SYL ROW: CAPT SHOWS HARYANA RECORDS TO TARGET BADAL

SHAHKOT (JALANDHAR): Punjab Congress chief

Capt Amarinder Singh, on Thursday, released March 1, 1978, proceedings of the Haryana assembly, charging Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal with having acquired land for the construction of the SYL canal in Punjab.

Amarinder said Badal as the CM had acquired the land for the purpose in 1978 and also taken money from Haryana. “Badal wrote to the Haryana government, demanding ₹ 3 crore more as he had taken ₹2 crore for the purpose. This was in followup to an agreement between him and then chief minister of Haryana Devi Lal that it (Haryana) would pay ₹ 5 crore to Punjab,” he said.

saying ‘Halke Vich Captain’ was entirely an IPAC show and not that of the party.

Payal Kamat, a senior IPAC functionary, said the event had been planned in consultation of the PCC chief and there was nothing like “ignoring the party”. “This event is aimed at projecting ‘brand Amarinder’.There is another programme where Captain freely meets party workers,” she said.