Terming the incident of disrupting the speech of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by a person as “unfortunate”, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday said that it was regrettable incident which must be condemned by one and all unanimously.
“The offices of the Prime Minister and Chief Minister besides other constitutional functionaries are coveted and the people must pay respect to them without indulging in such sort of gimmickries,” said Badal, while talking to the media on the sidelines of his Sangat Darshan in Muktsar Assembly segment. Reiterating the State Government’s firm commitment to eliminate water logging from the state, Badal said that all out efforts were being made to get rid of this menace.
“The State Government has already formulated a master plan to eradicate the menace of water logging from the state so that relief could be provided to the residents of south western districts of the state,” he added. lashing out at the Congress, the Chief Minister said that the Congress-led UPA Government has meted out step motherly treatment to the State adding that the Central Government has been equally insensitive in tackling the problem of water-logging.