Shahpur/ Nakodar, Sept. 7 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday demanded a Rs 20,000 crore package for flood relief and rehabilitation, besides a complete farm loan waiver for both farmers and 'khet mazdoor' to enable them to stand back on their feet, a release said.

Speaking to reporters, on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the State, the SAD president said, "The nation owes it to the brave farmers of Punjab who ushered in the green revolution and made the State the food basket of the country, to stand with them in this hour of crisis. A Rs 20,000 crore package is necessary to compensate farmers for loss of crops and houses as well as relaying of roads and power infrastructure, which the ...