Farmer leaders term the hike in Rabi crop prices by the Central Government a cruel joke Chandigarh, October 2 ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Regarding the Central Government's recent hike in Rabi crop prices—specifically the increase of ₹25 per quintal for wheat (amounting to 25 paise per kilogram, or less than one percent)—Joginder Singh Ugrahan (State President, BKU Ekta Ugrahan), Jhanda Singh Jethuke (Senior Vice President), and Singara Singh Mann (State Secretary) stated that this negligible increase is part of a policy to drive Indian farmers out of agriculture. They further asserted that this move is designed to facilitate the sale of American grain in Indian markets by implementing the India-US trade agreement. They stated that there has been a massive rise in the prices of agricultural inputs—such as fertilizers—and household goods (with an inflation rate increase of approximately 8% recorded), causing farmers, laborers, and other poor sections of society to grapple with fina...
MP Rajinder Gupta Launches ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ in Barnala Barnala/Punjab 17 September ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Marking Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday and in the run-up to the completion of 25 years of his public service as Chief Minister and Prime Minister, Member of Parliament Rajinder Gupta launched the month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ in Barnala, with a focus on public service, community participation and grassroots outreach. The month-long campaign, which will continue until October 17, will carry out a range of service-oriented activities across the constituency, including medical camps, felicitation of Anganwadi workers, service initiatives for children with disabilities and outreach to beneficiaries of various government welfare schemes. The campaign will also seek to create greater awareness about welfare programmes and encourage wider public participation at the grassroots. As part of the campaign on September 17, diyas were distributed to beneficiar...