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Mann government calls all-party meeting

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This meeting will be held today at 5 pm, in which all political parties have been invited.(Photo: Facebook/Bhagwant Mann)

Amid the serious situation between India and Pakistan, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has called an all-party meeting. This meeting will be held today at 5 pm, in which all political parties have been invited.

Let us tell you that the situation in Punjab is getting worse day by day, recently there were blasts in 7 districts of Punjab, a drone attack was carried out by Pakistan, but fortunately all the blasts failed. At the same time, due to the light being switched off in Ferozepur, a drone fell in a house and 3 members of the family were injured, who were admitted to the hospital.

Along with this, people have become scared due to the continuous blasts, people are scared, people are not able to sleep all night. The situation in the border areas is getting serious. Missiles are being found falling in villages every day for the past few days. Due to this, an atmosphere of fear has been created in the entire Punjab, people are afraid even to step out of their homes.

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