A biography for Amarinder Singhhasn’t been written yet.
“The Modi government says the farm laws will open agriculture to the corporate world. Who says this not already open to corporate sector? In Punjab, we have Pepsi and ITC buying potatoes. All my kinnows from Hoshiarpur and Ferozepur are going to Chennai. The system is already open.”
“There are no jobs. People out of sheer frustration say we've seen the Akalis, we've seen the Congress, let's give these guys a chance.”
“You may have Leftist ideologies, southern Punjab always had a leftist ideology.”
“The BJP has been trampling over democratic and constitutional principles since it came to power at the Centre in 2014.”
“If Punjab could remain unaffected by the Hindutva plank and vote for development agenda, then the tide can, and will, turn in other states too.”
“It is unfortunate that people chose the star power of Sunny Deol over the hard work of Sunil Jakhar. Maybe our democracy is yet to become evolved to separate the wheat from the chaff.”
“Anti-incumbency against Akalis is so strong and severe that the Akali leaders do not venture out in public without extra security.”
“Modi's impact on Punjab is zero because of large-scale corruption.”
“The social media of Aam Aadmi Party was the best and they wove such a wonderful net that even I started wondering that they seem to be very strong.”
“We can bring diversification through industry.”
“Every member of the Congress has access to the top leadership. It is not a question of proximity but if somebody shares a personal equation with any of the leaders it is really no reason for concern or insecurity as long as it is not at the cost of merit and performance.”
“We have found Kashmiri terrorists in Punjab. How are we expected to tolerate all this?”
“There are critical issues facing us, including handling transportation of lakhs of migrants, completing harvest and procurement on time, supporting poor and needy, and above all, combating the spread of the pandemic.”
“I don't believe in death penalty even though my background is soldiering.”
“I speak my heart out. My outspokenness and forthrightness won hearts.”
“As the Prime Minister of India, Modiji is as much responsible for the welfare of Punjab as I am and his political affiliations are really not material when it comes to the betterment of any State or its people, including Punjab.”
“The fiscal crisis faced by the states especially in the light of the pandemic could lead to serious problems between the Centre and states going forward unless some Constitutional remedy is found.”
“Punjabi farmers are very enterprising, but they need to know where to sell the produce and what the end cost will be.”
“See in old days, there were only two parties nationally, Congress and BJP... Now there are regional leaders. Time has come to pick up regional leaders in these national parties and build political campaign around them who can challenge regional parties.”
“I can't change my ministers. They are all doing a good job.”