Punjab only State which has been denied it’s capital : Harsimrat K Badal. (Asks why Chandigarh was not being transferred to Punjab while participating in discussion on Bill recognising Amaravati as Andhra Pradesh’s capital) Chandigarh 01 April ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said Punjab was the only State in the country which had been denied it’s State capital following reorganisation of the State in 1966. Speaking in parliament, the Bathinda MP while asking why Punjab was being discriminated against, said the State had not been granted Chandigarh as its capital despite several announcements and assurances. “Punjab was first promised Chandigarh as its capital when Haryana and Himachal Pradesh were carved out of it in 1966 with the union territory status being a temporary arrangement. Later in 1970 then Prime minister Indira Gandhi announced that Chandigarh would be transferred to Punjab. In...
Symbiotic opportunism : Warring on Phoolka joining BJP
Chandigarh 01 April ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today described HS Phoolka joining the BJP as “symbiotic opportunism” of both, which will not have any impact on Punjab beyond the day’s headlines.
“This also reflects on the extreme desperation of the BJP to induct people from outside to contest elections in Punjab”, Warring said in a statement here today. A party that aspires to form the government on its own definitely does not depend exclusively on outsiders alone as the BJP does, he observed.
The PCC pointed out that almost the entire top leadership in Punjab BJP is from outside. “Their state president Sunil Jakhar is from the Congress and so are Capt Amarinder Singh, Ms Praneet Kaur, Manpreet Badal, Kewal Dhillon, Rana Sodhi just to name a few”, he said, while asking, “where are the traditional BJP leaders in the party in Punjab?”
Referring to Phoolka, Warring said he did not want to dig into his past statements about the BJP, but these are too fresh in public memory. He noted when Phoolka joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2014, he made almost similar remarks, as he made today when he joined the BJP. The PCC president also referred to the massive losses to the standing wheat crop due to unseasonal rains and strong winds. He demanded an immediate time bound survey of the damage and immediate compensation to the affected farmers.
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