Badal pitches for ‘Make in Punjab’ idea

Gandhinagar:Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday appealed to NRIs to invest in his state and pitched the idea of ‘Make in Punjab’ on the concluding day of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) celebrations here. Speaking on ‘Investment Opportunities in States’ in the CMs’ session, Badal said Punjab has lot of opportunities for NRIs and more to offer than any other state. “I appreciate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Make in India’.
But I would like to pitch for ‘Make in Punjab’ because we have given more sacrifices in country’s freedom movement. Out of all who were hanged by Britishers, 80 per cent were Punjabis,” he said.”We have given the maximum contribution in achieving Independence. After Independence, Punjab once again came to the rescue when India faced shortage of food. Punjab alone supplies 50 per cent of total food grains consumed in this country. As the CM of Punjab, I believe that my state with such sacrifices and contributions, make us more eligible than any other state,” Badal said. (PTI)