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This is an archive article published on March 30, 2011

Hostess with the Mostest

If there is someone who has her hands and rooms full of guests,it’s Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Badal’s wife and Lok Sabha member,Harsimrat Badal.

If there is someone who has her hands and rooms full of guests,it’s Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Badal’s wife and Lok Sabha member,Harsimrat Badal. This proud state host has already pitched a grand tent at her residence to accommodate 80 of her personal guests who will start trickling in around 10 am today. “They will all be here for breakfast and then will proceed for the stadium in three buses,” says Harsimrat,who has arranged the to-and-fro for everyone on her list. “Apart from the people I’ve invited,Sukhbir has sent invitations too. I have no clue how many will come,”

she says.

Cutting across all party lines,Badal’s guest list includes her,“MP gang and the youth brigade” from Delhi and Pakistan. “There’s Minister Sharad Pawar and family,MPs Supriya Sule and Sachin Pilot,Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Jitin Prasada,Minister for Heavy Industries Praful Patel,Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and family among others,” she says. Harsimrat adds how Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar,another personal guest,is coming with her daughters and son-in-laws — she still wanted more passes! “Sukhbir,being the honorary chairman of the organising committee of the Punjab Cricket Association,has a box which can seat 30 people. Most of our friends will be seated there while the Gandhis,Vadras and Badal family will sit with the Prime Minister in a cabin,especially created for him,” she adds.

A traditional food line-up will be served. Harsimrat also has a “victory party” planned.

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