PM gives Badal patient hearing,calls him to Delhi

The Chief Minister said it was unfortunate that the Centre had taken so long to wake up to the gravity of the situation. Badal,who has been camping in the affected areas ever since the calamity hit the Malwa hinterland,especially Muktsar district,also warned that the government would brook no laxity on the part of any officer or official in what he described as a “noble though critical cause”. “Dereliction of duty in ameliorating the sufferings of the poor and affected people would be met with exemplary punishment,” he said.

Badal also expressed hope that the much-awaited clearance for the construction of a cancer hospital in the state on the lines of Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital would be given by the Union Cabinet soon.