By IANS,
Narkanda (Himachal Pradesh) : Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his Pakistani journalist friend, known for their close proximity, are holidaying in Himachal Pradesh, a state government official said Sunday.
Amarinder, the president of Punjab Congress, and his Pakistani friend Aroosa Alam have been staying in his cherry orchard at Kandyali near Narkanda, some 60 kilometres from state capital Shimla for over a week, he said.
“After celebrating Aroosa’s birthday at Amarinder’s another orchard in Dochi (near Chail in Solan district), they came to this farm and have been staying here since then,” he said.
“Aroosa is spending most of the time in the farm. In the morning and evening, they have been taking walks in the orchard, where the cherries are in full flush,” he added.
However, Amarinder’s security refuted these claims.
“Maharaja ji, who travelled by road three days back, is suffering from severe back ache. He is here for recuperating and not meeting the guests,” Chhindi, Amarinder’s personal security officer told IANS.
Arvind Thakur, who has taken Amarinder’s cheery farm on contract, said, “We have just sent some fresh farm picked cherries for Madamji (Aroosa) in the morning.”