Mann government embroiled in Mid-Day Meal and panjiri scam: Tina Chaudhary Playing with the health of children and pregnant women by awarding contracts to private companies: Tina Chaudhary Demand for a high-level probe and strict action against the guilty Chandigarh 5 May ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress spokesperson Tina Chaudhary today levelled serious allegations against the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during a press conference. She said that despite the Chief Minister holding charge of Markfed, the government deliberately awarded contracts for the Mid-Day Meal, panjiri, and other food supplies to private companies. Tina Chaudhary alleged that these private companies supplied substandard food, directly endangering the health of poor children and pregnant women. She said that low-quality food items were procured at inflated prices, causing a loss to the state exchequer. She further stated that the companies awarded the tenders had identical addre...
Questions Raised Over Chandigarh Municipal Corporation’s Financial Condition, Senior Deputy Mayor Jasvir Singh Bunty Demands Change in House Meeting Agenda
Questions Raised Over Chandigarh Municipal Corporation’s Financial Condition, Senior Deputy Mayor Jasvir Singh Bunty Demands Change in House Meeting Agenda
Chandigarh 28 April ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : The upcoming General House Meeting of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is expected to be quite different this time. Senior Deputy Mayor Jasvir Singh Bunty has written an important letter to the Municipal Commissioner, requesting that instead of passing new agendas, the meeting should focus primarily on discussing the deteriorating financial condition of the Corporation. In his letter, Bunty mentioned that several proposals worth crores of rupees had been passed in previous House Meetings. However, due to the Corporation's current financial condition, tenders could not be issued for those projects. He further emphasized that if new high-value agendas are passed in the upcoming meeting as well, they would also prove futile because the Corporation simply does not have the required funds to execute them. The Senior Deputy Mayor clarified that although the Municipal Corporation had received more funds this year compared to previous years, the entire amount was exhausted within just six months. As a result, all development works in the city have come to a halt, and even the jobs of employees who have been serving the Corporation for years are now under threat. Bunty warned that if the situation is not addressed urgently and the financial mismanagement within the Corporation is not thoroughly investigated, the day may not be far when the Municipal Corporation may face complete closure. He suggested that all councillors and officials should hold a special meeting to thoroughly review the Corporation’s expenditures, fund mismanagement, and operational inefficiencies. He stressed that future fund allocations must be handled transparently and with clear priorities to bring the Corporation’s financial health back on track. Jasvir Singh Bunty’s initiative has sparked a new debate within the Corporation. It remains to be seen what stance councillors and officials will take on this issue during the House Meeting scheduled for April 30, and whether any concrete steps will be taken to improve the Corporation’s deteriorating financial condition, or if the matter will be shelved like many others in the past.
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