Representatives of  Ex-Servicemen show a thanks-giving letter they received from CM Captain Amarinder Singh. Photo: Sarabjit Singh

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, March 20

Few days since the appointment of Capt Amarinder Singh as the Chief Minister of Punjab, ex-servicemen of the region have assured him of full cooperation to fulfill his dream of creating a ‘New Punjab’.Led by convener Col Balbir Singh, said that lakhs of families of retired Army personnel across the state had voted for the Congress. He said Capt Amarinder Singh had even acknowledged so by sending them a thanks-giving letter.Col Balbir Singh said the members were confident that the new CM would pay full attention to their demands, which he had even put up in the party’s poll manifesto. “This is further apparent from the first Cabinet meeting that Capt has held wherein he had passed certain historic decisions. He has committed to us the formation of an ex-servicemen cell for welfare activities of the families of the personnel,” he said.Others who assured full support at their event were Maj Gen KS Aujla, Brig Manjit Singh, Col GS Bhullar, Col Balbir Singh Saran, Col TS Toor, Col SS Bajwa, Col Teja Singh, Col Gurdial Singh and Major JS Aulakh (all retired).

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