BATALA, JUNE 28
Slamming the Lok Sabha Member Parliament Captain Amarinder Singh for supporting the formation of separate Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee in Haryana, the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, today said that the former Chief Minister was not aware of the glorious history of supreme sacrifices made by the Sikhs for the constitution of Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) during the British Raj.
Interacting with the media persons after attending the bhog of senior Akali leader Mr. Kulbir Singh Randhawa’s mother here today, the Chief Minister said that all those people who were supporting this sinister move of the Haryana Congress government to constitute the separate body for Gurudwara management in the state were totally unaware about the Gurudwara Act passed by the Indian Parliament. He said that even the Sikhs of Haryana were against this politically motivated move of Haryana Congress government due to which the Shiromani Akali Dal had swept all the seats in Haryana during SGPC elections. Mr. Badal said that any political leader who has even little respect for the panth should refrain from issuing statement on this issue, which could make irreparable damage to the SGPC.
On a query regarding the Punjabis trapped in Iraq, the Chief Minister said that the state government was committed for ensuring the safe and prompt release of all these Punjabis back to their motherland. Mr. Badal said that he was constantly in touch with the Union External Ministry over this issue and no stone would be left unturned to ensure that these sons of the soil return back to their homes safely. He said that the state government has also offered to bear the entire expenditure of bringing these Punjabis, stuck up in Iraq, back to their motherland.
On the issue of expectation of feeble monsoon this year, the Chief Minister said that none of the government has any control over this issue. However, Mr. Badal said that in order to ensure regular supply of power to the farmers in the ongoing paddy season, he had already directed the PSPCL to ensure 8 hours of minimum regular power supply to them.
When asked about the performance of Mr. Narendra Modi led Government at the centre in last one month, the Chief Minister said that it was too early to comment on this issue. He said that it takes some time for every government to restore the things in order adding that one month’s time was too short to judge any government’s performance.
Responding to a query regarding the shootout incident in Moga, the Chief Minister said that a three member SIT headed by an Inspector General (IG) Rank officer of the Police has been constituted to probe into the matter.
Reiterating the firm commitment of the state government to eradicate the menace of drugs from Punjab, the Chief Minister said that the state government has already declared a war against drugs to make Punjab a drug free state. Likewise, he said that the state government was also making special efforts for drug de-addiction and rehabilitation of the drug addicts in the state for which 22 rehabilitation centers would be soon opened across the state.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by former Speaker Mr. Nirmal Singh Kahlon and former Minister Mr. Sewa Singh Sekhwan.
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