Punjab govt to maintain house of Lala Lajpat Rai

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 5

In reply to a question by a resident of Ludhiana, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, during his Saturday Facebook live session, #Askcaptain, assured that the ancestral house of freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai at Jagraon (Ludhiana district) would be properly maintained.

He said the Punjab Cultural Affairs Minister would be asked to visit the place and ensure that the house was properly maintained. The CM, in reply to Kamaldeep Bansal’s question, said he had visited the house several times and had no knowledge about the present condition. He assured that the Punjab government would maintain this house properly.

While replying to another question by Jaskaran Singh from Ludhiana, the CM said for carrying out development of any city, a master plan was prepared. He urged Jaskaran Singh to bring any such matter to his notice where development was not being carried out as per the master plan.

Replying to another question of Gurpreet Singh Gill from Ludhiana, Capt Amarinder Singh accused the Akalis of “selling Punjab’s interests by agreeing to the anti-farm ordinances”.

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