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Navjot Sidhu calls off fast after Rajnath, Badal intervene

Amritsar: Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu Saturday called off his scheduled fast-unto-death at the last minute after BJP president Rajnath Singh and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal intervened regarding the issues of Amritsar raised

IANS Published : Sep 28, 2013 13:10 IST, Updated : Sep 28, 2013 16:14 IST
Admitting that crores of rupees of the Amritsar Improvement Trust were lent to other municipal authorities, the statement said that everything was done according to rulers and procedures and that there were no anomalies.



A spokesman of the Punjab government disclosed Friday that Chief Minister Badal had already replied to Sidhu's letter, giving detailed information on status of various projects, as sought by Sidhu.

Badal had said Friday that Sidhu should not have announced his fast as the issues could have been amicably resolved across the table. He said he always held Sidhu in high esteem.
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