There are intelligence reports that militants are regrouping with tacit support from elements in Canada and other countries?We obtain regular reports on this issue when there is some movement, and we cannot deny it. However, we are vigilant. It is also in the knowledge of the Union government.All the political parties in Punjab have been demanding a financial package for the state, citing that, being a border state, it faces several challenges due to its strategic location. Your comments?I have written to the Union government that earlier, there was a dedicated fund for border area development. Thus, the villages on the border used to get developed. I have demanded this resume. They (Centre) have revised the scheme, but the final details are not yet known. I have also asked the state government to give government jobs to youth from border districts, and for that, a percentage should be decided.The farmers of Punjab are up in arms against the Union government. They staged a dharna for more than a year. How do you see their issue getting resolved, given that talks with the Centre are still inconclusive due to a trust deficit?I am confident that every problem is resolved by sitting across the table, and for that, the organisations which are staging the dharna have to think because such actions will not solve problems. To solve the problem, one must sit and discuss it multiple times, and only then can it be resolved. The way out is through talks.
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