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Punjab needs its own capital, says Sukhbir Badal

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By
Jul 09, 2019 07:24 AM IST

Badal said in the absence of its own capital, Punjab was suffering revenue loss.

Firozpur MP and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday raised the demand for Punjab’s own capital, saying that Chandigarh, the present capital of the state, is a union territory.

Former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal said in the absence of its own capital, Punjab was suffering revenue loss.(HT Photo)
Former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal said in the absence of its own capital, Punjab was suffering revenue loss.(HT Photo)

He said in the absence of its own capital, Punjab was suffering revenue loss. “Punjab has been deprived of its due state capital and the amount of revenue and resource that a state capital generates is phenomenal,” he said in the Lok Sabha during discussion on the union budget.

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He added, “All the resources and revenues that the centre has collected from Chandigarh over the years should be remitted back to Punjab.”

He cited the example of Mumbai and said the city was financial epicentre of Maharashtra without which the state will face financial crisis.

He also spoke of an impending water scarcity crisis in Punjab and said that 80% of the state’s water resources are overexploited in comparison to Rajasthan’s 71%. “Punjab farmers are producing increased crops despite deficient monsoons year after year. In the last decade, Punjab has faced six deficient monsoons and yet the state’s farmers have increased the production of paddy and wheat,” he said. He also talked about the state’s 17,000 acres farmland falling in no-man’s land.

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