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Malerkotla to be made 23rd district soon

| Tuesday | 27th June, 2017

"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.

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. Malerkota is currently a sub-division in the Sangrur district. 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."Local government, tourism and cultural affairs minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and the finance minister also confirmed the announcement. They shared their Eid greetings with the community on behalf of the state government at the local Eidgah."The forces, which are out to disrupt the atmosphere of communal harmony in Punjab, will not be allowed to succeed in their nefarious designs at any cost. Prophet Mohammed gave the message of peace, brotherhood and mutual co-existence to the world," said Manpreet, while exhorting the people to continue making efforts to ensure that the financially-deprived sections of the society were also included in the festivities.The finance minister announced Rs 1 crore on behalf of the Punjab government for the Eidgah and said, "In the Congress government's first budget, necessary facilities to the Muslim community, including Rs 3 crore for Urdu academy at Malerkotla, Rs 10 crore for graveyards in the state and benefits under various welfare schemes have been announced."Sidhu also announced another Rs 50 lakh for the Eidgah from his fund. He assured that the promise of establishing a government medical college at Malerkotla would also be fulfilled soon.The minister further said the Muslim community would be accorded due respect in the Congress government.Calling Eid a festival of mutual brotherhood and harmony, Navjot Singh Sidhu asked people to ensure peaceful coexistence and to serve humanity.The ministers were presented a painting by the members of the Eidgah committe on the occasion.

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