Amarinder announces grants worth Rs 2140 cr for development

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today announced development projects worth Rs 2140 crore for Jalandhar and Shahkot, as a gesture of gratitude to the people, following Congress' landslide victory in the recently held Shahkot bypoll.

Singh said his party candidate's victory had laid the foundation for an anti-Modi wave across the country.

Addressing a thanksgiving rally here, he said the Congress was indebted to the voters of Shahkot, who ensured a sweeping victory for the party candidate, Hardev Singh Laddi and helped Congress secure 2/3rd majority in the state assembly.

The chief minister complimented party workers and leaders for making concerted efforts and pointed out that it was for the first time in 52 years that the seat saw such a huge victory margin.

Laddi had defeated his nearest rival Naib Singh Kohar of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) by a margin of 38,801 votes.

At the rally, the chief minister announced a slew of infrastructure and other development projects