Badal calls for unity on India’s problems
Gurdaspur: A day after the ruling party and the Opposition joined hands in Punjab to solve the problem of waterlogging in the State, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, addressing a gathering after inaugurating the ‘Elders Retreat Home’ here on Saturday, said that keeping aside their political affiliations and ideologies, all the political parties of the country should join hands to solve the major problems being confronted by the nation. Badal along with leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly, Sunil Jakhar had met Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Friday in New Delhi seeking a package to solve water logging problem in Punjab.
Rahul’s visit: A boost for Punjab CongIJ
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress on Saturday said the proposed visit of vice-president Rahul Gandhi on October 10, would prove to be a big booster to the party in the State which is fully gearing up to confront the Akali Dal-BJP combine in the forthcoming lS polls. In a statement, party spokesman Rajanbir Singh said the Rahul represented the young and modern face of the party with progressive policies as against regressive policies and divisive approach of the BJP.