Badal Waited to Welcome Amarinder, Congress Delegation at his Doorstep
Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today said that he was ready to accord warm welcome to the former Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh and his party colleagues who were to organize a sit-in (dharna) here in front of his official residence, on the issue of payment of Sugarcane arrears, but they didn’t turn up on the scheduled time. Talking to the media persons outside his official residence where the opposition was to stage a dharna, the Chief Minister said he came to receive them at sharp 11.00 am but to his utter surprise they didn’t reach till 11.20 am as they were supposed to assemble here at 11.00 am. Mr. Badal said that he waited for them till 11.20 and then left for Punjab Bhawan to attend the high level meeting with Korean delegation led by its envoy Mr. Lee . He said he was ever punctual in every public function or meeting by nature and thus could not afford to miss or reach late especially on such pre scheduled meetings or engagements. Mr. Badal categorically said that he would again come to meet them after this meeting and it would have been much better had they come inside to discuss this issue over a cup of tea in a cordial manner.
