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...
Union Raises Issue of Safeguarding Employees' Interests at JERC Meeting Chandigarh 18 March ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Today, March 18, 2026, the Chandigarh Administration submitted 'True-up' petitions for the years 2024-25, 2023-24, and 2024-25 to the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC). Additionally, CPCL submitted its True-up petition for the months of February and March 2025. Participating in the discussion regarding the True-up petitions, several consumers expressed their views on issues arising from changes in billing patterns, technical deficiencies, difficulties in depositing advance payments, and complications encountered in the billing of solar meters. Speaking on this occasion, Gopal Dutt Joshi, General Secretary of the UT Powermen Union, Chandigarh, presented his arguments before the Regulatory Commission, stating that discussions and proceedings regarding the restructuring of the department have been ongoing since 2013, yet remain incomplete to th...