Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, August 3-
AAP Punjab's GS and Chairman of Punjab Mandi Board, Harchand Barsat, has strongly condemned the denial of permission to CM Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to visit France by the Central BJP government. He said that by not allowing Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to visit Paris Olympics, the Central govt has not only insulted the 3 crore people of Punjab but also hurt their sentiments, as most of the players in the Indian hockey team are from Punjab. This is equivalent to putting a stop to the fundamental rights of a constitutionally elected person.
Barsat said that stopping AAP leaders from going abroad is not new. Earlier, the Modi government had also denied permission to AAP's national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Sh. Arvind Kejriwal to visit Singapore to study the education system there.
Despite the Indian hockey team, which has a majority of Punjabi players, being on a winning streak in the Paris Olympics, the denial of permission to Bhagwant Singh Mann to visit Paris to boost the morale of the hockey team is another example of discrimination against Punjab.
