‘I don’t mind grooming my successor, we have to get ready for next elections’

On his first visit to Delhi after taking over as the chief minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh spoke to Vinod Sharma and Aurangzeb Naqshbandi on several issues, including the need for naming of his successor in the last year of his term, and important matters confronting his state. These will be my courtesy calls on President Pranab Mukherjee, the Prime Minister, finance minister and others. I had a very warm and cordial relationship with the then former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee when I was the chief minister for the first time. I expect same support with this government now. agents and thirdly from centralised banks. When industry can have an understanding with banks for one-time settlement, so can we on behalf of our farmers. We can take it on ourselves, contribute whatever is the interest amount and finally have a settlement and pay back in instalments. Haryana has 40% land and 12 million acre feet of water and Punjab has 60% land with 8 million acre feet of water. What should have been challenged is the Punjab Reorganisation Act which was never done. These issues will have to be raised. that we can go in for private public partnership to run these centres. have to live. I cannot say you cut off your income and become corrupt. is going to be the next chief ministerial candidate. want to know who is going to be your chief minister. I think the party should give that person a chance to blossom. There are plenty of regional leaders in Congress. We have good people everywhere.