Harsimrat’s hoardings torn in village adopted by her

The torn poster at Mann village in Muktsar. Tribune photo

Archit Watts

Tribune News Service

Mann (Lambi), August 8

Unidentified persons tore up hoardings greeting Union Minister for Food Processing Industries-cum-Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal at Mann village today. Harsimrat has adopted this village under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). It is located near to Badal village in the Lambi Assembly segment.

The village witnessed major violence during zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections in 2013. Around 150 Congress activists were booked in a criminal case and they had to leave the village for almost a month to evade arrest.

The SAD is also facing factionalism in the village. On January 2 this year, two factions of the party entered into a scuffle just after the CM’s sangat darshan, alleging that some influential persons did not allow them to meet the CM.

Even during Harsimrat’s last visit to the village on July 3 this year, some residents had decided to lodge a protest demanding better civic amenities. The administration had, however, stopped them and also changed the travel route of Harsimrat.

The Union Minister today announced free health insurance for all women of the village for 10 years.

Courtesy: The Tribune