Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday said the Centre must show “magnanimity” while allocating funds for the modernisation of the state police, and urged it to treat Punjab as a unique state by virtue of it being situated on the border.
Patting the Punjab Police for showing exemplary courage in combating the terror attack at Dinanagar in Gurdaspur, Mr Badal said, Punjab being a border state “deserves” special attention from the Union government.
“The Government of India must treat Punjab as a unique state from the rest of the country and show magnanimity while allocating funds for the modernisation of state police,” Mr Badal said here, after paying tributes to martyr Shaheed Udham Singh on his martyrdom day.
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Mr Badal said the brave cops of Punjab demonstrated commendable valour and dedication for protecting the unity and integrity of the country during the terror attack at Dinanagar for which even the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh appreciated them.
On allegations being levelled by Lok Sabha MP Captain Amarinder Singh regarding overlooking of IB alert by the state government, the Chief Minister termed them as “baseless and unwarranted”, and said the political leadership must desist from politicisation of this grave issue concerning the unity and integrity of the country.
- PTI
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