lauding the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a befitting reply to Pak-sponsored terrorism, Punjab Revenue Minister and Youth Akali Dal (YAD) patron Bikram Singh Majithia on Monday urged the Centre to support farmers of the border areas of Punjab at this critical juncture.
At the same time, he lashed out at the state Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh for politicising the national security of the country through his “petty” statements.
Majithia, addressing a gathering, said that Punjabis had been vacated from the border areas after a directive from the Central Government. All attempts were being made to ensure that they did not suffer due to any eventuality, he said.
Patron of SAD’s youth wing, YAD, Majithia appreciated Modi’s efforts and the support extended by him to the Indian Army. “It is for the first time ever that such a befitting reply has been given to Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in India,” he said.
Taking on Capt Amarinder, he said that even as Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal visited all border districts of Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur and Fazilka and interacted with the residents, Amritsar MP was conspicuous by his absence. “What of coming to the border to show solidarity with displaced farmers, Amarinder is yet to visit his own constituency Amritsar,” he said.
Also giving a clarion call to the youth of the state for scripting a victory to the SAD-BJP combine for the third consecutive time, Majithia urged them to remain alert from the false propaganda of the opposition parties and just concentrate on the development-oriented agenda of the Punjab Government.