Giving a befitting reply to the whims and fancies of Governor Banwari Lal Purohit, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said on Saturday that the Punjab government has been working diligently for the welfare of the people, which is yielding positive results. The Chief Minister said that the law and order situation is intact in the state under his regime. Citing an example of the congenial atmosphere in the state, the Chief Minister said that since March 2022, an investment of Rs 50,871 crore has been recorded in the state, and 3,420 projects have been approved. He said that Tata Steel is setting up the country’s second steel plant in Ludhiana.
Similarly, the Chief Minister said that investments are being made by Sanathan, Nestle, and Nabha Power Plant. He said that a record 2.70 lakh registrations of micro, small, and medium enterprises have been registered in the state, and Punjab has secured the first position in north India. These figures were presented by none other than the Government of India in the Rajya Sabha. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that a leading magazine in the country has ranked Punjab second in its report on a better law and order situation.
The Chief Minister bemoaned that, though his government has been working for the development of the state and the implementation of welfare schemes, the Governor was appeasing his masters through such nasty letters. Rejecting the calumnious attacks by the Punjab Governor on the drug situation in the state, the Chief Minister said his government has launched a crusade against drugs. He said that over 23518 drug smugglers were arrested after registering 17623 FIRs and seizing 1627 kg of heroin, while Rs 13.29 crore has been recovered from smugglers, the properties of 66 drug smugglers have been seized, and action is underway to confiscate the rest to make the state drug-free.
Bhagwant Singh Mann said that his government is taking more stringent steps to wipe out the menace of drugs in the state. Listing other pro-people initiatives, the Chief Minister said the people are getting 600 units of free electricity, and 90 percent of the people have been getting zero bills. He said that so far, more than 31,000 youth in the state have been given government jobs, and more than 12,000 contractual teachers jobs have been regularised.
