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Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who termed the debt waiver by the Centre as a “fraud”, instead asked Bhattal to support them in asking the Centre to waive such debt. Bhattal’s prompt reply was witty enough to leave the treasury benches looking for words. She said, “Let the Centre govern. They have to do everything for you. You do nothing yourself and every time come up with a begging bowl.”
Bhattal, while initiating the discussion during the zero hour, urged the government to follow the pattern of neighbouring Haryana to consider swapping the loan availed by farmers from commission agents with institutional bodies. Badal said he has already constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary R.I. Singh to go into the details of the issue of loan waiver. “But if the Congress keeps such an attitude Punjab will not benefit,” he added.
Bhattal made a special demand in the assembly before the Speaker urging him to get the seat of Cabinet minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh’s thoroughly checked. That’s because every time Bhattal stood up to speak, Capt Kanwaljit attempted to counter her by interrupting her. “Speaker saab, please check his seat. There’s something in it that makes him jump everytime,” she said.
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