Congress general secretary and in-charge of Punjab, Shakeel Ahmed on Saturday directed the Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa to call a meeting of senior MlAs to discuss issues to be taken up in Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
A meeting of senior Punjab Congress leaders and MlAs was held under the chairmanship of Shakeel Ahmed in New Delhi. Shakeel also directed Bajwa to decide the venue and date of convention to be held on the Food Security Bill.
It was also decided at the meeting that Punjab Congress leaders will meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to apprise them of delay in paddy procurement and non-payment of minimum support price (MSP) to the farmers, besides the problem grain discolouration.