Punjab Government’s farm debt waiver scheme took another leap on Thursday, with 73,748 farmers from six districts getting debt relief certificates worth Rs 485.69 crore with the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh conspicuous by his absence.
On behalf of the Chief Minister, who missed the event due to a last-minute glitch in his chopper to cover over 130 kms which may take two-hours by road, the state Finance Minister Manpreet Badal handed over debt waiver certificates to 14 farmers, as a token gesture.
Capt Amarinder tweeted his regrets for not being able to personally present on the occasion, and reiterated his personal commitment to upholding the interests of the farming community.
Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, besides Cabinet Ministers — Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Razia Sultana and Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, former Union Minister Preneet Kaur and former Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal were present at the event. Farmers from the districts of Sangrur, Barnala, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, SAS Nagar and Rupnagar were the beneficiaries in this phase of the implementation of the farm debt waiver scheme.