DECISION ON CONVEYANCE DEED AT ALLOTMENT PRICE TO BENEFIT LAKHS OF PUDA/GMADA ALLOTEES – SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL

Chandigarh, April 24, 2009

Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, President Shiromani Akali Dal and Deputy Chief Minister Punjab today said that the SAD-BJP government recent decision to allow lakhs of allotees of GMADA/PUDA colonies all over the state to get their conveyance deed of property registered at allotment rate rather than on current market rate as decided by previous Congress government would provide relief of average Rs. 2.00 lac to each allottee.

In a statement issued here Mr. Badal said that lakhs of allottees in the cities SAS Nagar Mohali, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, Amritsar and Bathinda were spending sleepless nights after draconian notification of Amarinder government to make mandatory for every allottee to get registry of his property done at current market rate as in most of cases the cost to be incurred on registration of property was ten times the original allotment price of property. They heaved a sigh of relief when our government announced in the month of February that we would review this unjust policy and provide relief to allottees with in one week.

Deputy Chief Minister said that when Chief Minister was explained about the extent of injustice being meted out to the allottees Mr. Badal asked the concerned department to put up the agenda in the next Cabinet meeting to undo the injustice.


Mr. Badal said that it was the happiest moment of his life when hundreds of allottees reached his residence to express their gratitude for expeditious decision by people friendly SAD-BJP government. He said that Chief Minister Punjab had even before the Cabinet decision asked GMADA/PUDA to immediately withdraw letter/notification insisting that all the allotees should get conveyance deed of their property registered at present collector rate.

Mr. Badal said that SAD-BJP government was committed for initiating a development revolution in Punjab to give relief to every section of society to change the socio-economic scenario of whole region. He said that farmers friendly and development oriented land acquisition policy initiated by this government has focused on rehabilitation of oustees besides providing them 30 percent more than market rate for their land.

Accusing Amarinder for looting innocent farmers by forcibly acquiring of their precious land at throwaway prices just to benefit his friend colonizers, Mr. Badal said that farmers of the state have vowed to punish arrogant Maharaja for his misdeeds. He said that intelligent electorate of Punjab was committed to ensure sweeping win of SAD-BJP candidate on all 13 seats.

87.18 LAC TONNES WHEAT PROCURED IN PUNJAB

CHANDIGARH APRIL 24

Government agencies and private millers had procured 8718056 tonnes of wheat till last evening, registering an increase of 57.09% over the figure achieved in the corresponding last year.

Disclosing this here today Chief Minister’s Media Advisor Mr. Harcharan Bains said that the state government’s concerted efforts had resulted in the smooth procurement. He said that out of total procurement of 8718056 tonnes of wheat in all the procurement centers of Punjab till date, the Government agencies procured 8668084 tonnes of wheat (99.4%) whereas private traders procured 12136 tonnes (0.1%) of wheat. Till April 23, PUNGRAIN had procured 1302494 tonnes (15.0%) whereas MARKFED procured 2006902 tonnes (23.2%). PUNSUP procured 1901500 tonnes (21.9%), PSWC procured 1135945 tonnes (13.1%) whereas PAIC was able to procure 976248 tonnes (11.3 %) of wheat. The Central Government agency FCI had been able to procure 1344995 tonnes (15.5%).

Besides, 76% of the stock had been lifted and payment to the tune of Rs.8500 crore had been made to the farmers, which takes care of more than 99% of the total payment due.

Mr. Bains said that the phenomenal success of the procurement operation has been due to the personal, day-to-day monitoring by the Chief Minister, Mr. Parkash Singh Badal. "What makes the procurement operation an extraordinary success story this year is that it had been achieved in the face of unusually inclement weather conditions during the harvesting season in the state," said Mr. Bains, complimenting the procurement agencies and officials for the success.
Mr. Bains pointed out that District Ferozepur with 1014838 tonnes of procurement was leading in procurement operations whereas District Sangrur with 946977 tonnes of procurement was at second slot and district Patiala with 812627 tonnes of procurement ranked at third position.

The State Government has set up 1547 procurement centers and activated its total machinery to ensure smooth procurement of wheat. Procurement of the wheat in the state was the biggest process in the world in which over 100 lakh MT wheat was procured within a short span of just 25 days, the Media Advisor added.…

Punjab Congress seeks foolproof security measures

CHANDIGARH, April 23

The Punjab Pradesh Congress has sought adequate security across the state in general and the Congress workers and leaders in particular. A delegation of the PCC leaders met the Director General of Police recently to bring to his notice the violence and use of force against the Congress activists and ruthless suppression of the weaker sections by the Akali leaders.

The delegation listed the details of the criminal activities being committed at the behest of the ruling Akalis in the state resulting in intimidation of the Congress workers. It pointed out, “the dare-devil looting of weapons in Hoshiarpur, murderous attack on Devinder Singh Goldy General Secretary Punjab Youth Congress S/o Sukhdev Singh Ex. Congress Sarpanch in village a Nizamiwala, in Dakala assembly segment of Patiala Parliamentary Constituency, threatening letter to P.P.C.C Secretary Dr. Robinder Singh of Mohali and written request from Rana Gurjeet Singh Congress Candidate from Khadoor Sahib Parliamentary Constituency are only ominous signs of what is in store in the future”.

The party demanded that active and prominent Congressmen should be provided with effective security cover on the recommendation of the party candidates, chairman Punjab Congress Campaign Committee and PCC President.
It also demanded that the Akali leaders and workers who have a track record of indulging in violence in elections should be bound down under preventive laws to ensure their good conduct through legal course and surveillance and their provocative gestures and deeds should not be allowed to create fear and reaction among the leaders and workers of the Congress party lest the situation may go beyond control.

The party sought that the vulnerable areas like habitats of the weaker sections should be effectively covered by police patrolling and other means as provided by law to ensure that they may freely exercise their legal right to vote. Besides, it asked for “sufficient and adequate deployment of para-military forces well in advance”.
The party also sought setting up of a complaint cum grievance redressal control room at every sub-divisional headquarters and the input/output of the cell should be made totally transparent.

UPA WAS CLASSIC CASE OF FORCIBLE COHABITATION –SUKHBIR

Chandigarh, April 23

Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, President Shiromani Akali Dal and Deputy Chief Minister Punjab today said that disintegration of UPA into mutually opposing constituents was a classic case of forcible cohabitation of self seeking political parties, who remained glued together with the sole motive of sharing the power and booty.

In a statement issued here, Mr. Badal said that the way Lalu, Paswan, Karunanidhi, Shibu Soren and new found friends Mulayam-Amar duo were publicly exposing and humiliating the Congress Party, they seem to have seen the writing on the wall of being dumped by electorate and they were in hurry to forgo the tainted label of UPA. Mr. Badal said that collapse of UPA could be solely blamed to arrogant, fascist and undemocratic working of Congress Party that has no faith in the basic federal values of Indian Constitution. He said that Congress despite being decimated from the electoral scene has not mentally reconciled to the fact that its strength had been reduced less than a major regional party and it can not dictate its terms to other parties. He said that vigilant Indian electorate after suffering from back breaking rising prices of essential goods has lost faith in the governance of UPA and was eagerly waiting for NDA to give them much needed relief.
Reminding about the Janata Party and NDA regimes, Mr. Badal said that then Prime Minister Mr. Morarji Desai and Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee kept a total control on price line where as the present government was in league with hoarders and multinational companies who were pushing up the prices creating artificial scarcity and with future trading. He said that Sugar which was available at Rs. 2.25 per Kg. in Janata party regime was now selling at Rs. 30.00 per Kg. Mr. Badal said that record 20% rise in the price of sugar, edible oils and pulses during last 15 days speaks about total collapse of governance capability of UPA.

Giving a call to throw away the corrupt and callous UPA regime by ensuring thumping victory of NDA, Mr. Badal said that the leaders of Congress in Punjab have already started deserting the sinking ship anticipating crushing defeat on all 13 seats in Punjab.

PUNJAB GOVERNMENT TO GRANT RELIEF OF RS.13.67 LAKH TO FARMERS FOR WHEAT DAMAGE IN FIRE INCIDENTS

CHANDIGARH APRIL 23:

The Punjab government has decided to grant Rs.13.67 lakh as relief to the farmers @ Rs.5000 per acre whose wheat crop in 273 acres had been damaged till now due to fire incidents in 8 districts viz. Tarn Taran, Muktsar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Barnala, Sangrur, Bathinda, Patiala and Amritsar.

Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the State Revenue department said that out of this amount of Rs.5000/- the relief @ Rs.1600 per acre would be given from the Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) and the remaining Rs.3400/- per acre would be paid from the state budget. Besides this 227 acre crop area had been damaged due to short circuit of electricity wires for which relief would be paid by the Punjab State Electricity Board.

The spokesman further said that detailed instructions had already been issued to the PSEB for processing these cases on priority basis. The state government was deeply concerned over this issue and a committee of SDM, Tehsildar and XEN/SDO of PSEB from the respective area had been constituted which would inspect the site of incident within two days to ascertain the causes of fire and submit the report to the concerned deputy commission who would further sent the proposal for relief to the government/electricity board.