Ludhiana, March 17 -- Accusing the state government of scrapping the mega textile park project that was proposed to "give a fillip" to industrial development in the city, Union minister of textiles Giriraj Singh on Sunday said the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government was "neglecting" Ludhiana's textile industry.

Addressing mediapersons, Singh said the central government has been making efforts to uplift the industry, but the "Punjab government has hindered progress" by cancelling the Mega Textile Park project in Ludhiana. He highlighted that the initial investment for the project was Rs.1,000 crore, which could have attracted investment worth Rs.10,000 crore and generated one lakh jobs.

The Union minister claimed that despite being on ...