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...
Punjab Government Must Address Fodder Shortage: Punjab Gaushala Mahasangh Fodder Crisis Poses Threat to Lives of Thousands of Animals S.A.S.Nagar 5 May ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : The Punjab Gaushala Mahasangh (Punjab Cow Shelter Federation) has demanded that the Punjab government immediately impose a ban on the hoarding of fodder (specifically *tudi* or wheat straw) and take necessary measures, including making proper arrangements, to save the animals. Swami Krishnanand Ji Maharaj, National President of the Goseva Mission, stated that Punjab is currently facing an extremely severe crisis regarding the availability of fodder. Several cardboard factories, brick kilns, and coal-fired boilers have purchased fodder from farmers on a massive scale, directly from the fields. Consequently, cow shelters (*Gaushalas*) are unable to procure fodder—something they previously obtained with ease. He warned that hundreds of thousands of cattle are on the verge of starvation. He further asserted that...