Tript Bajwa protests against centre’s arrangements for Kartarpur Sahib corridor function

Spokesman News Service: Chandigarh, November 25: Punjab Rural and Urban Development Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa have reacted strongly to the protocol for the function on Monday to lay the foundation stone for Kartarpur Sahib corridor while ignoring Punjab Congress leadership and the area ministers. The foundation stone would be laid by Vice-President M Vankaiah Naidu.

In a statement, he said the list of speakers and those who would share the stage had been prepared at the centre in which the Punjab leaders and local ministers have not been given any space. Local religious leaders were objecting to the duties assigned to Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal who would propose a vote of thanks. He asserted this duty should be assigned to Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar who is also the local MP. The Sant Samaj has threatened to walk out in case she is given such role.

Harsimrat Kaur Badal

He said not only local leadership but even the ministers from this district had been ignored. SGPC chief Gobind Singh Longowal too would be there along with  SGPC members that might create security problems keeping in view of the resentment among people against these leaders on the issue of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib.

He said the Modi government was going in for laying the foundation stone two days before Pakistan without preparing the layout. The hurry was only to pre-empt the ground-breaking ceremony by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on November 28. He demanded the Punjab Congress leadership and the area ministers should be accorded due space in the function.