Capt Amarinder calls on Khattar on day Lok Sabha passes Bill to repeal farm laws

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Capt Amarinder calls on Khattar on day Lok Sabha passes Bill to repeal farm laws

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Former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh met Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar at his official residence in Chandigarh on Monday. Also read: 12 Rajya Sabha MPs suspended for rest of Winter Session for ruckus in AugustThe meeting came on a day when the Bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws, against which farmers have been protesting for over a year, was passed by the Lok Sabha. “This was a simple courtesy meeting with Khattar Sahab,” Capt Amarinder Singh told reporters later. The former Congress leader is hoping for a seat-sharing arrangement with the BJP for the 2022 Punjab assembly elections. Capt Amarinder Singh had resigned as the Punjab chief minister in September amid a bitter power tussle with Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Charanjit Singh Channi replaced him as chief minister. After his unceremonious exit, Capt Amarinder Singh launched the Punjab Lok Congress.

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Hindustan Times

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29-11-2021

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