Speaking publicly for the primary time concerning the infighting within the Punjab Congress, state Finance Minister Manpreet Badal on Sunday stated that Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is presently the “Captain of Punjab”.
Asked to touch upon the difficulty throughout his go to to Dharamkot, Moga to inaugurate some initiatives, he stated: “It is for the celebration excessive command to resolve who will lead the Congress within the upcoming Punjab elections, who would be the chief minister’s face. But now Captain Amarinder is the Captain of Punjab…”
When requested concerning the escalating rigidity between the CM and Navjot Singh Sidhu, Manpreet advised The Indian Express over cellphone: “It’s like a misunderstanding between a father and son. It’s all within the family. There is a gap of at least 20 years between the two. There are many fights in a family. This is the situation here as well.”
He additional stated, “I’ve no proper to touch upon who would be the face of Congress within the upcoming Punjab elections. It is for the celebration excessive command to resolve. I’m the finance minister of Punjab due to the celebration. But sure it’s true that at current Captain Amarinder Singh is the Captain of Punjab.
On the financial well being of Punjab, Manpreet stated that this could be the primary time in 22 years that the capital expenditure of the state could be greater than that of Haryana. 8,000 crores. Looking on the state of affairs in Punjab when the Congress authorities took over 4 years in the past, now we have to provide Kisht ko ek kinar toh hai… (We have been capable of convey the ship to shore). We had big debt after we began, however at the moment our capital expenditure has exceeded Haryana.
He additional stated that the Sixth Pay Commission can be applied in Punjab from July 1.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
