Badal claims loan waiver was done by Gujral

The Shiromani Akali Dal President Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today described as “a sickening lie and a cheap election stunt” the Punjab Government’s claim that the Special Term Loan incurred by the state during days of militancy was waived off only yesterday and not by the former Prime Minister Mr. I.K. Gujral. Mr. Badal quoted official communication from the Government of India to prove “that the present rulers of the state were not only indulging in gross falsehood on a sensitive issue but were also insulting the present Union Finance Minister...read full story