IEP Unjha (Gujarat), October 17

          Referring to massive wave of change in favor of the Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said today that repeating the history of Delhi and Punjab, common people of Gujarat in the upcoming assembly elections will collapse the political fortress of the BJP, which has been in power for the past 27 years.

          Addressing the people here today along with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann said, “Bharatiya Janata Party has been running the government in Gujarat for 27 years in dearth of any substitute.  The people were deprived of basic facilities like education and health. But now people are ready to teach a lesson to BJP in the upcoming assembly elections.”

          He said that just like Delhi and Punjab, the wind of change is blowing in this state too. AAP will clean up the filth spread in the political arena with a broom across the country including Gujarat. He said that people are anxiously waiting for showing door to BJP from Gujarat. Bhagwant Mann said that in December AAP will form pro-people government in the state.

          CM Bhagwant Mann said that though the ‘Achhe din’ are still a delusion but the ‘Sachhe din’ will come in Gujarat after AAP will form an honest government in Gujarat. He said that a development oriented government will come in Gujarat after the polls.

          Stating that the Aam Aadmi Party government is for common people, Bhagwant Mann said that out of 117 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 92 MLAs have been won by the Aam Aadmi Party who belong to the common houses. Out of these 92 MLAs, including him, 82 MLAs have become MLAs for the first time. He said that in our party, dedication to public service is considered as a qualification, while in the opposition parties priority is given to family members and influential people.

          Addressing a large number of women present in the gathering, the Chief Minister said that women have been hit the hardest by inflation as all goods have been taxed. He said that if the BJP government continues to impose taxes at such a pace, the day is not far when even breathing will be taxed.

          Citing several pro-people initiatives of the state government in Punjab, the Chief Minister said that the state government has passed the ‘One MLA, One Pension’ bill which stipulates that each MLA will get only a single pension, instead of the earlier provision of permitting multiple pensions for every term. He said that similarly the state government has given more than 17,000 government jobs to the youth purely on merit basis. Bhagwant Maan said that the process to regularise 36,000 contractual employees in the state has also started and recently only the state government has issued notification for regularising services of around 9000 employees.

          The Chief Minister further said that 100 Aam Aadmi clinics have been opened in Punjab for imparting quality health services to people. He said that in similar way the schools are being transformed into schools of imminence. Bhagwant Mann also said that 600 units of free power are being given to every household in Punjab.

          The Chief Minister said that the huge crowd in rallies was a testimony to fact that AAP will form government in Gujarat. He said that BJP has been baffled by massive response to the party in state. Bhagwant Mann appealed the people to vote for AAP to carve out a vibrant and progressive Gujarat.

IEP SAS Nagar, October 17

Heads of Indian Missions abroad including the Ambassador of India to USA, Sh. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Ambassador of India to Netherlands, Ms. Reenat Sandhu, Ambassador of India to Russia, Sh. Pavan Kapoor, Ambassador of India to the Republic of Turkey, Dr. Virander Kumar Paul, Ambassador of India to Mongolia, Sh. Mohinder Pratap Singh, Ambassador of India to Togo Sh. Sanjiv Tandon, visited the Startup Punjab Hub (Neuron) at STPI Mohali today and interacted with the Invest Punjab team.  The Heads of Indian Missions toured the state-of-the art facilities including the GRIHA 5 rated Tier-III data centre, Neuron Centre of Entrepreneurship (CoE) and fully- equipped incubation space at STPI Mohali. Neuron CoE is an initiative to identify and evaluate promising start-ups in the field of AI/Data Analytics, IoT and AVG and have dedicated 500 seats incubation space with dedicated labs for AI/Data Analytics, IoT and AVG. Apart from physical infrastructure, the hub have the access to Technocrats mentorship, mentorship/training programs and VC funding. The delegates also interacted with leading start-ups of the State in various sectors like Agritech, Meditech, Fintech, Edtech etc. incubated at STPI Mohali.Jurisdictional Director STPI, Sh. Paritosh Dandriyal shared with the delegation, the Startup Ecosystem in Punjab and the support provided by the Government through Startup Punjab. The delegation was appreciative of the infrastructure and conducive ecosystem provided by the State Government and STPI in the region which has led to its emergence as an upcoming IT and Start-up hub in the country. This unique imitative will help the tech startups from Punjab to come on Global ICT map.CEO Invest Punjab Sh. Kamal Kishor Yadav, IAS, presented Invest Punjab’s one-stop-office model to facilitate investors in Punjab from project ideation and planning to execution and aftercare. He highlighted the industry-friendly policies of the government, Punjab’s connectivity in terms of road, railways, and airways, friendly labour relations with no domicile restrictions, and uninterrupted power supply which are conducive for businesses looking to set up their operations in Punjab.Discussing the strengths of Punjab’s industrial ecosystem and its potential for the world, CEO Invest Punjab also shared with the Heads of Indian Missions, the various opportunities for trade and collaboration between Punjab and the respective nations. The delegates acknowledged the state Government’s efforts towards promoting ease of doing business and growth of industry in Punjab and were looking forward to building long-term mutually beneficial relationship with Punjab.

IEP Chandigarh, October16

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while taking strict cognizance of administrative irregularity of Food and Supplies Inspector, Satnarayan who had allegedly pressurized the villagers of Sotai village to withdraw their complaint, immediately suspended the said inspector. 

“In  future also, if any officer does not work within the fixed timeline or is found involved in malpractices, then strictest action would be taken   Every officer and employee should work with responsibility to ensure timely delivery of citizen-centric services to the general public, said Sh. Manohar Lal while addressing a Jan Samvad Programme held in Faridabad today. 

During the programme, more than 600 complaints were raised before the Chief Minister. Of these, 158 complaints  related to the Municipal Corporation and 89  related to the police. 

The Chief Minister said that these complaints have been sent to the concerned departments and directions have been given to resolve them all at the earliest. 

He said that some complaints have been resolved at the local level and the rest will be resolved after thorough investigation.

The data of the elderly and Persons with disabilities have been identified through Parivar Pehchan Patra and soon the pension benefits would be given to the verified beneficiaries, said the Chief Minister while responding to a grievance raised by an elderly regarding pension. 

The Chief Minister also gave Rs 2500 each to Sh. Rajender Singh and Sh.  Rattan Singh as their pension amount. He also assured them from next month onwards both will get the timely payment of their pension benefits. 

Responding to a complaint regarding the power department, the Chief Minister directed that the  Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and BPTP builder should find an amicable solution to this issue.  

The Chief Minister clarified that the common man should not be troubled because of a dispute between the two parties. He also directed to constitute a committee under the chairmanship of SDM.  

The Chief Minister also disposed of a case of disconnection of the power connection of Trilok Chand, a resident of  Mirzapur village. Besides this, he also announced giving Rs. 32,000 from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund so that Trilok Chand can pay the penalty imposed by the Bijli Nigam. He further directed the Nigam officers to restart his power connection immediately.

Readdresing another grievance raised by Abhishek, a resident of Adele Divine Society Sector-76, the Chief Minister said that more than 100 families reside in this society, therefore instead of commercial rate, the power supply should be ensured to the residents at the domestic rate. 

While responding to a grievance raised by an elderly Ram Singh, who had requested the Chief Minister to ensure pension benefits to his grandchildren, Sh. Manohar Lal directed the officers concerned that along with giving the orphan pension, an amount of Rs. 1 lakh should also be immediately given to the complainant.

Taking immediate action on the complaint given by Nagendra Rai against a private school, the Chief Minister said that if the school has given admission under 134A, why is the school not imparting education to the child?  

He said that strict action should be taken against the school by issuing a notice under 134A. 

Besides this, the Chief Minister also ordered action on some complaints received regarding pollution standards. He directed the officials of the Pollution Control Board to conduct a survey and submit its report within a month.

Responding to a query regarding irregularities in the Municipal Corporation Census data, the Chief Minister assured that there is no such irregularity in the said data. 

“PPP cards are being made by the State Government so that the verified information of every person is available to the government,” added Sh. Manohar Lal. 

Taking cognizance of a complaint regarding the mishandling of Panchayat data by the Sarpanch, the Chief Minister directed the police department to investigate the matter and take immediate action and also register an FIR against those found guilty. 

He further directed Suman Bhatia, a resident of Pyala village to immediately remove the upper floor of the house built right under the high-tension power lines.

Sh. Manohar Lal also listened to the complaints of the people by visiting the five grievance centres set up by various departments for public hearings.

After the Jan Samvad programme, the  Chief Minister along with his administrative wing also visited the Green Field Colony and directed the officers concerned to provide all the basic facilities to the colony residents.

Union Minister of State for Power and Heavy Industries, Sh. Krishan Pal Gurjar, Transport Minister, Sh. Mool Chand Sharma, MLA, Smt. Seema Trikha, MLA, Sh. Narender Gupta, MLA, Sh. Nayan Pal Rawat, MLA, Sh. Rajesh Nagar,  Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, and Director General, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Dr. Amit Agrawal and other dignitaries and officers also remained present on this occasion.

IEP Chandigarh, October 16

Punjab Cabinet Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur today visited the Government Medical Hospital Sector-32 here to enquire about the well being of the boy and girl, who were injured by the escort vehicle. While the girl has been discharged, the boy got injured on his leg and is being operated. The Minister said that she met the family members of the boy who is out of danger now. I have asked the family members that I will bear the entire cost of the treatment.

The Cabinet Minister said, five of her security personnel were present at the hospital after the accident to take care of the boy and girl and they will stay in the hospital until the treatment of boy is complete.

She informed that on her request, the injured were taken to the hospital by her security personnel, who were travelling in the escort vehicle as the ambulance was taking time to reach.

“I am deeply saddened by the incident”, she categorically said.

IEP Chandigarh october 16

The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh took possession of prime land measuring 14 Kanal 16 Marla at village Dadumajra, here today.

MCC team including engineering wing and estate branch took possession of the said land with the help of police force. This land belonged to the erstwhile Gram Panchayat land and some unscrupulous persons had encroached upon the land and occupied it illegally.

After the Panchyats were merged with MCC, all the properties were  vested in MCC. Accordingly the Gram Panchyat land were mutated in favour of MCC by the revenue department, UT, Chandigarh.

Today after taking necessary directions from Ms Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, MCC, the team took possession of this prime land and fenced all the area after removing temporary encroachments.

The team also installed board in this land depicting that this land belongs to Municipal Corporation Chandigarh. Located on Dadumajra – Toga road ,this prime land was occupied by junk dealers and dumping of damaged vehicles was being done.

The MCC is in process of taking possession of other gram panchayat lands in the erstwhile villages of Khudda Ali sher, Khudda Lahora, Kaimbwala and Hallomajra