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Punjab Newsline, Amritsar, February 14-
Vehemently Opposing the move of Government of India to land plane carrying deported Indians at Amritsar airport, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday described it as a conspiracy of union government to defame Punjab and Punjabis.
Interacting with the media persons here today, the Chief Minister said that despite of Punjab being food bowl and sword arm of India, BJP led government has started a tirade to defame state. He said that the move to land plane carrying deported Indians from US in Amritsar is just another attempt of the Government of India to tarnish image of Punjab globally. Bhagwant Singh Mann questioned the move of MEA to choose Amritsar for landing these this plane here whereas there are hundreds of other airports in the country.