Will probe MGNREGA rip-off when SAD involves energy in Punjab: Sukhbir

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday stated that after elected to energy, the celebration will launch an investigation into the alleged Rs 1,000 crore MGNREGA rip-off below which Congress legislators “looted money meant for civil works in villages in connivance with sarpanches associated with them”.
Talking to mediapersons in Abohar, the SAD chief stated “Congress legislators had lined their pockets by showing imaginary work done under MNREGA and had also misused the scheme to do civil works of a personal nature”. He stated issues had come to such a head that some legislators had “established their own interlocking tile factories”. “We will order an inquiry into all such cases of corruption immediately after coming to power in the state,” he added.

Sukhbir additionally stated SAD would launch an agitation in case the Congress authorities doesn’t launch excellent dues of Rs 284 crore to sugarcane growers. He stated cooperative sugar mills owed farmers Rs 188 crore together with Rs 107 crore dues of the 2019-20 crushing season and Rs 81 crore for the continuing season. He stated personal sugar mills additionally owed farmers Rs 96 crore.
Sukhbir additionally demanded that the federal government revise the State Assured Price (SAP) of sugarcane with fast impact for the present season. He stated the state had not elevated SAP of sugarcane for 3 years. “In Punjab sugarcane SAP is Rs 310 per quintal while in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh it is Rs 350 per quintal.”
The SAD president additionally condemned the state authorities for failing to supply compensation to individuals throughout 40 villages in Abohar and Balluana whose crops have been broken attributable to flooding over the last monsoon season. He alleged that the federal government had not paid compensation to individuals for crops which have been broken even a yr again. He added that “similarly people were even being denied social welfare benefits under the old age pension scheme and the Shagun scheme”. “It seems there is no government in Punjab and no chief minister also,” he stated, including that the CM was not fulfilling any of the duties of his workplace.

‘Will not form alliance with BJP in state’
Sukhbir additionally clarified that SAD wouldn’t type an alliance with the BJP within the state. He additionally requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to know the emotions of the farmers of the nation and repeal the three farm legal guidelines instantly.
The celebration president additionally handed over the ‘Vishesh Daani Sanman Pattar’ to all celebration staff from Balluana and Malout.