After Congress Chief Ministers, Bhagwant Mann Says He Will Skip Niti Aayog Meet
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The Punjab chief minister and AAP leader said Punjab being denied special status was one of the reasons behind the decision.
After being denied special status by the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government has decided that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will not attend the NITI Aayog meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 27.
Mr Mann addressed a press conference on Wednesday where he listed the reasons behind boycotting the NITI Aayog meeting and said that Punjab has been denied special status and that's why they are boycotting the meeting.
"Punjab should be given special status but it has been denied its rights. Our Rural Development Fund is being stopped. Tableau of Punjab is not being displayed on Republic Day. Our share of GST is not being given to us. In whole of the budget, there is no mention of Punjab. So why would we go there," said Bhagwant Mann.
