Punjab CM only passing time by cracking jokes: CM Nayab Singh Saini

Haryana CM asks Punjab CM — What happened to the promises made to women and youth?

CM gives message of self-reliance and a drug-free society to the women of Punjab at Teej festival in Ghanaur, Patiala

Chandigarh, August 22: Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is merely passing his time by cracking jokes. He asked Bhagwant Mann to explain what happened to the promises made by the Aam Aadmi Party to women and youth during the last elections. The Aam Aadmi Party had promised to provide Rs. 1,000 every month to women, and nearly five years of the government’s tenure have passed, with the next elections now around the corner. Yet, the Punjab Chief Minister is still asking women from the stage whether he should deposit one month’s money, two months’ money or three months’ money into their account. What else can this be if not a joke? Similarly, due to the poor law-and-order situation, industries are migrating from Punjab, creating an employment crisis for the youth, while frustrated and disappointed youngsters are increasingly falling into the trap of drug addiction.

Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini was addressing the women of Punjab at the Teej festival organised in Ghanaur town of Patiala district on Saturday. He gave women a message of women’s empowerment, self-reliance and building a drug-free society. He distributed kothlis and suits among women and felicitated women artists who presented cultural programmes. Former Haryana Minister Sh. Aseem Goel, Teej festival convenor Sh. Vikas Sharma and several other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that during the last election, the Aam Aadmi Party managed to secure votes by misleading the people of Punjab, but this time the people of Punjab, especially mothers and sisters, are fully aware. This time, women are ready to bring about a change in Punjab and, inspired by the policies of Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi, they will form a BJP government in Punjab and once again make Punjab a happy and prosperous state. The youth of Punjab have also made up their minds to make a BJP government in the state.

Several schemes implemented for women in Haryana

Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that before the elections, the Haryana government had promised women a monthly assistance of Rs. 2,100 and fulfilled this promise immediately after forming the government. The government made a provision of Rs. 5,000 crore for the scheme in its very first budget, and 10 lakh women are now receiving Rs. 2,100 every month. So far, Rs. 2,000 crore has been transferred to the bank accounts of women under the scheme.

Similarly, the government is providing LPG cylinders at Rs. 500 to families with an annual income of up to Rs. 1.80 lakh. To strengthen women running Self-Help Groups, financial assistance of up to Rs. 20 lakh is being provided. Women in Haryana are earning between Rs. 4 lakh and Rs. 45 lakh in just four days by participating in Swadeshi Melas. Likewise, pregnant women in Haryana are being provided Rs. 6,000 for nutritious food. The government is also handing over plots, houses and flats to poor families.

CM reiterates resolve to implement Haryana’s schemes in Punjab

He said that all these schemes would also be implemented for the people of Punjab after a BJP government is formed in the state. Like Haryana, all crops of Punjab farmers will also be procured at MSP, while the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana will be implemented for potatoes and other vegetables and fruits.

He said that after the formation of a BJP government in Punjab, those involved in the drug trade would either quit the business or leave Punjab. Like Haryana, jobs in Punjab would also be provided to youth without parchi and kharchi, and the entire network of corruption in recruitment would be eliminated.

He said that there had recently been irregularities in the recruitment of Excise Inspectors in Punjab, while the Punjab and Haryana High Court had even issued a stay notice in connection with recruitment in the Health Department, as influential people were allegedly recommended for jobs, thereby cheating poor youth.

Teej symbolises the shared culture of Haryana and Punjab

Extending Teej greetings and best wishes to women, Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that the festival is not merely a celebration of the greenery and happiness of the month of Sawan, but also a festival of marital bliss, good fortune, love, devotion and our rich cultural heritage. The festival symbolises the shared culture of Haryana and Punjab, the love between sisters and daughters, and the spirit of the shared soil of the two states — a spirit that is much larger than state boundaries.

“I feel as if I have come to my sisters’ maternal home”

He said that the celebration organised on the land of Ghanaur felt less like a formal programme and more like visiting the maternal home of his sisters. He said that all the colours of Punjab’s culture could be seen here — the colours of chunnis, the fragrance of mehendi, the sweetness of giddha and folk songs, and the enthusiasm of Punjab clearly visible in the swings of Sawan.

Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that today he had come among his sisters as a brother, carrying kothlis for them. He said that these kothlis contained not only sweets, but also the sweetness of relationships, the fragrance of respect and prayers for the well-being of his sisters.

He said that just as a brother’s presence stands beside his sister at her maternal home, he too would stand with his sisters through every happiness and sorrow.

Wishes for happiness, prosperity and dignity for sisters and daughters

Extending Teej greetings to all mothers, sisters and daughters, the Chief Minister said that just as the Teej swing rises high, may the dreams of the daughters of Ghanaur and Punjab rise even higher; just as the colour of mehendi becomes deeper, may the bond of trust between Punjab and Haryana become deeper; and just as the land turns green during Sawan, may the prosperity of Ghanaur and Punjab become even greener and more flourishing.

He wished that on the auspicious occasion of Teej, every sister and daughter’s life be filled with happiness, dignity, self-reliance and prosperity.

The Chief Minister called upon everyone to take a pledge on the auspicious occasion of Teej, saying that the swings of Teej should not be confined to courtyards alone, but should also soar with the dreams of daughters, the aspirations of women, the hopes of youth, the hard work of farmers and the prosperity of the fields.