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...
Rajya Sabha MP Rajinder Gupta calls for urgent need of National Social Media Policy for Govt Officials
Rajya Sabha MP Rajinder Gupta calls for urgent need of National Social Media Policy for Govt Officials Chandigarh/ Punjab 11 March ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Member of Parliament Rajinder Gupta raised concerns in Rajya Sabha over the increasing use of personal social media platforms by senior government officials to highlight their official work, and urged the government to frame a clear and comprehensive policy to regulate such practices.Participating in the discussion, Gupta observed that in recent years several senior bureaucrats, including officers from the Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service, as well as officials connected with the judiciary, have increasingly been posting content related to official duties on their personal social media accounts. While acknowledging the importance of transparency and public communication in governance, the MP said that the line between institutional communication and individual projection must remain clearly defined. He note...