Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh joins party workers in cleaning the statue of Subedar Nand Singh at Fauji Chowk in Bathinda on Wednesday. PTI

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, October 19

Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder, whose book “Lest We Forget” has a detained mention of Subedar Nand Singh, lambasted the Badal government for “failing” to maintain his statue here.He along with party workers and leaders took upon himself the task of cleaning the statue of Victoria Cross and Maha Vir Chakra decorated Subedar Nand Singh of the 1st Sikh Regiment.He expressed anguish over the pitiable condition of the statue installed at Fauji (Shaheed) Chowk. He said there was no point in setting up memorials and installing statues if the government could not ensure their proper maintenance. He urged the Indian Army to take over the upkeep of such properties to prevent their degradation. “Our martyrs deserve no less,” he said.Himself hailing from the 1st Sikh Regiment, Amarinder described the condition of the statue as “yet another glaring instance of how little the Badals care for martyrs and their memorials.”Amarinder today met farmers at Gidderbaha, Muktsar, Bathinda and Faridkot on the third and last day of the Kisan Rath Yatra. Meanwhile, the PPCC chief claimed that there was no plan yet to enter into an alliance with the CPI.‘Will resign as MP after poll’Gidderbaha: PCC chief Capt Amarinder Singh today made it clear that he would not resign as MP for contesting the state assembly elections. “I will resign only after the results of the elections. This is the convention and I had even contested the Lok Sabha elections from Amritsar while being the MLA Patiala,” he said.