Driving Naari Programme launched in Chandigarh
Tarn Taran, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today reiterated that Chandigarh was an integral part of Punjab. He was speaking on the sidelines of a three-day World Sikh Education Conference organised by the Chief Khalsa Diwan here. He said it was the high time that the Union Government did justice with the state on the matter.
“The Modi government must do justice by handing over Chandigarh to Punjab. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has always safeguarded the interests of the state and will continue to do so,” the Chief Minister said.
To a query, he said the SAD-BJP alliance was necessary for ensuring progress, peace and communal harmony in the state.
Addressing a gathering, the Chief Minister said that imparting training to the youth in various skills was a must to make them self-reliant. “The state government is laying special emphasis on opening a network of technical centres for the purpose ,” he said. He lauded the Chief Khalsa Diwan for serving “humanity with utmost zeal and commitment.” He urged the management to take the necessary steps to provide free and quality education to bright students belonging to poor families.
The Chief Minister released a souvenir to mark the occasion and felicitated eminent Sikh personalities from various walks of life. President of the Chief Khalsa Diwan Charanjit Singh Chadha welcomed the Chief Minister. Earlier, Badal inaugurated CKD Institute of Management and Technology. He said the institute would help provide world-class education to students belonging from border areas. The Chief Minister was accompanied by Education Minister DS Cheema, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Harmeet Singh Sandhu, chairman of the district planning committee, Tarn Taran, Ravinder Singh Brahmpura, former MP Rajmohinder Singh Majitha and his special principal secretary AK Sharma.
