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...
Warring seeks probe against mismanagement of dams, headworksSays, criminal negligence more than heavy rains led to devastation
Asserts, guilty must not get away on excuse of natural disaster
Chandigarh 30 August ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today demanded a probe against the mismanagement of dams and water headworks and also the criminal negligence of people involved in their management. Reacting to reports as to how the water was allowed to accumulate in the dams upstream and not released on time in a phased manner, despite forecast of heavy rains, he said, it is more of a “criminal negligence” than an unforeseen natural disaster. Warring, after touring various flood hit parts of the state during the last three days, said that the devastation was to be seen to be felt as tens of thousands of people have been rendered homeless, so many have lost their lives while the loss to crops and livestock is yet to be assessed and estimated. He disclosed that there was one common question asked by people, as why did the authorities, whosoever responsible, allow the water in dams to overflow till the last minute. “Why was not the water released gradually in advance, so that later the dams could hold the extra water?” he asked, noting that had it been done on time, the extent of devastation may well have been minimized. He also referred to the crashing of two floodgates of the ‘Madhopur headworks’, which, he said, happened because these were not properly maintained. He said, since extra water from the headworks was also not released on time, it led to huge pressure and eventually crashing of the gates.The PCC president called for fixing the responsibility for this disaster and punishing those guilty. “We do not expect people at the responsible positions not to act in time and that too at such critical times”, he observed, asking, what are they meant for? People of Punjab, particularly those who have been devastated by the flood disaster are seeking answers and want those responsible for it to be punished. “It must not be business as usual”, he asserted, while seeking strict action against those who did not act in time to prevent such huge damage and devastation.
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