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...
Bajwa demands the health minister's resignation Suspension and dismissal of doctors are wholly insufficient : Bajwa Chandigarh 31 July ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Thursday, unequivocally held the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government accountable for the tragic deaths of three patients caused by a disrupted oxygen supply at Jalandhar Civil Hospital and strongly demanded the resignation of the Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr Balbir Singh. Bajwa stated that the Punjab Health Ministry's recent actions—including suspending three doctors and dismissing a house surgeon—are a clear indication of the gross negligence permeating this administration. "Suspension and dismissal of doctors are wholly insufficient. The health minister must accept moral responsibility and resign without delay," Bajwa asserted. Senior Congress Leader Bajwa did not hold back in denouncing the AAP governme...