Jalandha : The NRI Body North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) has demanded the NRI affairs portfolio for hockey olympian Pargat Singh who has won from the Jalandhar Cantt constituency by a big margin of votes.
In a letter sent to PPCC president Capt Amarinder Singh, NAPA executive director Satnam Singh Chahal said a majority of the Punjabi diaspora was from the Doaba region, so the NRI affairs minister should be from this region and Pargat Singh was the best choice for the job.
Chahal also stated in his letter that there were many issues and concerns of the Punjabi diaspora that needed to be addressed by the present government.
He demanded that there should be more fast-track courts in the Doaba region to decide the disputes of the Punjabi diaspora at their homes. Chahal added that NAPA had also recommended the names of three Inspector Generals of Police for appointment for NRI affairs which included Gurpreet Deo (IPS), LK Yadav (IPS) and Amit Parsad (IPS).
The Tribune (tribuneindia.com, Mar 13, 2017)