In the mayoral polls held on January 30, BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar with 16 votes defeated INDIA bloc candidate Kuldeep Dhalor, who got 12 votes, while eight votes were declared invalid.
Mann announced at a news conference that the plant was bought by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) for ₹1,080 crore.
This is the third time the chief ministers of Punjab and Haryana met at the behest of the central government following a directive issued by the Supreme Court in this regard.
The Punjab chief minister said his state was made to pay a heavy price for deployment of Central para military forces.
He lamented that Punjab was not getting its legitimate share of the RDF (Rural Development Fund) despite meeting all the criteria.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said the scheme was in line with the teachings and philosophy of the great guru who gave the message of universal love brotherhood and peace to the people.
The CM said now the Punjabis are fighting a war against narco terrorism which is being funded by the ant-Punjab forces who want to derail the state.
Opposition parties claim that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is diverting attention from real issues.
The process for revision of electoral rolls and registration of new voters would start from 21 October 2023.
In reply to Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Bhagwant Mann said the AAP government raised a loan of Rs 47,107 crore between April 2022 and August 2023.
