Badal cancels his visit to Bologna, Italy

By Punjabnewswire4u

CHANDIGARH, OCT 26

In view of the impending visit of the Canadian Prime Minister Mr Stephen Harper to the state on November 7, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr Parkash Singh Badal has cancelled his official trip to Bologna in Italy.

Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that Mr Badal was scheduled to lead a delegation of eminent farm equipment manufacturers and progressive farmers from the state at the “International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition-2012” there from November 7 to 11.

Assuming the significance of the visit of Mr Harper, the Chief Minister took this decision to immediately cancel his visit to Bologna. The Canadian Prime Minister was slated to visit Sri Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar to pay her obeisance there and the prestigious Virasat-e-Khalsa at Sri Anandpur Sahib, the spokesperson added.  

BADALS FELICITATE PEOPLE ON ID-UL-ZUHA

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today greeted the Punjabis especially the Muslim brethren on the eve of Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid).

In his message, the Chief Minister said “Id-ul-Zuha evokes feeling of brotherhood, charity and empathy for the needy and the underprivileged.  Let us, reaffirm our resolve to further strengthen the spirit of brotherhood, unity of cultural bonds, peace and national integration”.

Mr. Badal appealed to the people to celebrate this festival in unison by rising above petty considerations of caste, colour, creed and religion.

In a message, Mr. Sukhbir said that Bakrid was a festival of sacrifice of worldly things for the will of the God. Extending heartily greetings to all Muslim brethren on this occasion, the Deputy Chief Minister said that on this auspicious day of commemorative sacrifice, we should all rededicate ourselves to uphold the principles of love, compassion and understanding and affirm to live in fellowship as brothers and sisters, in the true.