Govt will act on Justice (retd) Zora Singh report: Badal

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said the state government will analyse and act on the Justice (retd) Zora Singh report on the incident of alleged sacrilege in Faridkot district and its aftermath last year.
Justice (retd) Zora Singh submitted the report to the state government yesterday.
"The state government shall analyse the report submitted by Justice Zora Singh regarding the sacrilege incidents. After looking into the report minutely, the state government will take action on its recommendations," he said.
The one-man judicial Commission led by Justice (retd) Singh was set up by Badal in October last year with a mandate to ascertain the causes and circumstances which led to this incident and its subsequent fallout.

Addressing a gathering during a Sangat Darshan programme at Dirbha Assembly segment here, Badal said Punjab had suffered a lot but due to "concerted efforts of the SAD-BJP alliance government the state was put on the part of high growth trajectory".
However, unfortunately "some forces" wary to the development of the state were again trying to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere, he said.

Badal said the state government was duty-bound to prevent such forces from raising their head.
"I assure you that with your active support and cooperation we will not allow any force to push our state into turbulent times," added Badal.

Apprising people about the affidavit submitted by AAP government on the contentious SYL issue, the Chief Minister said Delhi government has said the stand of Punjab government on this issue would "disintegrate" the country.
Listing major initiatives taken by the state government, Badal said due to concerted efforts of alliance government, "Punjab is today the only power surplus state in the country".
He accused state Congress Chief Amarinder Singh of "misleading" the youth on issue of jobs.
He alleged that during his tenure as chief minister, Amarinder Singh had put "blanket ban" on jobs but is now making every promise to get the chair again.