Bikram Singh Majithia, Revenue and Public Relations Minister, Punjab today lauded the efforts of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal for protecting the interests of students of Punjab by persuading Thapar University Patiala to restore the quota of Punjab students. Majithia said that SAD-BJP Government had always been on forefront to protect the interests of state whereas Congress Party always remained in deep slumber. He said that Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister took up this matter with Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource to undo the injustice whereas Captain Amarinder Singh despite being the member of Board of Governors of Thapar University remained mute spectator to the institution snatching the rightful quota of Punjab students. He said that besides persuading Union Minister, Badal also asked Technical Education Department to take all preventive, curative, legislative and legal measures to protect the interests of students of Punjab. Welcoming the decision of Board of Governors of Thapar University, Majithia said that this reversal of decision would also be a warning to other institutions to desist from any mischief. He said that the Punjab Government had given free 250 acers precious land at a nominal cost of Rs 13 lakh at the time of establishment of Thapar University with a singular aim of providing vocational education to students from Punjab. He said that the decision of University to abolish the Quota of Punjab students was totally wrong ethically as well as legally. He said that now University should implement the decision of Board of Directors in the current session. Majithia also praised the role played by the Youth Akali Dals student wing S.O.I. Earlier, a delegation of S.O.I. under the leadership of its President and chairman of Punjab Youth Vikas Board Gurpreet Singh Raju Khanna extended their thanks to Bikram Singh Majithia for providing leadership to organization on that matter.