After high drama, Amritsar BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday called off his scheduled fast-unto-death after assurance from Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to look into his demands of development of his constituency.
The cricketer-turned-politician-turned-TV host and three-time MP on Friday had announced that he would go on a fast-unto-death from Saturday to protest against the stalling of disbursement of development funds for Amritsar.
The three-time MP said he had been assured by Badal that the Amritsar’s development projects would be completed in a time-bound manner. The Chief Minister sent a fax to him giving him assurance in this regard. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal too had assured on Friday that all Amritsar projects would be completed in a timely manner.