Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday attended the dedication ceremony of the Guru Gobind Singh refinery in Bathinda. Following is the text of the Prime Minister’s speech on the occasion:
“It gives me immense pleasure to be present here on the occasion of dedication of the Guru Gobind Singh Refinery to the nation. This refinery will fulfill a long cherished dream of the people of Punjab and will make a big contribution towards economic development of the State. Ever since the project was initiated in the year 2004, out government has been monitoring its progress regularly and I am happy that our long standing commitment to the people of Punjab has finally been fulfilled.