
SAS NAGAR, JUNE 11: Union Minister of State for Industries Sukhbir Singh Badal inaugurated a new outlet of Hot Millions at Phase III-B-2 here today.Talking to newsmen after the inauguration, Sukhbir Badal said that former SGPC president Gurcharan Singh Tohra was hand in glove with Congress party and was working against the interests of the SAD-BJP alliance in the state.
He said that the split in SAD after the removal of Tohra would have no effect on the forthcoming Lok Sabha election, and affirmed that the party would emerge victorious.
He also denied that SAD was preparing bogus votes in Faridkot as alleged by Jagmit Brar.
Commenting on the candidature for the forthcoming Lok Sabha election from Faridkot, he said: quot;I am a party worker and will abide by the party decision.quot;
Talking to Newsline, he said the sick industries were a result of international industrial recession. quot;Once the economy revives, estimated to do so by next year, every unit will be back on track,quot; he said.
He said that SAS Nagar would emerge as the biggest IT centre in India in the near future, adding that a big tractor unit would be coming up shortly.
The Hot Millions was started by Col retd A. B. Singh and his wife 20 years ago with a single fast food joint in the city. Now the chain has six outlets in Chandigarh and its suburbs, including the latest joint in SAS Nagar. It is a franchise owned by Puneet and Vineet. The food will be obtained from the HM kitchen in Chandigarh and the staff would be trained by the Hot Millions, Chandigarh.