Pb Cong MLA not allowed to participate in legislators' meeting with CM

Punjab Congress MLA Kulbir Singh Zira, who had embarrassed his party after boycotting a district-level event, was not allowed to participate in a meeting of legislators chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here on Saturday.

The legislator from the Zira seat, who had been suspended from the party's primary membership on the charge of indiscipline, was asked not to attend the meeting of party legislators as the matter related to his suspension was still pending, party sources said here.

Amarinder Singh Saturday held a meeting with Congress legislators of Malwa region as part of pre-budget consultations with them. Earlier, the CM had held meetings with MLAs of Majha and Doaba regions in the past three days.

The pre-budget meeting had been called to elicit views of MLAs on budget proposals to ensure holistic development of their respective assembly segments.

Talking to reporters after the meeting on Saturday, Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar said, "Zira submitted the demands of his constituency separately to the CM."
To a question, Jakhar further said, "The matter related to the suspension of Zira is still pending."