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 Tears Into AAP’s Web of Lies on Flood Preparedness; Challenges Mann and Cheema in Assembly
Chandigarh 29 September ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa today launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government during the ongoing Punjab Vidhan Sabha session, accusing it of misleading the House and the people of Punjab on crucial flood preparedness measures. Bajwa specifically called out AAP minister Barinder Goyal, who had earlier claimed in the Assembly that all preparations for flood mitigation had been completed by July 14. “The facts prove otherwise,” Bajwa said. He revealed that on July 22, 2025, the Chief Engineer (Vigilance) of the Water Resources Department wrote to the Chief Engineer (Drainage) directing him to start reviewing the necessity of flood protection works — a process which had not even commenced at the site despite two-thirds of the monsoon season already having passed. Exposing further lapses, Bajwa said that Executive Engineers from several districts themselves admitted that no flood mitigation or drainage repair works had started in critical areas including Shri Anandpur Sahib, Ropar, SAS Nagar, Patiala, Pathankot, and Ferozepur. “These facts clearly expose the lies of Barinder Goyal and highlight the government’s negligence,” he added. Bajwa also pointed to letters sent by the Water Resources Department in late July as proof of the administration’s unpreparedness. The Principal Secretary of the department had written to all Deputy Commissioners on July 28 directing them to procure EC bags and Geo bags for flood protection, while a separate letter on July 27 instructed the Chief Engineer to arrange EC bags for Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts. “If everything was completed by July 14 as claimed, why did these urgent instructions go out two weeks later?” Bajwa asked. Responding sharply to allegations made by AAP leader Harpal Cheema regarding his personal land purchase, Bajwa clarified that he had bought the land legally and paid the required stamp duty to the state government. “If I have done anything illegal, I challenge Cheema to file a case against me,” he asserted. Turning his fire on Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Bajwa highlighted Mann’s own history of political opportunism. “Mann joined the People’s Party of Punjab formed by Manpreet Badal, and later shifted to AAP. He should first reflect on his own shifting loyalties and opportunism ,” Bajwa remarked. Bajwa concluded by reaffirming that the people of Punjab deserve accountability and truth, not diversion and blame-shifting by the ruling party.
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