Punjabi Suba was 2nd Partition: Capt
Wednesday, 02/11/2016
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Chandigarh : Terming the Punjabi Suba’s creation as the second Partition for Punjabis after 1947, PPCC president Capt Amarinder Singh today accused the Akalis of truncating the state to fulfil their sectarian agenda.
On the golden jubilee celebrations, Amarinder asked what was the point of celebrating an occasion which had laid the foundation for the continuous decline of the state.
He said Punjab not only lost out on land tracts spanning 80 lakh acres but also had to give up precious resources such as water, hydroelectric power, forests and tourism to Himachal Pradesh, while large and well-planned industrial belts went to Haryana.
“While Haryana prospered through industrial growth, particularly in Faridabad, Gurugram and Panipat, Punjab was left struggling with a legacy of festering disputes, including the demand for Chandigarh as its exclusive capital and a commitment to provide Haryana with “our precious water,” said Amarinder.
He added that the Akalis were sharing the dais with leaders of the BJP, the new face of the erstwhile Jan Sangh that had opposed the formation of the Punjabi Suba.
Channi flays celebrations
Congress Legislature Party leader Charanjit Singh Channi questioned the rationale behind the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the “second partition” of Punjab, saying it had left the state “poorer”. He called upon Badal to explain to people as to why his party had launched the Dharam Yudh Morcha in 1982 that “pushed” the state in more than a decade-long period of turmoil in which about 30,000 people were killed. He said if the re-organisation of Punjab was a cause for celebration, he should apologise to the people of the state.
Another let-down: Jakhar
Abohar: Congress leader Sunil Jakhar said BJP president Amit Shah and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had again disappointed Punjabis, who were expecting a bonanza on the occasion of Punjabi Suba’s celebrations. He said both tried their best to paint a rosy picture of the state that was considered a topper in drugs and suicides by debt-ridden farmers.
