Warring seeks MSP guarantee as promised to farmers Demands Rs 50-70 cr annual research grant for PAU Seeks debt relief for farmers on pattern of industry loan waiver Reveals, Punjab didn’t get a penny of Rs 1600 cr flood relief Demands withdrawal of the law on stubble burning Chandigarh/New Delhi 18 March ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress president and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today demanded that the government of India should bring the law to provide MSP guarantee to the farmers as had been promised to them when they withdrew their 15 month long strike against three farm laws. He also demanded Rs 50 crore to Rs 70 crores annual research grant for the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana to improve the research facilities for better agriculture. The Ludhiana MP made a strong case for providing debt relief to the small and marginal farmers through one time settlement by waiving off their interests. He asked, if the government can waive off loans worth Rs 1...
Bajwa accuses AAP of reneging from its promise of a monthly allowance for women
Chandigarh 29 January ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Wednesday, lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab Government for reneging on its much-hyped promise to provide Rs 1000 per month to women over the age of 18. "While referring to a senior Punjab Government official, a leading newspaper in India has said that the government was collecting data on income tax payees and other women voters. If at all, the scheme is implemented, it will only be extended to non-income-tax-paying women. The government official also claims, as of now, it seems impossible. It remains to be seen how much the government can pay, but income tax payees will definitely not be included," Bajwa said. Pointing a finger at the AAP government in Punjab, Bajwa said that along with a non-income-tax-paying cap, the government may also put other restrictions. However, the promise was to provide Rs 1000 PM to all women over 18 years. Now after three into power, the AAP government is planning to extend the scheme to non-income-tax-paying women only. The CM Bhagwant Mann government is certainly backtracking on its commitment. It has been proven once again that the AAP made lofty promises before the assembly election in 2022 to garner votes only. "Meanwhile the AAP has made a similar hollow promise in Delhi. The AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal is promising Rs 2,100 per month for women of Delhi. The voters of Delhi must take Punjab's example into account and vote the AAP out in the upcoming assembly elections," Bajwa added.
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