According to corporate honchos, the Akali patriarch believed in having a strong economy that can create employment opportunities and produce revenue as well.
Former Punjab CM, Parkash Singh Badal News Live Updates: The leader's mortal remains will be brought to Akali Dal office in Sector 28 in the on Wednesday and his last rites will be held on Thursday at his ancestral village, Badal, in Muktsar district
Former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal passed away at 95. Punjab politics will not be the same after the demise of the Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch. The veteran leader began his career as a sarpanch at the age of 20 and held the honour of being the youngest and oldest chief minister of the state
All government offices, educational institutions, and banks in Punjab will remain closed on April 27 as a mark of respect to deceased former CM Parkash Singh Badal.
Parkash Singh Badal timeline: From free power to farmers and social security pensions to a scheme to provide free atta and daal to families below the poverty line, former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was the architect of several populist schemes in Punjab.