Ludhiana, Feb. 17 -- Urging the youth of the state to learn lessons from the recent mass deportation of illegal migrants from the US, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday urged them to shun the idea of going abroad by wrong means and work hard at their native state to make it a frontrunner in the country.

"The mass deportation from the United States is an eye-opener for all of us. We are blessed to have taken birth on this sacred land which is the most fertile in the world. Due to the failure of successive governments in the state, youths were forced to migrate to other countries in search of greener pastures," Mann said while addressing a gathering during a sports tournament.

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