The election is between honesty and dishonesty, definitely cast your vote on June 1: Sukhu
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu appealed to all the voters of the state to cast their vote on June 1 and said that this time the election is between honesty and dishonesty. He said that the election is the biggest festival of democracy and everyone’s participation in this festival is very important. Every vote is precious in the election. He said that this time the election is not an ordinary election because this time the election is between the saleable and the sustainable. It is time to teach a lesson to those who have tried to buy votes with money power.
The Chief Minister said that during the last one-and-a-half-year tenure, the Congress government stood with the people of the state in every happiness and sorrow. In the disaster, the Congress government gave a special package of Rs 4500 crore and rehabilitated 22 thousand disaster-affected families. He said that the Congress government provided pensions to 1.36 lakh government employees. In the one-and-a-quarter-year tenure, the dearness allowance was increased by seven percent and the diet money of police personnel was increased to Rs 1000. Along with this, the arrears of pensioners are also being cleared.
The Chief Minister said that the Congress government has made schemes for the welfare of other classes along with the working class. He said that the Congress government started a scheme to give Rs 1500 pension to women, however, the BJP created obstacles in it. Along with this, the state government settled the pending revenue cases on priority and through Revenue Lok Adalats in the state, more than one lakh cases of transfer and about eight thousand cases of partition were settled and people were provided relief.
Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that the Congress government increased the MNREGA wage from Rs 60 to Rs 300. Apart from this, provisions have been made like free education for children of widows up to the age of 27 years and financial assistance of Rs 3 lakh for widows to build houses. By adopting 4000 orphan children of the state as Children of the State, the responsibility of their maintenance and education has been legally made the responsibility of the state government. He said that the Congress government is providing free treatment of up to Rs 25 lakh to the elderly above the age of 70 years.
The Chief Minister said that the Congress government raised the support price of apple and mango by a historic Rs 1.50 to Rs 12. For the first time, purchase of apple per kilo was ensured and in this apple season, the sale will be in universal cartons. He said that for the first time in the country, milk was given a support price and in the state, cow milk is being purchased at the rate of Rs 45 and buffalo milk at the rate of Rs 55. He said that the Congress government has made schemes for the welfare of every section. Three and a half years of the Congress government’s term is still left and we will dedicate each of our days to public service.
