Captain Amarinder Singh announced Punjab's 23rd district, Malerkotla, on Friday
Chandigarh:
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath had a terse exchange over the creation of a new district in Punjab, which the saffron-robed Chief Minister of UP tweeted shows the Congress's "divisive policy".
Mr Singh, hours after the tweet by his UP counterpart, said in a statement Mr Adityanath's comment was an "attempt to incite communal hatred in the peaceful state as part of the BJP's divisive policies."
Mr Singh on Friday announced Punjab's newest and its 23rd district named Malerkotla, some 131 km from Chandigarh, after carving it out from Sangrur district.