“In the coming days, we will launch such a helpline number that will be my personal WhatsApp number. If anyone demands a bribe from you, do not refuse it. Record a video or audio of it and send it to this number. I guarantee you, our office will examine it and no corrupt person will be spared and strict action will be taken,” he said.Addressing his maiden meeting after taking the oath, Mann urged the top officials of the state’s civil and police administration to discharge their duties as public servants in the letter and spirit. Giving an example of the Indian cricket team, the newly-elected chief minister said, “Matches are won or lost but it is the team spirit which matters. Our prime concern should be to make our state as real Punjab, not the London, California or Paris.”
The AAP leader said that his government would not indulge in political vendetta and asked the entire state administration to discharge their duties fearlessly without any political pressure, unlike earlier regimes, with utmost dedication, sincerity and honesty to cherish the aspirations of the Punjabis who have voted AAP to power with the unprecedented verdict.
Attacking the previous governments in the state, Mann said, “I do not keep a red diary like the earlier political parties and have only green one so you need not worry about any vendetta.”
The AAP registered a landslide victory in recently concluded Punjab Assembly polls, winning 92 seats, pushing most of its rivals to the margins. Congress won 18 seats in the 117-member Assembly.
