Congress vs. Akalis in Kartarpur as conflict breaks out in front of the plate | news from India

Political beards floated between the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) during the laying ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor Project on Monday, while Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh warned Pakistani army chief, Qamar Bajwa.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu pushed a button to lay the first digital project stone on the Indian side that will link Dera Baba Nanak to Gurdaspur at Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan. The cornerstone was withdrawn after Prison Minister and MPP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa objected to the names of Akali leaders – former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, SAD chairman Sukhbir Singh Badal and the Minister of the Union, Harsimrat Badal – on the plate. Randhawa covered his name and that of CM with a black band to avoid sharing a space with Akali leaders.

Amarinder took the opportunity to warn Bajwa not to corrupt the peace in Punjab. "I would like to ask something of Qamar Bajwa, head of the Pakistani army, as a soldier …"

"Which army teaches to violate the cease-fire and kill jawans on the other side? Which army learns to send people to attack Pathankot and Amritsar? This is cowardice. I warn you (Bajwa), we are also Punjabis, you will not be allowed to enter here and alter the atmosphere, "he said at the event.

A controversy arose over Bajwa's shared embrace with Amarinder Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu during the recent swearing-in of his new Prime Minister, Imran Khan. Sidhu jumped Monday's race. The Minister, who was campaigning for the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, returned by plane and visited Dera Baba Nanak's "Darshan Sthal" to get a glimpse of Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Narowal district of Pakistan with binoculars set up for this purpose. effect.

The event began, a livid Randhawa were unleashed against the officials of the NHAI (Authority of National Highways of India), who had arranged for the ceremony, to burn the names of the three Badals on the first stone. He first threatened to boycott the event, alleging a violation of the protocol, then stuck the name of Amarinder Singh, PWD's minister, Vijay Inder Singla, as well as his on the plate. .

"I do not see my name and that of my ministerial colleagues with the Badals. They (Badals) have no contribution to the completion of the corridor project, "he said. Taken aback, NHAI officials replaced the original stone with a digital stone bearing the names of Naidu, the Punjab governor, VP Singh Badnore, Amarinder and the Minister of Transportation and Roads. Union, Nitin Gadkari.

Other sparks flew away when Harsimrat Kaur, in his speech, provoked slogans against the anti-Sikh mbadacres of 1984.

Jakhar voted even by proposing the vote of thanks, thereby raising the issue of drug addiction in the state that allegedly occurred during the reign of Akali-Bharatiya Janata party. Harsimrat opposed his ministerial colleagues and Gadkari and had to calm them down.

First published: November 27, 2018 00:59 IST