List single decision not implemented, Punjab CM dares Oppn
Darpan News Desk IANS, 02 Dec, 2021 12:35 PM
Chandigarh, Dec 2 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday dared the Opposition to list a single decision or announcement made during his two-month tenure as CM, which has not been implemented on the ground.
Reiterating his government's commitment to implement each and every decision in the right earnest, Channi said that notwithstanding the time constraint, his government would leave no stone unturned to resolve the remaining issues.
Training guns at AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal for "indulging in mudslinging", Channi said that though he liked criticism, the same for the sake of mere criticism is not only unethical, but also undesirable.
He advised Kejriwal not to be envious of his pro-people agenda, rather implement his (Channi's) model of welfare and development in Delhi.
"The Punjab government is not 'Channi Sarkar', but a 'Changi Sarkar' (efficient government) as we have effectively delivered the goods to win over the trust of the common man," the Punjab CM said.
While presenting his government's report card related to the status of implementation of government decisions and announcements made during the past 72 days since he assumed charge on September 20, Channi said 60 decisions have been implemented in letter and spirit.
"In view of my government's superb performance, I now deserve to be known as 'Vishwasjeet Singh' instead of 'Elanjeet Singh' as earlier addressed by the opposition," he said.
In a presentation, Channi said several path-breaking decisions have been taken in the power sector, including waiver of arrears of domestic electricity consumers up to 2 KW load, benefitting nearly 20 lakh families with a total relief of Rs 1,500 crore.
Likewise, power price has also been reduced by Rs 3 per unit for domestic consumers with load up to 7 KW, benefitting over 69 lakh families with a total relief of Rs 3,316 crore annually.
Besides, his government has also decided to abolish power purchase agreements (PPAs) for which the Vidhan Sabha has already passed the Bills, paving way for its abolition, Channi said.
In a bid to ensure uninterrupted power supply at affordable rates, the state government has decided to purchase 250 MW solar power at the lowest ever rates in the state, i.e., Rs 2.33 to Rs 2.34 per unit, for which tenders have been accepted by the state government.
This price is 87 per cent less than the earlier PPAs done by the previous SAD-BJP government at the rate of Rs 17.91 per unit.
On rural development, the Chief Minister said that under the 'Mera Ghar Mere Naam' scheme for proprietary rights within the Lal Lakir, 4,846 households have been benefitted across 55 villages, while all households within the Lal Lakir would be covered by December 2022.
Similarly, allotment of up to five-marla plots to the eligible families in rural areas is being undertaken in a mission mode. As many as 30,000 Sanads have already been delivered within a short span of two months, he said.
The Uttar Pradesh government has given a six months' extension to the special investigation team (SIT) probing the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. The SIT had sought extension and the state government has given time to the SIT to complete the investigation and make arrests by May 2022.
This comes just days after the COP26 climate summit, where India pledged to cut emissions to net zero by 2070, reduce carbon emissions by one billion tonnes by 2030, and raise the share of renewables in the energy mix to 50 per cent, among others, before staging a last-minute climbdown opposing a commitment to "phase out" coal.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, a former judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, to monitor the Lakhimpur Kheri violence probe and to ensure fairness and independence in the investigation.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked petitions against the Punjab and Haryana High Court order, which upheld the appointment of Dinkar Gupta as Punjab Director General of Police.
Punjab has always stood against external intrusions and hence must be considered as a security case, not just as an economic case at the time of budgetary allocation, state Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal said here on Tuesday. Badal made the demand during a virtual discussion with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on stepping up investment, infrastructure and growth in the country.
After a lacklustre outing in the 2017 Assembly polls, Kejriwal's AAP has rejuvenated its efforts to make a political dent in Goa for the upcoming 2022 state Assembly polls.
