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"Local government, tourism and cultural affairs minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and the finance minister also confirmed the announcement. Prior to the 2007 assembly elections, Barnala district was also carved out of Sangrur.Thanking CM Captain Amarinder Singh and finance minister Manpreet Badal for taking significant decisions in the state budget for the Muslim community, public works department minister and local MLA Razia Sultana said, "Malerkotla will be made the 23rd district of Punjab. They shared their Eid greetings with the community on behalf of the state government at the local Eidgah. Malerkota is currently a sub-division in the Sangrur district. MALERKOTLA: As per its pre-poll promise, the Congress government on Monday, declared that Malerkotla would be accorded the status of a district soon.Punjab ministers Manpreet Singh Badal, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Razia Sultana , who were in the Muslim-majority town of Sangrur to greet people on the occasion of Eid, made the announcement.Getting the district status has been a long-pending demand of this Muslim majority town..