India, March 12 -- Chandigarh

Punjab is under debt and certainly not in sync with the nation's progress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Tarun Chugh said on Wednesday, adding that agricultural revolution is the need of the hour.

Speaking on the topic "Making state leadership more authentic in Punjab", along with panellists Congress MLA Pargat Singh, Akali leaders Daljit Singh Cheema and Gurjeet Singh Talwandi at "The Punjab Plan 2026', Policy and Governance Summit" at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh, Chugh said while the state progressed a lot since 1947, a master plan to make it productive is required.

He emphasised promoting industries, tourism and optimal use of natural...