Punjab govt dedicates Rs180 crore bypass to the people
Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today asked the people of Punjab to be wary of nefarious designs of anti-social elements that were hell bent upon disturb the hard earned peace, communal harmony and amity in the state. At the same time, Mr. Badal reiterated that none would be allowed to disturb the congenial atmosphere in the state at any cost. Addressing a mammoth gathering here at a state level function after launching Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojna (BPSSBY) for Blue Card Holders (BCH) families and dedicating Rs. 180 crore Rupnagar Bypass along with Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Chief Minister cautioned the people not to be swayed by the false propaganda of such divisive and anti-social elements who were trying to incite them thereby pushing Punjab-an oasis of peace and harmony once again into fire because none else could better understood than Punjabis the agony and pain which they suffered during the black days of militancy. Lashing at the Congress for ruining the peasantry, the Chief Minister said that its leadership was now shedding crocodile tears over the plight of farmers who suffered substantial loss to their cotton crop in Malwa belt due to sudden attack from white fly instead of extending helping hand to them in this hour of crisis. He said it was the SAD-BJP government which was concerned about their problems and ever stood by them in difficult times. He said that our government not only released Rs. 640 crore as compensation for the cotton growers but also released Rs. 700 crore for the cane growers. He mentioned that SAD-BJP government fully sensitized to the agrarian issues and thus it was giving free power to farmers despite severe criticism from several quarters including the previous Congress led UPA government. He said the state government was bearing annual expenditure of nearly Rs. 5000 crore on this count and our government has reimbursed Rs. 28,000 crore to the PSPCL so far as power subsidy in the agriculture sector since we took over in 2007.
