SAD panel to work for more fiscal autonomy
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SAD panel to work for more fiscal autonomy
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CHANDIGARH: SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday announced formation of a committee comprising senior leaders of the party to coordinate with other regional and like-minded parties in the country for establishing a ‘genuinely federal structure’ in the country. The decision was taken at a meeting of the SAD’s core committee held at the party headquarters in Chandigarh. The panel will be chaired by party secretary general Balwidner Singh Bhunder and also include Prem Singh Chandumajra, Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Naresh Gujral as members. The committee will coordinate with the leaders of other regional parties and those who have been consistently advocating more fiscal and political autonomy for the states. Sukhbir told the core committee that the need for strengthening the federal structure of the country has become more pronounced in the wake of recent threats posed to it. The SAD core committee also urged the Centre to immediately convene a joint meeting of all stakeholders in the on-going farmers’ struggle, including representatives of farmers, farm labourers, shopkeepers and all political parties, to resolve the crisis arising out of the controversial farm laws. tnn
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2020-10-05
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Chandigarh