Chandigarh, Nov. 26 -- Punjab BJP leader and former IAS officer Jagmohan Singh Raju on Tuesday accused the Punjab government of playing with the sentiments of the people on the issue of "holy city" status for Amritsar by "diluting" the historic protections granted to the city under the 1956 Rules prohibition order.

Addressing a press conference here, Raju said that while the AAP government theatrically announced holy city status for Amritsar in the Vidhan Sabha, the facts tell a very different story. He said the state government claimed that there was no official order banning the sale of liquor and he was the first one to do so, the fact is that the 1956 Rules liquor prohibition order had safeguarded the entire walled city for decades. ...