Amarinder Singh

“When somebody starts going down, rats start leaving the sinking ship.”

“While we do not want war, we will not tolerate any bullying by Beijing.”

“Green Revolution 1.0 came in 1966-67. I was a farmer then myself. Back then, we were getting food from wherever there was a surplus, Australia, the U.S., Canada. We signed an agreement with Americans and were getting wheat from them.”

“You can't desecrate Guru Granth Sahib, Gita or Quran.”

“From the CAA to farm laws, all sorts of legislations have been imposed by the BJP aimed at disturbing peace and stability of Punjab and the nation as a whole.”

“The Akalis, for 10 years, messed up Punjab, and the Aam Aadmi Party is totally inexperienced - all they do is shout.”

“In 60 years I'm yet to meet a Chief Minister who blames others for his own inability to work.”

“The reason I vouched for reopening liquor vends despite the pandemic was that there was no other source of revenue than excise duty.”

“In 1947, who was the PM? In 1962, who was the PM? Similarly, in 1965 and 1971, who was the PM? We divided Pakistan. Indira Gandhi did it but she never said 'I got it done.'”

“Time is over for hate politics.”

“You know the fact is that whenever there is a celebration for a person as great as Guru Nanakji, it is done by the government.”

“We want to give unemployment allowance and it is just a question of time and fund availability.”

“I have never looked at Bargari as a political issue.”

“Why should somebody who joined the Congress three years ago become the president in place of Jakhar who has spent his life in the party?”

“It is not my job, as Chief Minister, to probe crimes or pronounce anyone guilty. My priority lies in bringing Punjab out of the chaos in which it has been left by the previous government.”

“If you are an addict yourself, how are you going to fight drugs? That's why the dope test is compulsory for Punjab Police personnel and youngsters joining, regardless of what newspapers are saying that women should be exempted.”

“Punjab makes up 2 per cent of India's population and yet it produces 40 per cent of the nation's food pool. Even now, if tomorrow there is famine, it will be the Punjabi farmer who saves you. So, don't rely on the plenty of today, there may be a paucity tomorrow. Don't write Punjab off.”

“India's lifeline is the farmers and its agriculture system, and destroying them would mean an end for the country's food security and self-sufficiency.”

“I represent a state that accounts for most of the food production in India.”

“Anyone who feels I am going soft on the drugs menace has not checked out the facts nor seen the situation on the ground.”