Majithia seeks package for those who lost livelihood
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, April 14
SAD MLA Bikram Singh Majithia on Tuesday distributed around 500 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits to medical personnel, arhtiyas, labourers, police personnel and journalists at Majitha here. He also handed over kits to Deputy Commissioner Shivdular Singh Dhillon.
Demanding an economic package for all those who had lost their livelihoods, he said the government should extend a direct help to all daily wagers by depositing Rs 6,000 in their bank accounts, besides releasing Rs 1,000 crore due to sugarcane farmers.
He said similarly wheat growers should be given a bonus of Rs 50 per quintal. He said potato and vegetable farmers and those engaging in floriculture should be given a direct cash benefit considering the losses they had incurred last month.
“Milk producers should be given a bonus of Rs 5 per litre to help them tide over difficulties faced by them,” he said, while asserting it was unfortunate that the government had reduced the milk procurement rate in this time of crisis.
Speaking about the bravery of doctors, para-medics and entire staff and ambulance personnel, he said the government should double their salaries immediately to recognise the services being rendered by them.
He also saluted the bravery of ASI Harjit Singh for displaying remarkable courage and composure when attacked by anti-social elements in Patiala during the course of which his arm was severed. He said Harjit should be given an out-of-turn promotion for being a role model for the entire force.
During his visit to Majitha, he also interacted with arhtiyas at the grain market, besides giving them reusable gloves as well as masks. The Arhtiyas’ Association urged Majithia that all labourers working in the mandis should be given insurance.
Later, the SAD leader met DC Shivdular Singh Dhillon. He pointed out the need for ensuring safety measures as thousands of farmers and others associated with the harvesting of wheat crop would be out in the open from tomorrow. He stressed the need for maintaining complete transparency in distribution of food material to poor and needy people while disclosing instances of politicisation of government relief material by Congressmen.
Majithia also visited the DSP office and the SDM office in Majitha where he also gave PPE kits. Separate PPE kits were kept in the market committee office. He thanked the civil and police officials as well as health workers for the risks they were taking to provide service to the people.
