On completion of five months in power, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday slammed the achievements of Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann government in what is being seen as an attempt to quell opposition’s criticism that the ruling party is more confident. Still working. On optics than on any creative work.
The party fielded five of its senior ministers- Finance Minister Harpal Cheema, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal, Health Minister Chetan Singh Jauramajra, Prisons, Mining and Education Minister Harjot Bains and Power and PWD Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO. Work done during the period.
From managing “systematic” finances, uncovering an anti-encroachment drive on government land to mohalla clinics, senior ministers claimed five months of “fantastic” work.
“In the last five months, we have paid off loans and interest of Rs 12,339 crore taken by previous governments, but borrowed only Rs 10,729 crore. I promised in the budget that we will increase the GST collection by 27 per cent, and we have registered a growth of 24.15 per cent. With the festive season approaching, we will achieve our targeted growth. We have succeeded in eliminating the liquor mafia and the excise duty has increased by 43.47 per cent.
Harjot Bains claimed great success in curbing gangster elements. “We have cracked down on the gangsters and broke the nexus between them and the jail authorities,” he said. In five months, 2,088 mobile phones smuggled into jails have been recovered. Several technological interventions are being planned to stop smuggling in jails,” he said.
Dhaliwal said he has ensured that 9,053 acres of land illegally occupied by encroachers is freed.
“A lot of land belonging to the Rural Development Department was unknown. We have perused the revenue records and such 7,000 acres of land has been identified and the rights are being handed back to the department. The auction of common land of the village has been done smoothly. We are working to empower Gram Panchayats.
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