PM Modi Greets Birthday Wishes To Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

PM wished for Long and Healthy life!

New Delhi: On Monday, 17 October 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on his birthday.

"Birthday wishes to Punjab CM Shri Bhagwant Mann Ji. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life," PM Modi said in a tweet.

Mr. Mann, who is from the Aam Aadmi Party, turned 49 today.

Days after his swearing-in as Chief Minister of Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital for the first time.

Mann met PM Modi at the latter's office in Parliament for a meeting after he was sworn in on March 16.

During the meeting, both leaders discussed the welfare of the border state.

Bhagwant Mann urged PM Modi to allot a special package of Rs 50,000 crore for the next two years to improve the financial condition of Punjab. He also said that AAP would need Centre's support to maintain peace and national security in Punjab.

"We need the support of the Center to maintain national security. Punjab's financial condition is in doldrums. We've demanded a Rs 50,000 crores package per year for 2 years to improve the state's financial situation," Punjab CM told reporters after the meeting.

Mann even took to Twitter and shared an image of his meeting with PM Narendra Modi.

"Called on Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi today and discussed Punjab issues. I sincerely hope that the burning issue of Punjab will get the necessary support from the Central government," Mann tweeted in Punjabi.