Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said that the state government is fully prepared for providing uninterrupted power to the farmers for ensuring smooth and hassle-free sowing of paddy crop in the state.
In a statement, the Chief Minister said that like previous year, the state government has decided to commence the sowing of paddy across the state in a phased manner. He said that the paddy sowing has commenced from June 10 in some parts of the state whereas remaining parts will be cover on June 16, 19 and 21. He said that the state has been divided in four zones to implement this sowing mechanism in an effective manner.
Mann said that in the first phase transplantation in the areas beyond the fence across international border started from June 10. He said that from tomorrow viz June 16 uninterrupted power will be ensured in the second phase to seven districts viz. Ferozepur, Faridkot, Pathankot, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur, SBS Nagar and Tarn Taran. Bhagwant Mann said that in third phase paddy transplantation will be ensured from June 19 in seven districts including Rupnagar, SAS Nagar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Fazilka, Bathinda and Amritsar whereas in remaining nine districts of Patiala, Jalandhar, Moga, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Hoshiarpur, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Barnala and Mansa paddy transplantation will commence from June 21.
Reiterating the commitment of the state government to ensure uninterrupted power to the farmers during the paddy season, the Chief Minister said that a minimum eight hours of regular power supply will be ensured by all means. Mann said that like previous year the farmers will get regular supply of water during the paddy season adding that the state government is having surplus coal stock with it to supply power to farmers.
I know that the so-called ‘Politicians’ are unable to digest a common man as Chief Minister: Mann
Taking strong exception over an unparliamentary remark by former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal against him, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said that baffled over growing public support for him, the SAD Chief has lost his mental balance.
In a statement issued here, Mann categorically said that these rejected leaders, who have been ousted by the people, don’t have any moral right to say anything. He said that these leaders had treated Punjab as their fiefdom and plundered the state mercilessly. He said that irked over this the wise people of state had elected their own government by trouncing these leaders badly.
The CM said that now these leaders are not able to digest that the government of common man is working tirelessly to serve the state and its people, adding that frustrated over this these leaders have started hitting below the belt by using such foul language. Mann said that these leaders will be paid back in the same coin by the people of state who be certainly teach them a lesson.
Mann said that it’s ok that he was insane but at least he was not plundering the public wealth as Sukhbir and his coterie had done during their heydays. He said that these people are stooping too low in public life but people will certainly give them a befitting answer in coming times. He said that these people had committed unpardonable sins against Punjab and its people adding that they will never be forgiven for them by the people of state.