The campaign for the Lok Sabha election has gained pace in Punjab’s Bathinda, the stronghold of the Badal family of the Shiromani Akali Dal, with “Panthic” (Sikh) issues dominating the discourse. At Bathinda recently, Chief Minister Captain Amaridner Singh raised the issue of “sacrilege” when the Akali Dal and the BJP ruled the State. People would punish Ms. Badal for her “arrogance” and the cases of “sacrilege”, he said. “I have taken up issues of Punjab as well as the Sikh community. Ms. Badal said Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had delayed the AIIMS and Ladhowal mega food park projects.

Source: The Hindu May 02, 2019 17:16 UTC