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Punjab goes into Assembly polls in 2017.
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Friday emphasised on the need for maintaining discipline and unity in the party and assured that all workers will be "properly accommodated and rehabilitated" after the polls in the state slated for next year.
"Since the party can give ticket only to one candidate for a particular seat, it will be ensured that those who don't get tickets are accommodated as chairmen in various corporations, boards and trusts," he said.
Responding to party workers' complaints of indiscipline and working against the candidates during the elections by some leaders, Amarinder said, "nobody can defeat Congress and it is actually Congress that defeats Congress". He said indiscipline will not be tolerated and he will see to it that those found guilty of indiscipline are strictly dealt with.
Expressing grave concern over the "deteriorating law-and-order situation" in Punjab, he said even after so many days of the assassination of Mata Chand Kaur of the Namdhari sect police are clueless over the case.
On the issue of drugs, Amarinder said he had already committed under oath to finish the scourge within four weeks of coming to power. He also said once his party comes to power in Punjab, the case against present Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia may be reinvestigated if it is felt that the probe was not properly done.
Over suggestions that health and educational services in the government sector need to be improved, the former chief minister said most of the people cannot afford treatment in private hospitals while the government hospitals were lacking in proper amenities.
Stressing that health and education will be his top priority, Amarinder said special focus will be laid on recruiting highly qualified teachers for government schools.