Punjab polls Cong promises financial assistance to women 1 lakh govt jobs
Chandigarh Feb 18 PTI The Congress on Friday released its manifesto for the February 20 Punjab Assembly polls promising Rs 1100 per month for needy women eight free cooking gas cylinders per year and one lakh government jobsThe party also promised a hike in old-age pension end of mafia raj in sand and liquor procurement of pulses oilseed and corn at minimum support price MSP besides free education and health servicesAddressing the media here state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said if the party returns to power they will end the mafia raj by creating corporations for the sale of liquor and sand miningIt is our road map and agenda with which we can change the lives of the people of Punjab he said on his partys 13-point agenda adding that it was inspired by the philosophy of Guru Nanak Derev and also reflects Congress leader Rahul Gandhis vision Flanked by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi Congress leaders Sunil Jakhar Harish Chaudhary Rajiv Shukla and Pawan Khera Sidhu said The party manifesto is an instrument for the resurrection of Punjab If the Congress returns to power the first file which the CM will sign will be for giving one lakh jobs he promisedThe partys 13-point agenda also covered the points of the Punjab Model of Sidhu and also of Channis Both Sidhu and Chani were in contention for being the Congress chief ministerial candidate in the assembly polls The party recently announced Channi as the chief ministerial candidateThe Punjab Congress chief also stressed on the elimination of the mafia in the state and said it could happen by creating government corporations for liquor sale and sand miningHe also spoke about breaking the monopoly in the cable TV sector The party promised to reduce cable TV charges from Rs 400 to Rs 200 per month per householdThe manifesto released on the day the poll campaign came to an end promised Rs 1100 per month for needy women and eight free cooking gas cylinders every yearIt is a historical decision to make womenfolk as partners and shareholders of the economy said Sidhu adding We are strengthening our society by strengthening the homemakers The party also promised to give pucca houses to the poor within six months of forming the government This issue had earlier been raised by ChanniIt also talked about raising the old-age pension from Rs 1500 to Rs 3100 per monthStating that nobody had given any road map on the farming sector Sidhu while referring to other promises in the manifesto said We will procure oilseed pulses and corn at the minimum support price He stressed that it will promote crop diversification which was the need of the hour The party also promised free education for all needy students in government schools colleges and universities while SC scholarship will continue There will be free health services for all in government hospitals said Sidhu adding that the spending on the health sector will be hiked The party also promised Rs 5000 for needy girls who pass class 5 Rs 10000 for those who clear class10 and Rs 20000 and a computer for those who pass class 12The party also promised a hike in wages for MGNREGA workers from Rs 270 to Rs 350 and also an increase in man days from 100 to 150 daysSidhu also spoke about having an investment fund of Rs 1000 core for startups and an interest-free loan of Rs 2 lakh for themHe said cluster-based industries will be developed in the stateBesides promising to end Inspector Raj Sidhu said 170 government services will be made available onlineFlanked by Sidhu CM Channi said if the party returns to power they would run the government as a teamWe want to serve Punjab by taking everyone along with an honest intent My party may have named me as the chief ministerial candidate but it is the team work and in this Navjot Singh Sidhus role will have a key role And the government will run according to the party he saidChanni said eradicating corruption mafia raj and providing good governance will be the governments responsibilityWe will provide a transparent honest and stable government and work as per peoples aspirations added ChanniChanni also attacked the Aam Aadmi Party AAP accusing it of running its poll campaign on falsehood and liesHe said AAP leaders first level false allegations and afterwards tender apology as he gave the example of Arvind Kejriwal apologising to Akali leader Bikram Singh MajithiaHe accused Kejriwal of trying to divide people on the basis of caste and religionChanni alleged that Kejriwal was so frustrated that he was making false statements and alleged that he had raised the issue of insecurity of Hindus in Punjab to come to powerHe Kejriwal says Hindus are unsafe in Punjab How could Punjabis be unsafe They have made many sacrifices for the country said ChanniChanni alleged that Kejriwal wanted to come to power at any costPunjab belongs to Punjabis said Channi adding that there was no casteism in the stateWhat AAP is doing is not in the interest of Punjab and they want to capture Punjab with the support of anti-national forces he alleged PTI CHS SUN VSD SRY
Chandigarh Feb 18 PTI The Congress on Friday released its manifesto for the February 20 Punjab Assembly polls promising Rs 1100 per month for needy women eight free cooking gas cylinders per year and one lakh government jobsThe party also promised a hike in old-age pension end of mafia raj in sand and liquor procurement of pulses oilseed and corn at minimum support price MSP besides free education and health servicesAddressing the media here state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said if the party returns to power they will end the mafia raj by creating corporations for the sale of liquor and sand miningIt is our road map and agenda with which we can change the lives of the people of Punjab he said on his partys 13-point agenda adding that it was inspired by the philosophy of Guru Nanak Derev and also reflects Congress leader Rahul Gandhis vision Flanked by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi Congress leaders Sunil Jakhar Harish Chaudhary Rajiv Shukla and Pawan Khera Sidhu said The party manifesto is an instrument for the resurrection of Punjab If the Congress returns to power the first file which the CM will sign will be for giving one lakh jobs he promisedThe partys 13-point agenda also covered the points of the Punjab Model of Sidhu and also of Channis Both Sidhu and Chani were in contention for being the Congress chief ministerial candidate in the assembly polls The party recently announced Channi as the chief ministerial candidateThe Punjab Congress chief also stressed on the elimination of the mafia in the state and said it could happen by creating government corporations for liquor sale and sand miningHe also spoke about breaking the monopoly in the cable TV sector The party promised to reduce cable TV charges from Rs 400 to Rs 200 per month per householdThe manifesto released on the day the poll campaign came to an end promised Rs 1100 per month for needy women and eight free cooking gas cylinders every yearIt is a historical decision to make womenfolk as partners and shareholders of the economy said Sidhu adding We are strengthening our society by strengthening the homemakers The party also promised to give pucca houses to the poor within six months of forming the government This issue had earlier been raised by ChanniIt also talked about raising the old-age pension from Rs 1500 to Rs 3100 per monthStating that nobody had given any road map on the farming sector Sidhu while referring to other promises in the manifesto said We will procure oilseed pulses and corn at the minimum support price He stressed that it will promote crop diversification which was the need of the hour The party also promised free education for all needy students in government schools colleges and universities while SC scholarship will continue There will be free health services for all in government hospitals said Sidhu adding that the spending on the health sector will be hiked The party also promised Rs 5000 for needy girls who pass class 5 Rs 10000 for those who clear class10 and Rs 20000 and a computer for those who pass class 12The party also promised a hike in wages for MGNREGA workers from Rs 270 to Rs 350 and also an increase in man days from 100 to 150 daysSidhu also spoke about having an investment fund of Rs 1000 core for startups and an interest-free loan of Rs 2 lakh for themHe said cluster-based industries will be developed in the stateBesides promising to end Inspector Raj Sidhu said 170 government services will be made available onlineFlanked by Sidhu CM Channi said if the party returns to power they would run the government as a teamWe want to serve Punjab by taking everyone along with an honest intent My party may have named me as the chief ministerial candidate but it is the team work and in this Navjot Singh Sidhus role will have a key role And the government will run according to the party he saidChanni said eradicating corruption mafia raj and providing good governance will be the governments responsibilityWe will provide a transparent honest and stable government and work as per peoples aspirations added ChanniChanni also attacked the Aam Aadmi Party AAP accusing it of running its poll campaign on falsehood and liesHe said AAP leaders first level false allegations and afterwards tender apology as he gave the example of Arvind Kejriwal apologising to Akali leader Bikram Singh MajithiaHe accused Kejriwal of trying to divide people on the basis of caste and religionChanni alleged that Kejriwal was so frustrated that he was making false statements and alleged that he had raised the issue of insecurity of Hindus in Punjab to come to powerHe Kejriwal says Hindus are unsafe in Punjab How could Punjabis be unsafe They have made many sacrifices for the country said ChanniChanni alleged that Kejriwal wanted to come to power at any costPunjab belongs to Punjabis said Channi adding that there was no casteism in the stateWhat AAP is doing is not in the interest of Punjab and they want to capture Punjab with the support of anti-national forces he alleged PTI CHS SUN VSD SRY
