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MINISTERS AS ORDINARY CITIZENS
While some Punjab ministers, including Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, OP Soni, Vijay Inder Singla and Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, agreed to sit on the stage, others like Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Charanjit Singh Channi watched the proceedings from among the crowd
RANDHAWA VS HARSIMRAT
After Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal concluded her address and moved to her seat, Punjab minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa stood up from his chair and chose a seat far away from Harsimrat’s
NAIDU’S ADVICE
Amid cold vibes between Congress ministers and the Badals — SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal and his wife Harsimrat — vice-president Venkaiah Naidu advised them to work together for the betterment of Punjab and leave politics out of this pious occasion.
DISRESPECT TO NATIONAL ANTHEM
Representatives of both the factions of the Sant Samaj, pro-SAD and pro-Congress, did not stand up while the national anthem was played after the kirtan performance at the start the function
RAGI’S JIBE AT SADBJP
Bhai Baldev Singh Wadala, who led the jatha of Gurbani exponents, took a jibe at the SADBJP saying “those who used to oppose the corridor are now trying to take credit for it.