Chandigarh is Punjab’s capital, Haryana can build its own: Capt

Friday, 17/05/2019

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Patiala/Dera Bassi May 16 Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday categorically said that Chandigarh was and would remain Punjab’s capital and Haryana could build its own separate capital city with its own money. The CM was interacting with the media in Patiala. Pitching for a BJP-mukt Bharat to protect the country’s unity and future, Captain Amarinder expressed confidence that UPA-3 would take over the nation’s reins to prevent its secular fabric from being destroyed and to bring it back on the path of development. The Chief Minister was addressing the Patiala District Bar Association at the Patiala Judicial Complex, followed by a public rally at Dera Bassi. The Bar Association extended its full support to Congress party’s Patiala candidate Preneet Kaur while thanking the CM for the development of the judicial complex with its new chambers and providing facilities to the legal fraternity. Association president Jatinderpal Singh Ghuman along with VP Shivam Sharma, said Captain Amarinder and Preneet Kaur were like family, who had done a lot for the Bar as well as other people of Patiala, which had been completely ignored under the previous regime. Addressing the Bar, and later the public rally, Captain Amarinder accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of tinkering with India’s secularism, which was its strength and was now under threat from the BJP. He said people do not favour Modi’s thinking of breaking the country by communalising it, adding that it was time for a BJP-free India. The BJP had reached the peak of its political success and was now headed for a downfall, he added. He asserted that UPA-3 will emerge in response to the mood of the country for change. Asked about the contest in Gurdaspur, Captain Amarinder said it was not Sunil Jakhar but Sunny Deol who was on a sticky wicket there. The BJP could not find a suitable local candidate, hence decided to field Sunny out of sheer desperation, he added. At both, the Patiala Bar and Dera Bassi, the CM said he was fully cognisant of the problems of the people but was constrained from announcing any relief measure in view of the election code of conduct. He assured the Bar, as well as the people of Dera Bassi, that all their problems would be looked into. Emphasising on industrialisation as the only solution to unemployment and economic problems, the CM said his government would make Patiala an industrial hub and would generate 1 lakh jobs for the youth of Patiala. Describing these polls as decisive for the country’s future, Preneet also underlined the secular strength of India and said the people did not want a government that divides them. She assured the people of Dera Bassi that all pending development works in the region would be completed in the next three years.