Punjab CM Channi lists government's 60 decisions in 72 days

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 2

Seeking to checkmate AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi today challenged him to check for himself the “pro-people” announcements being implemented on the ground by the Congress government.

Bringing out a detailed report card listing 60 decisions implemented after taking over as the CM 72 days ago, i.e. on September 20, Channi at a press conference said: “They say I am ‘ailaanjeet’ (announcement maker), but I am ‘vishwasjeet’ (trusted person) who implements decisions on the ground,” Channi said to counter AAP’s allegation of making tall promises.

Key initiatives highlighted by CM

• Waiver of arrears of domestic power consumers up to 2 KW load
• Proprietary rights to slum dwellers under BASERA scheme
• Punjabi mandatory up to class X for all state government/board jobs
• 1L new ration cards under 100% state-sponsored NFSS Scheme
• Rs3,100 as special assistance for 3.7 lakh construction workers
• Minimum wage hike of Rs416/month for unskilled labour
• 10% relief over and above for Malwa farm labour hit by worm attack
• 15L more families under Ayushman Bharat-Mukh Mantri Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana
• DA up by 11% for staff, pensioners; 6th pay panel being implemented

Awaiting audience

• Seeking redress of grievances, freedom fighters’ kin have been on a sit-in outside the CM’s Chandigarh residence for the past few days
• Their leader Harinder Singh Khalsa said though the CM claimed anyone could meet him, he hadn’t bothered to talk to them

Showing copies of the decisions taken, the CM said: “Be it reducing power tariff by Rs 3 from November 1, terminating PPAs, giving ownership rights to people living in ‘lal dora’ of villages, waiving pending water bills of Rs 1,168 crore for rural areas and reducing the monthly water tariff to Rs 50, 5 marla plots to the poor in villages, one-time settlement for regularisation of non-compoundable violations, Rs 3,100 to construction workers, school uniforms for all govt school students, I am implementing decisions on the ground and not merely making announcements. I am winning the trust of the people by taking action.”

Have won trust of people

They say I am ‘ailaanjeet’ (announcement maker), but I am ‘vishwasjeet’ (trusted person) who implements decisions on the ground. —Charanjit Singh Channi, CM

Accusing Kejriwal of indulging in mudslinging, CM Channi said though he liked criticism, doing it just for the sake of it is not only unethical but undesirable.”

He said: “The Punjab Government is not ‘Channi sarkar’ but a ‘Changi sarkar’ (good government) as we have effectively delivered the goods to win over the trust of common man.”

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