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...
CM never presented Punjab's case to NITI Aayog, so no hope for Punjab in upcoming budget : Bajwa
Chandigarh 31January ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Ahead of the Union Budget 2025-26, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday, rebuked the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for failing to present Punjab's case in the NITI Aayog meetings. "Economic issues and economic disputes between states and Union government are discussed in the NITI Aayog meetings in the presence of the Prime Minister, Union Finance Minister, and Reserve Bank Governor. Punjab CM has never taken his position seriously. He has not even participated in the NITI Aayog meetings to present Punjab's case and safeguard Punjab's economic interests. So, I have no hope for Punjab in the upcoming budget," Bajwa added. Senior Congress Leader, Bajwa said that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union Government has already adopted an indifferent attitude towards Punjab. Similarly, the AAP government in Punjab does not bother to seek financial assistance. Therefore, the people of Punjab have been bearing the brunt of the state and union governments' apathy. "The insincerity of the AAP government in Punjab can be well estimated from the instance that the Rs 290-crore grant meant for Punjab under the crop diversification plan (CDP) of the Centre has already lapsed. Meanwhile, the AAP government in Punjab has been making delayed efforts. It put forth a wish list for Punjab ahead of the union budget. The state government has sought a special budget for crop diversification programme," Bajwa stated. In a statement, Bajwa said that he had no hope from both, the union and state governments. The BJP government in the centre seems to have been determined to destroy the economy of the state, and at the same time, the AAP government in Punjab did not appear to be sane enough to protect Punjab's rights and interests.
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