In an exclusive interview with TrueScoop, Ex-Education Minister and current Congress MLA Pargat Singh spoke about the Mattewara forest issue. He said that we should protect our natural resources.
Talking about the Textile Park Project, he said that during the tenure of the Congress government, when the plan was conceptualized, he opposed it.
This industry will consume and dispose off the water. The disposed water will mix into the clean water bodies polluting its water. We should not touch natural resources. Punjab is left with only a small amount of forest. It should be conserved. Here is the full video: