Punjab Budget session 2026 : Session begins with Governor Gulab Chand Kataria's address, tributes to departed souls | LIVE UPDATES
ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਵਿੱਤੀ ਸਾਲ 2026-2027 ਦਾ ਬਜਟ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਕੈਬਨਿਟ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪਾਸ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ..ਬਜਟ 8 ਮਾਰਚ ਦਿਨ ਐਤਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ..ਇਸ ਦਿਨ ਕੌਮਾਂਤਰੀ ਮਹਿਲਾ ਦਿਵਸ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਮਨਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ.. ਪੰਜਾਬ ਨੂੰ ਮੁੜ ਤੋਂ ਰੰਗਲਾ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਬਜਟ ਹਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੀ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਅਤੇ ਖੁਸ਼ਹਾਲੀ 'ਚ ਵੱਡਾ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਪਾਏਗਾ.. pic.twitter.com/qRQhQhYPbU
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Congress MLA Sukhpal Khaira slammed ruling govt and said that the session has now turned into a circus with the government being oblivious.
Sukhpal Singh Khaira said that the Bhagwant Mann government has turned the Punjab Legislative Assembly into a circus. He added that Punjab’s debt is continuously increasing, encounter incidents are rising, and people of the state have zero expectations from the budget.
Congress has announced a protest march outside the Assembly led by Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Congress Legislative Party leader Pratap Singh Bajwa.
PTC News Desk: The budget session of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, beginning Friday is expected to be a stormy affair with the opposition all set to attack the government over rising public debt (over Rs 4 lakh crore) and the law and order situation, while the ruling government set to highlight its welfare initiatives.
The session will commence with the Governor's address and tributes to the departed souls.
Meanwhile, Congress has announced a protest march outside the Assembly led by Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Congress Legislative Party leader Pratap Singh Bajwa.
This will be the first time in the history of Vidhan Sabha that the Budget will be presented on a Sunday, which also coincides with Women's Day highlighting the possibility of government announcing Rs 1,000 monthly aid for women.
- PTC NEWS