Balbir Singh Sidhu Visits Bhagomajra Grain Market, Holds Talks with Officials Over Farmers’ Problems Government Must Stop Harassing Punjab’s Farmers in Grain Markets : Balbir Singh Sidhu S.A.S.Nagar 16 October ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Senior Congress leader and former Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu today visited the grain market in Bhagomajra village and listened to the problems faced by farmers. Taking note of the delays in paddy procurement and lifting at the market, he spoke over the phone with IAS officer Varinder Kumar Sharma, Director of Food Supplies, and Vishesh Sarangal, Managing Director of Markfed. He demanded that the procurement and lifting of farmers’ crops be ensured without further delay. Sidhu said that the poor state of procurement arrangements in grain markets across Punjab was causing immense inconvenience to farmers. It was completely unacceptable that farmers should be forced to struggle in markets to sell their produce while the government remained a mere...
Punjab’s Drug Crisis Becomes Election Issue After Amit Shah’s Tweet; BRP Claims It Can End Drug Menace in 100 Hours
Punjab’s Drug Crisis Becomes Election Issue After Amit Shah’s Tweet; BRP Claims It Can End Drug Menace in 100 Hours Party Sounds Election Bugle After Replacing Navjot Kaur Sidhu with Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal Bhukhari Kalan as Punjab in Charge ; Seeks Public Support Chandigarh 16 October ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : The issue of drug abuse in Punjab has once again become the centre of political debate following a tweet by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Statements from various political parties have begun emerging on the issue. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Party (BRP) has also unveiled its election agenda, making a major announcement against the drug menace. Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal Bhukhri Kalan, the party’s Punjab in-charge, claimed, citing the national president Amlan Biswas , that if the Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Party is given 100 hours, it will be capable of taking decisive steps to eliminate the drug problem from Punjab. He also responded to Amit Shah through a social medi...