Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh is unlikely to attend the NITI Ayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday. Capt Amarinder, who is learnt to be unwell, is expected to designate the Finance Minister Manpreet Badal to attend the meeting on his behalf.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is schedule to chair the first meeting of the NITI Aayog’s Governing Council on June 15, Saturday.
Capt Amarinder, who returned from vacation in the neighbouring hill state, is also unlikely to attend Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s dinner in the capital on Friday.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister has written to his Meghalaya counterpart Sangma Conrad, on the issue of Punjab settlers in Shillong, requesting him to ensure proper protection for Punjabi settlers there. nCapt Amarinder is also sending a State Government delegation to meet the Chief Minister and the Punjabi families there.