Ban opium sale in Rajasthan, says Amarinder

Sunday, 04/01/2015

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/politics/ban-opium-sale-in-rajasthan-says-amarinder/25641.html

Chandigarh : Senior Congress leader and Amritsar MP Capt Amarinder Singh today said opium produced in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh was finding its way into Punjab.

Earlier, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Badal had asked the Modi government to ensure that BJP-ruled states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh stopped the sale and cultivation of these drugs. Captain pointed out that given the fact that there was BJP government in both states and at the Centre, it was the right time to evolve a consensus on formulating a national drug policy.

Capt Amarinder said BJP president Amit Shah instead of staging a dharna and awareness programme on drugs in Punjab should prevail upon his government to ban the production and trade in opium and its byproducts. “I know this is not the ultimate solution, but this can be a step in the right direction,” he remarked.

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RANA GURJIT SINGH INAUGURATES MARKFED SALES BOOTH AT LOHIAN

Thursday, 01/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/07/31/rana-gurjit-singh-inaugurates-markfed-sales-booth-at-lohian/

Jalandhar : In a major step to boost the rural economy besides providing employment to youth in villages, MARKFED has launched a sale booth in Lohian, which would, provides more than 100 eatable items.

 

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Indian-Americans urge Trump to ‘fully support’ India on Kashmir

Sunday, 04/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-urge-trump-to-fully-support-india-on-kashmir/813832.html

Washington : The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to “fully support” India’s decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism.