, Oct. 29 -- ASKS MANPREET TO MEET UNION MINISTER TO RESOLVE ISSUE, URGES CENTRE TO REVIEW

Chandigarh, October 29:

Terming the decision to put Punjab's Rural Development Fund (RDF) on hold as unfortunate, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged the Centre to review the decision as the move would badly impact the rural development works in the state.

Questioning the timing of the Centre's move, the Chief Minister said there was no precedent to not releasing the RDF that was due to the state during scrutiny of the utilisation of previous funds. The Chief Minister said he has asked his Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal to go to Delhi to meet the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs to resolve the issue, which had hit the...