Chandigarh, December 16: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will undergo a surgery for removal of a kidney stone on Monday morning, said the chief minister in a tweet. He added that he shall return to work by Tuesday.

"Got myself admitted to the PGI Chandigarh today evening for removal of a Kidney stone, a simple laser procedure will be performed tomorrow morning & I shall be returning to my work by Tuesday", said Amarinder Singh in his tweet.

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On the work front, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)for politicising the 1984 riots following Congress leader and former union minister Kamal Nath being named as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister. Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Flays Shiromani Akali Dal for Politicising Kamal Nath 1984 Riots Issue.

Terming the assembly poll results in three Hindi heartland states as a mandate for the leadership of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday claimed that it was the "beginning of the end" of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government.

The Chief Minister said the Congress' performance showed that the party was on an upswing across the country. "The results have clearly shown that the people of India were now fed up of the destructive and anti-development policies of the Narendra Modi Government and want a positive change," he said.

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