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...
Bajwa hits out at AAP govt for collapsing Law and Order; says “criminals rule while the CM sleeps” Chandigarh 31 October ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Coming down heavily on the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government, Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of allowing Punjab to descend into anarchy, where fear and lawlessness have become the new normal. Bajwa said the spate of violent crimes across Punjab this week exposed the total collapse of governance under the AAP regime. “The people of Punjab today live in fear. The streets are ruled by criminals while the CM, who also holds the Home portfolio, remains asleep at the wheel,” Bajwa charged. Citing three major crime incidents within a span of just a few days, Bajwa said the situation had reached an alarming point: On Tuesday, in Mansa, Satish Kumar, a pesticide shop owner and uncle of RTI activist Manik Goyal, was attacked — a chilling message to those who dare to speak up. On Thursday morning...