SAD-BJP govt a failure on all fronts: Jakhar
Monday, 01/12/2014
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FARIDKOT : Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab assembly Sunil Kumar Jakhar said here on Sunday that the SAD-BJP government has failed to provide any relief to all sections of society including farmers, traders, labourers and the common man.
He said prices of most of the crops have come down by 25% and in many parts of the state, farmers are also suffering in the absence of canal water as the government had started untimely cleaning of some canals due to the scarcity of funds
Jakhar was speaking at a protest rally of Congress and National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) workers over the alleged failure of the government on all fronts here on Sunday.
“The government has failed to keep its promises made during the elections such as providing unemployment allowance. Not a single unemployed youth has been paid any allowance. Rather, the government has also failed to release over ` 5 crore of the for NREGS workers,” he said.
Jakhar said that the Congressled UPA government had released ` 150 crore in March for the workers under NREGS, but the state has allegedly used (misused) these funds for other purposes.
“Before the Lok Sabha polls, the Badals had assured the people that if the BJP came to power, truckloads of financial aid will be brought to Punjab to make it prosperous. Where are those truckloads? “he said.
