MANN REWARDS MUSIC TO HIS EARS
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) president and former MP Simranjit Singh Mann remains in the news for his prokhalistan agenda but he attracted attention for a different reason at Attari-wagah border last week. When he reached the joint check-post with the nagar kirtan taken out by Paramjit Singh Sarna-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) from Delhi to Nankana Sahib (Pakistan), Punjab Police personnel and band gave a salute to the Guru Granth Sahib. Coming out of the bus carrying the palki of the Guru Granth Sahib, the former IPS officer lauded the performance of the band party. The police band continued playing the music in front of him. A delighted
Mann gave them ₹1,100 as a prize for their performance. minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar blamed the Akalis. Randhawa wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention to reverse the decision as the state government was also setting up a stage and had completed 90% of the work. Similarly, they blamed different sides for denial of clearance to a 31-member state delegation, which also included ministers, to Nankana Sahib. Despite their contradictory claims and statements, it has been business as usual as no one in the party or the government seems to mind it. worthless,” Bhullar told his junior in the presence of other officers, giving him orders to challan buses. The faulty design of the
PAP flyover is said to be responsible for long queues of vehicles from PAP to Rama Mandi Chowk on the national highway.