Amritsar, June 8 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday assailed the traditional political parties for "remaining insensitive" towards the welfare of economically weaker and underprivileged sections and alleged that these leaders have always treated the Schedule Castes (SC) brethren merely as their vote banks.

Addressing a gathering here, Mann said those who had usurped the money meant for the well being of poor students in the form of post matric scholarship scheme are confronting several health ailments.

Mann alleged these rulers of the state were completely "insensitive towards the problems of the common man and have always treated the SC brethren as merely vote banks.

Training his guns at his predecessors, the Chief Minister said that these leaders had built huge palaces by amassing whopping wealth by misusing their official positions.

He said the walls of the palatial palaces were high and the gates usually remained closed for the people. He said

these leaders remained inaccessible to the people due to which they were ousted by the masses.

Mann said people of state have ousted the political parties that used to play musical chairs of power to "loot them" after every five years.

He said that the convent educated leaders of the previous governments had never bothered to improve the level of education in the state. UNI GS SSP