Tribune News Service
Amritsar, August 27
PCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu addressed the Trade and Industrial Associations of Amritsar, an organisation represented by 48 traders and industrial bodies at the SG resorts. The programme was organised by Congress MLA Sunil Dutti in his constituency last night.
He stated that: “Let me tell you at my loudest neither did I take oath nor I made promises. I will raise a model Punjab which will be there for next two decades.” However, he put a condition that it will be possible only if he was empowered to take decisions.
In another attack on the Capt Amarinder Singh government, he said “When his tenure will end, (complete its term), a loan of Rs 3.25 lakh will be added to the exchequer.”
On high power utility tariff, he said he knew that the faulty PPAs signed at Rs 17 per unit were responsible for this. He stated that the power utility could be made available at Rs 3.25 per unit to domestic users. Power will be available at Rs three per unit if faulty PPAs will be abrogated. Continuing his attack on the government he said it has been giving only assurances to all job seekers such as ETT passed, contractual employees and others. He promised that the industrial policies would be made by enterpreneurs themselves and not the bureaucrats.
Earlier, Ajay Mehra from warp knitting industry said successive governments showed them moon and nothing came out. So, their faith eroded in the government and they discontinued taking part in meetings. He stated that farmers were sitting on roads and they were also ready to do so. Farmers are committing suicides and they were on the verge of doing so.
Other industrialists stated that bureaucrats made policies for industrialists which suit them.
They drew the attention to the assets owned by bureaucrats which far exceed the wealth of industrialists. They accused Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh for giving free hand to bureaucrats during his tenure.
Navjot Singh Sidhu promises a model Punjab, flays CM’s policies
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