Describing Punjab as “big brother” of Haryana, Chief Minister Manohar lal on Friday urged the neighbouring State to resolve various inter-State issues amicably.
Addressing the rally at Sector 25 rally ground in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said that both Punjab and Haryana have many similarities as well as few mutual difficulties.
He urged Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal that Punjab should act as a big brother and work in the direction of resolving these issues so that Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh would together move forward and will contribute in the development of the country.
Manohar lal also thanked the Prime Minister for according approval for 10 national highways, three new railway lines, Metro rail connectivity to Haryana and implementation of OROP. Though Haryana has only 2 per cent of the total population of the country, yet every 10th soldier in defence forces belongs to Haryana, he added.
While expressing gratitude towards the Prime Minister for his fourth visit to Haryana in short span of time, the Chief Minister said that Prime Minister has taken Haryana to a new level of development.
Hinting at the previous UPA Government, Manohar lal said that earlier the Prime Minister used to visit the city after 10 years but Modi has visited Haryana four times in past one year.
He added that September 11 is an important day as same day Swami Viveknanda had delivered the message of brotherhood at Chicago in 1893. Following his footprints, our Prime Minister is also delivering the message of brotherhood and development in the whole world.
On this occasion, ex-servicemen from defence forces also thanked the Prime Minister for implementation of OROP.
On the inauguration of International Terminal at Chandigarh Airport, Manohar lal said that new airport would contribute in development of tri-city which include Chandigarh, Panckhula and Mohali.
He said that both States have common Capital, High Court and Vidhan Sabha and now both have got a common airport.
The Chief Minister said that after Chandigarh and Delhi airports, an international airport is proposed to be set up at Hisar in Haryana. If the State would get this airport, Haryana would become leading State in all spheres of development.