Kurali/Chandigarh, February 4
Addressing a massive rally organized in support of the Viksit Bharat–G-RAM-G Scheme in Kharar, BJP Punjab’s Working State President Ashwani Sharma said that through this scheme Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ensured the rights of the poor, labourers, and farmers, whereas the government of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has worked to extinguish the hearth of the poor. He said that every scheme of the Modi government focuses on the welfare of the poor, but the Punjab government is only making false claims.
Sharma said that with the implementation of the G-RAM-G system in MGNREGA, a major blow has been dealt to corruption and wages will now be transferred directly into workers’ bank accounts. The Modi government has introduced fundamental reforms in MGNREGA by increasing the number of workdays to 125, guaranteeing payment within seven days, and providing interest along with the amount if payment is delayed beyond seven days. Moreover, if workers do not get work within 15 days, there is a provision for unemployment allowance. He said all these steps are historic initiatives aimed at providing a social security shield to the poor.
Sharma accused the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress of turning the MGNREGA scheme into a hub of corruption for years. Despite thousands of corruption cases coming to light, neither was the money recovered from the guilty nor was anyone punished. He said that through schemes like the Prime Minister Awas Yojana, Ujjwala Gas Scheme, Jal Jeevan Mission, Ayushman Bharat, and the Free Foodgrain Scheme, the Modi government has brought a major transformation in the lives of the poor. “Today, every household is getting toilets, gas connections and drinking water, which earlier were only dreams”, he said, while alleging that the Mann government betrayed people by discontinuing the Dal-Atta scheme meant for the poor, while even today the central government is supplying free food grains under the Prime Minister’s Food Scheme.
Speaking on law and order, Sharma said that incidents of gangsterism, extortion, shootings and drug abuse are continuously increasing in Punjab and today people in the state are living under fear. “The government that was expected to ensure peace and security has completely failed”, he rued. Sharma also said that the Punjab government is actually being run from Delhi and the Chief Minister has been reduced to a mere puppet. He said that BJP is the only party that can take Punjab back on the path of peace, harmony and development. “The Modi government’s resolve of a Developed India is dedicated to transforming the lives of every poor citizen”, he concluded.
