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Capt Gives Eidi To Malerkotla;Makes 23rd District of Punjab

(Chd,Pb,May 14) Capt Gives Eidi To Malerkotla;Makes 23rd District of Punjab
Link https://youtu.be/Nm94QFDFuyk
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday announced Malerkotla as the state’s new district and noted that a long-pending demand of the people has been fulfilled.
Malerkotla will be the 23rd district of the state.
Addressing a state-level function virtually to greet the people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, the chief minister also announced a
medical college for Malerkotla,
a women’s college,
a new bus stand and a women police station.
Malerkotla, a Muslim majority town, was till now part of Sangrur district and is located nearly 35 km from the district headquarters in Sangrur.
CM said at the time of the country’s Independence Punjab had 13 districts.
Malerkotla city, Amargarh and Ahmedgarh will also come under the limits of Malerkotla.
According Malerkotla a district status was a pre-poll promise of the Congress