Chief Minister Parksh Singh Badal today called upon the intellectuals, writers and experts working in universities of the state to come forward and play a proactive role in ensuring all-round development of the state.
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the fifth All India Punjabi Conference dedicated to the Golden Jubilee Year of Punjabi University here today along with Punjab Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa and Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra, the Chief Minister said as the development of Punjabi language, literature and culture was directly related to the fate of the Punjab so, if the state would progress, it would directly affect all of them.