Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday said that Punjab was the only state in the country that had been denied its state capital following the reorganisation of the state in 1966.
In a statement, the Bathinda MP said the issue was apparently not to the liking of a Punjab Congress MP, who she alleged “always sang to the tunes” of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
In a letter to the External Affairs Minister, Badal expressed concern over a recent advisory issued by the Indian Embassy in the UAE, warning Indian nationals against carrying sharp objects while visiting the country.
The former Union minister and SAD MP from Bathinda calls for amendment to Article 25-B to make Sikhs distinct from Hindus.
SAD leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday appealed to the Union government to accept the demands of the farmers, including making MSP a legal guarantee, to save the life of Kisan leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal whose fast unto death has entered the 21st day.
‘If pain and protests of 3 crore punjabis fail to melt the rigid stance of GoI, it's no longer the NDA envisioned by Vajpayee ji and Badal sahib,’ she said.
'I would request everyone to reconsider their views on the farm bills. The two bills are historic and will bring a change in the lives of the farmers,' minister said.
Justifying Harsimrat's resignation from the Modi ministry, the Akali patriarch says the Centre's agri sector legislations need wider consultations with key stakeholders like farmers and their representatives
The CM said notwithstanding the Centre’s denials these new laws will eventually pave the way for the elimination of the minimum support price regime and end of the Food Corporation of India, leaving the farmers at the mercy of big corporates, as recommended by the Shanta Kumar committee.
'Dushyant ji, Following Harsimrat Kaur Badal you should have resigned at least from the Dy CM post. You are more attached to your chair than farmers,' Congress said.
