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Mandi Ahmedgarh December 28:
Terming war to be devastating for any border state, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has urged the Union government to try to find a solution to curb terrorism without going for a battle with Pakistan.
However, the Punjabis were ready to make any sacrifice for the pride of the nation, maintained the Chief Minister. Badal regretted that the state had paid a heavy price for being a border state. Unfortunately, it has been suffering during peacetime also.
“Though we are not afraid of war and are ready to make any sacrifice for saving the pride of the nation, we impress upon the Union government to avoid war till it is thrust on us. What is more regretting is that our state suffers during peace times also,” responded Badal, when asked about his reaction on apprehensions of a war with Pakistan.
Accusing the Congress of ignoring interests of the Punjabis in general and inhabitants of borders areas in particular, Badal said the Union government, instead of giving special concessions to residents of the border state, had been discriminating against them on various issues.
The industry of Punjab, that was number 1 at one time, had been literally deserted due to alleged discriminating tax policies of the state. “While our industrial units are being crushed under the burden of heavy taxes and levies, entrepreneurs in other states, including Himachal Pardesh and Haryana, are given special exemptions.”
Earlier, addressing a gathering of SAD activists at Latala village in Ludhiana, Badal alleged that the defective and anti-peasant policies of the UPA government had forced a large number of farmers to commit suicide as the agriculture was no longer a remunerative profession.
Announcing development projects worth Rs 30.5 crore for villages of the Kilaraipur Assembly segment, Badal distributed grants worth Rs 4 crore. Jagdish Singh Garcha, former minister, Mann Singh Garcha and Raghbir Singh Saharanmajra also spoke.
Terming war to be devastating for any border state, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has urged the Union government to try to find a solution to curb terrorism without going for a battle with Pakistan.
However, the Punjabis were ready to make any sacrifice for the pride of the nation, maintained the Chief Minister. Badal regretted that the state had paid a heavy price for being a border state. Unfortunately, it has been suffering during peacetime also.
“Though we are not afraid of war and are ready to make any sacrifice for saving the pride of the nation, we impress upon the Union government to avoid war till it is thrust on us. What is more regretting is that our state suffers during peace times also,” responded Badal, when asked about his reaction on apprehensions of a war with Pakistan.
Accusing the Congress of ignoring interests of the Punjabis in general and inhabitants of borders areas in particular, Badal said the Union government, instead of giving special concessions to residents of the border state, had been discriminating against them on various issues.
The industry of Punjab, that was number 1 at one time, had been literally deserted due to alleged discriminating tax policies of the state. “While our industrial units are being crushed under the burden of heavy taxes and levies, entrepreneurs in other states, including Himachal Pardesh and Haryana, are given special exemptions.”
Earlier, addressing a gathering of SAD activists at Latala village in Ludhiana, Badal alleged that the defective and anti-peasant policies of the UPA government had forced a large number of farmers to commit suicide as the agriculture was no longer a remunerative profession.
Announcing development projects worth Rs 30.5 crore for villages of the Kilaraipur Assembly segment, Badal distributed grants worth Rs 4 crore. Jagdish Singh Garcha, former minister, Mann Singh Garcha and Raghbir Singh Saharanmajra also spoke.
