Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the Akali Dal’s candidate and incumbent MP from Bhatinda, opens up in an exclusive interview with Outlook’s Ashwani Sharma. As Punjab grapples with a severe drug problem and rampant corruption, Badal sheds light on the challenges faced by the state. She also delves into the ongoing farmer protests, providing insights into their persistence.
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00:00I am Ashwini Sharma from Outlook. Today we are in the Modkala village of Bathinda.
00:10Har Simrat Kaur, who is the Union Minister of Akali Dal, is the MP here and is now fighting the election with Akali Dal.
00:18What feedback are you getting from the election?
00:21The people of Punjab have learned a lesson from the false promises and false promises of the Congress in the last 7 years.
00:36Both the lies have come together and people have decided to teach them a lesson.
00:40You have raised the issue of drugs. Is there a big problem with drugs in Punjab?
00:45In 2015, when Rahul Gandhi came here and said that 70% of the people in Punjab are addicted, the Congress Party did not hesitate to make them addicted.
00:57Earlier, their MLA used to say that our government has sold so many drugs in the streets and this broom has done more than that.
01:038 years ago, I asked the drug addicts if they had heard the name of Chittay 10 years ago.
01:09All the ladies shook their heads.
01:11Now ask them which streets are getting home delivery.
01:15Madam, you also resigned on the issue of farmers.
01:19Now the issue of farmers is standing there and the farmers are protesting.
01:26BJP candidates are being opposed.
01:29Absolutely. Because they have betrayed them.
01:32Congress has also betrayed them.
01:34They told the farmers to go back to the black law.
01:36Wasn't it the duty of the Chief Minister to take the issue of farmers to Delhi and solve it?
01:42And they were running the BJP agenda.
01:45Even today, when they are demanding, they are sitting on our border.
01:49And the police of Haryana is coming and killing the children.
01:52And our CM is not taking any action.
01:54He is also sitting on his knees in front of the center.
01:56Akali Dal and BJP had an agreement for many years.
01:59Now both the parties are fighting separately.
02:01The first Lok Sabha election.
02:03What will be the impact?
02:05BJP's bailouts will be withdrawn.
02:07And Akali Dal's vote share will increase.
02:09So you are attacking BJP less.
02:11They are attacking you more.
02:13Because the current government is yours.
02:15BJP is not here.
02:16Attack those who have something.
02:19BJP people are not ready to listen to their name.
02:21That is why they are being oppressed.
02:23The biggest issue is corruption.
02:25Did the government promise that corruption will end in three months?
02:29They say that we have ended corruption.
02:31Now you ask people.
02:33Whether you go to the police station or the police station.
02:36How much corruption.
02:37There are nine segments in my constituency.
02:39In the Pathinda segment.
02:41Pathinda is rural.
02:44The MLA there was caught red-handed for corruption.
02:48He has been jailed.
02:50On this side, the MLA of my other district, Manseh.
02:53He was also caught in corruption.
02:55Now the government is making corrupt people a star campaigner.
02:59So what is the state of corruption?
03:01You can guess for yourself.
03:03They used to say that we will stop illegal mining.
03:05We will stop illegal liquor.
03:07We will earn 40,000 rupees from it.
03:09We will give ladies 1,000 rupees.
03:11So what is to be stopped?
03:13Today, the Border Security Force, BSF, was presented in court.
03:16That our illegal mining should continue.
03:18Because our border bridges can fall at any time.
03:20And there can be an issue of national security.
03:22And where there is a corruption of liquor.
03:24The corruption that Kejriwal did in Delhi.
03:26The same corruption has been done here by Bhagwan Tumar in Punjab.
03:29But BJP has put him in jail.
03:31They are not touching Bhagwan Tumar.
03:33So in the coming time, we will find out what agreement has been made between them.