Chandigarh, June 22 -- : Renowned agricultural economist and Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Sardara Singh Johal has stirred political discussion in Punjab after taking a swipe at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over the state government's welfare policies, even as BJP national president Nitin Nabin met the veteran academician in Ludhiana to discuss issues related to Punjab's agrarian economy.
Dr Johal, a former Vice-Chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and former Chancellor of the Central University of Punjab, recently shared a social media post criticising what he described as an increasing culture of dependency arising from free government schemes. The remarks have attracted attention across political circles due to his stature as o...