CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has given an ultimatum to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to withdraw his statement about it surrendering Punjab’s rights on Chandigarh by July 20 and apologise, failing which the SAD would approach all political parties to launch a joint agitation to secure the state’s rights.
The SAD core committee took the decision on Tuesday during a meeting presided over by party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. The committee said that an anti-Punjab stance indicated that Mann was acting on the instructions of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal. “It demanded the chief minister explain his stand on all issues of Punjab, including the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), implementation of central pay scale for UT employees and attempt to convert Panjab University into a central university by July 20,” said the committee.
