The Punjab government on Saturday said over 10 lakh parents attended a mega Parents Teachers Meeting (PTM) held in 20,000 state-run schools.

Addressing a gathering during the PTM organised by the state government in Patiala, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the-state-of-the-art government schools of Punjab will produce leaders in every sphere that will take the country to zenith.

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He said the day is not far when these students will bring laurels to the state and the country by dint of their hard work and success.

Mann said students studying in these schools have a dream to excel as bureaucrats, technocrats, doctors, engineers et al. The state government is committed to providing wings to their dreams.

The CM said his government has already been roping in a number of industrialists to set up their units in Punjab. These industries will bring a number of employment opportunities for the youth.

Mann said that a day will come when these very students will run the big industrial units to be set up in state.

Training his guns on the Opposition, the CM said due to his pro-Punjab stance, leaders of other parties don’t miss an chance to target him. he called the criticism against him as totally irrational, based on their whims and fancies.

Earlier, the chief minister, accompanied by Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia and education minister Punjab had detailed interaction with the students in the PTM. He asked the students about their goals in life and extended best wishes to them for their future.