagwant Mann’s decision to withdraw security from VIPs.
-kulwinder kaur