Reiterating his zero-tolerance policy towards corruption to protect and promote industrial growth in Punjab, the State Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday promised to eradicate Inspector Raj from the State.
Capt Amarinder’s assurance to the industry came after small-scale hosiery and knit-wear industrial units put their shutters down in ludhiana and a delegation of their representatives met Patiala MlA Preneet Kaur to share their woes under the Badal government’s ‘nadarshahi’ tax regime.
Expressing serious concern over the closure of ludhiana small-scale industries, which followed a similar lock-out of businesses in Amritsar, Capt Amarinder said that he was committed to the revival and promotion of the state industry on priority basis for overall growth and employment generation in Punjab.
Pledging to do away with inspector raj in the state, Capt Amarinder said that the Badal government had failed to address the problem despite monthly meetings on the issue as it clearly lacked the will and intent to eradicate corruption.
He reassured the cottage and small industrial units functional in the walled city that they would not be forced to shift out. “Rather, these units would be provided essential amenities to develop them on the lines of Smart City,” he said adding that a group of knowledgeable people from among the unit owners would be constituted to suggest measures for their welfare and upgradation.