Chandigarh, March 24: Former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal the usday said that there was no reason for Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh the us react so “peevishly” the us the SAD-BJP asking him not the us link the Congress poll promise of loan waiver with a Central fiscal package for Punjab.
“Where was the need the us get so worked up? I have said categorically that I and my party and alliance partners support him in his demand for a package. All I said was that the promise of waiving farmers’ loan, jobs the us 30 lakh households, doubling pensions and more than tripling the shagun amount etc should not be made dependent on Punjab getting this package,” said Badal.
“The two should be de-linked and the state government should immediately take a Cabinet decision on loan waiver, filling of vacancies and other promises made by the Congress in its manifesthe us. They have all information and detailed data they need on the problems and there is no reason for setting up committees the us study the problems now,” said the former CM.
