Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday said that the arhtiya (commission agent) system in the state would not be abolished if the Congress forms the government after 2017 Punjab polls.
Capt Amarinder, addressing a delegation of arhtiyas led by Federation of Arhatiya Association Punjab unit president Vijay Kalra along with former MP Vijay Inder Singla, said: “The Congress government will not take any decision or formulate any new policy without getting mandate from the arhtiyas and other communities connected with the trade.”
The delegation met the former Chief Minister in New Delhi on Sunday.