Tribune News Service

Batala (Gurdaspur), Nov 11

Rajya Sabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa has once again raked up the issue of elevating the subdivisional town of Batala into a full-fledged district.

The development has annoyed Gurdaspur-based lawyers who claim they will face a heavy loss of clientele. However, Batala-based advocates welcomed Bajwa’s proposal. Earlier, during the tenure of Capt Amarinder Singh as CM, the MP had written a letter to him on the issue. The proposal died a natural death after Capt Amarinder was removed as the CM. Partap is eyeing the Batala Assembly seat to contest the 2022 poll. He has already made it clear that he is interested in state politics. In a letter addressed to CM Charanjit Singh Channi, Partap said, “Batala has a rich religious, cultural, literary and economic history. Over the years, the city has grown and for it to be better governed, it needs to be made an independent district.”