Amritsar, Jan. 20 -- Laying the foundation stone of a Rs.15-crore Government Degree College in Ajnala, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday once again batted for reverse migration among Punjabis, blaming the Congress, the Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP for Punjab youth's exodus from the country. Holding the three parties responsible for it, he said, "These parties have collectively looted Punjab for decades, hollowing out its institutions and forcing generations of youth to look abroad for opportunities." The CM for long has been claiming that reverse migration is being witnessed in Punjab during the AAP government's tenure, with "the youth returning from abroad to join government jobs in the state". Again highlighting the issue, he said, "The previous governments ignored this challenge and ruined the system, forcing young people to look outside the country. It is a matter of pride that our government has provided regular jobs to more than 63,000 youth purely on the basis of merit." It was the second day of CM's visit to Amritsar district, where he also addressed a big gathering at Majitha on Sunday and laid the foundation of the link roads project. While addressing the gathering at Ajnala, the chief minister said the foundation stone of a co-educational college had been laid in Bikraur, a village located along the international border. The new college, which will be named after the revered scholar Baba Ghamchuk Ji, represented the AAP government's resolve to rebuild "Rangla Punjab" through education, opportunity and public participation, he said. "An amount of Rs.15 crore will be spent on constructing this institution over 15 acres of land," he said, expressing gratitude to the Bikraur village panchayat and residents for donating land for the project. The chief minister said youth from around 50 nearby villages will benefit from the college, with over 2,000 students expected to enrol in the coming years. "The institution will offer courses in arts, science, commerce, computer science, artificial intelligence and digital skills, ensuring modern and quality education for students in the border belt," he said, expressing confidence that the college would play a transformative role in shaping the future of youth, especially girls, from the region. He also announced that students belonging to the village that donated land for the college will be provided free education in the upcoming institution. Ajnala MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said previously students were forced to travel nearly 40 km to Amritsar for higher education, often at the cost of dropping out, especially girls. Education minister Harjot Singh Bains and AAP Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia also addressed the gathering....