Summary:
The park remained open today and the new 13-member interim committee held its first meeting in the park. Jalandhar West MLA Sushil Rinku said, “We will keep the park intact.” Even Jalandhar Cantonment MLA Pargat Singh said, “The parks are the lungs of city. Over the issue as to who should run the park after the expiry of the lease period, the MLAs have a divergent view. Rinku says anyone whom the administration or the government deems fit should be allowed to run the park. The residents are demanding that the park and the parking lot be kept as separate projects..