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Adding to the spat between Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan that had kicked off when the former accused the latter of being a “Khalistani sympathiser”, the Indian-born Canadian politician confessed that “ it does hurt” when such allegations are made.
In an interview with NDTV, Harjit Singh said:
Sajjan – a former Lieutenant Colonel and a war veteran who has also served in Afghanistan – is on a trip to India and is set to visit Amritsar and his birthplace Bombeli in Punjab on 21 and 22 April. As part of his visit, he has already met with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, as well as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Notably, the newly-elected CM of Punjab, Amarinder Singh, had refused to meet the visiting Canadian politician, and in fact, accused five Canadian ministers of having Khalistani allegiances.
On the contrary, the Canadian minister had asserted on Tuesday that he would put forward the idea of meeting the Punjab CM, and it is incumbent upon him whether to accept it or not.
(Source: NDTV)
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