Punjab’s only Muslim-majority town Malerkotla to become state’s 23rd district
Chief minister also announced Rs 500-crore medical college, women s college, new bus stand and women police station in Malerkotla
By PTI| Posted by Neha | Published: 15th May 2021 10:14 pm IST Captain Amarinder Singh, Punjab Chief Minister (File Photo)
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced the creation of a new district of Malerkotla, carving the state’s only Muslim-majority town from Sangrur district.
Adjoining Amargarh and Ahmedgarh will also form part of Punjab’s 23rd district, according to the announcement at a state-level event on Eid-ul-Fitr.
According Malerkotla, which is 35 km from the Sangrur district headquarters, a district status was a pre-poll promise by the Congress.
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.