Hoshiarpur, Nov. 13 -- Opposition parties and several stakeholders are up in arms amid reports that the Punjab government is likely to announce Anandpur Sahib as the state's 24th district, merging areas of Rupnagar and Hoshiarpur's Garhshankar sub-division on the occasion of the 350th martyrdom day of the ninth Sikh master, Guru Teg Bahadur. Although there is no official word from the government, the Hoshiarpur district bar association has started a campaign against any such move. At present, the district comprises five subdivisions, namely Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur, Tanda, Dasuya, and Mukerian. If Garhshankar is detached, the district would lose around 300 villages falling in Garhshankar and Mahilpur blocks. Even opposition parties, including the Congress, the BJP, the SAD, and the communists, have opposed the proposal. Garhshankar MLA Jai Krishan Singh Rouri, who is also the deputy speaker, has made the matter worse by making contradictory statements on the issue. District bar association president PS Ghumman said that Rouri should clear the air. Advocate Ranjit Kumar, a Congress leader from Chabbewal, said, " No one is going to benefit from this", said Kumar. AAP MP from Hoshiarpur, Raj Kumar Chabbewal, said that he had conveyed public sentiments to the party leadership. "I am not aware of any such decision taken by the state government, but I assure everyone that Garhshankar villages, which fall under Chabbewal assembly constituency, will not be allowed to go to Anandpur Sahib", he said. Lawyers protested outside MP's residence in Hoshiarpur on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum....