Punjab opposition parties hit out at CM Mann over agreement with Delhi
Chandigarh Apr 26 PTI Opposition parties in Punjab on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for signing a knowledge-sharing agreement with his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of surrendering his authority and institutionalising interference in the border state A knowledge-sharing agreement was signed on Tuesday between the two chief ministers with Mann saying that 117 schools and mohalla clinics will be developed in PunjabReacting to the agreement Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa termed it complete abrogation of responsibility on behalf of the state government towards its people while SAD chief Sukhbir Badal said it was a black day for PunjabPunjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring took a swipe at Mann and asked him to admit that Kejriwal would now run Punjab from DelhiBajwa in a tweet said The proposed agreement between PunjabGovtIndia and Delhi Govt is akin to inviting the British to safeguard the Maharajah as requested by the Lahore Durbar in 1846 It is a complete abrogation of responsibility on behalf of the Govt of Punjab to its people Such an agreement will ensure that Punjab Govt is essentially a colony outpost of ArvindKejriwal ji No transparency no accountability and a complete selling off Punjab to Delhi in perpetuity alleged Bajwa in another tweetCongress MLA Sukhpal Khaira slammed Mann for allegedly surrendering his authority to KejriwalCompromising PB Punjab Govt departments with Delhi Govt and making agreements amounts to abject complete surrender of authority by BhagwantMann before ArvindKejriwal How will PB defend its waterslanguage etc if we submit ourselves to another state tweeted Khaira who is an MLA from Bholath seatShiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal also expressed displeasure over the development saying Black Day for Punjab CM BhagwantMann institutionalises Delhi Govt interference in Punjab by signing MoU today Punjab BJP general secretary Subhash Sharma too slammed Mann saying it was not a memorandum of understanding but a memorandum of surrender After signing the agreement Mann who was on a two-day visit to the national capital said education health and power are the priorities for his government and Punjab can learn from Delhi where a lot of work has been done in these fields PTI CHS VSD RHL
Chandigarh Apr 26 PTI Opposition parties in Punjab on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for signing a knowledge-sharing agreement with his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of surrendering his authority and institutionalising interference in the border state A knowledge-sharing agreement was signed on Tuesday between the two chief ministers with Mann saying that 117 schools and mohalla clinics will be developed in PunjabReacting to the agreement Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa termed it complete abrogation of responsibility on behalf of the state government towards its people while SAD chief Sukhbir Badal said it was a black day for PunjabPunjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring took a swipe at Mann and asked him to admit that Kejriwal would now run Punjab from DelhiBajwa in a tweet said The proposed agreement between PunjabGovtIndia and Delhi Govt is akin to inviting the British to safeguard the Maharajah as requested by the Lahore Durbar in 1846 It is a complete abrogation of responsibility on behalf of the Govt of Punjab to its people Such an agreement will ensure that Punjab Govt is essentially a colony outpost of ArvindKejriwal ji No transparency no accountability and a complete selling off Punjab to Delhi in perpetuity alleged Bajwa in another tweetCongress MLA Sukhpal Khaira slammed Mann for allegedly surrendering his authority to KejriwalCompromising PB Punjab Govt departments with Delhi Govt and making agreements amounts to abject complete surrender of authority by BhagwantMann before ArvindKejriwal How will PB defend its waterslanguage etc if we submit ourselves to another state tweeted Khaira who is an MLA from Bholath seatShiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal also expressed displeasure over the development saying Black Day for Punjab CM BhagwantMann institutionalises Delhi Govt interference in Punjab by signing MoU today Punjab BJP general secretary Subhash Sharma too slammed Mann saying it was not a memorandum of understanding but a memorandum of surrender After signing the agreement Mann who was on a two-day visit to the national capital said education health and power are the priorities for his government and Punjab can learn from Delhi where a lot of work has been done in these fields PTI CHS VSD RHL
