DW Bureau | Chandigarh, Jan 23 :  Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Satnam Singh Sandhu has launched an AI-enabled web portal to transform citizen engagement by collecting opinions, suggestions and grievances of people for ‘smart’ detection of emerging public issues and provide redressal of grievances for each segment of the society with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI). 

Speaking at the launch of his web portal (https://satnamsandhu.in/), MP Satnam Singh Sandhu said, “This web portal will use AI for transforming citizen engagement. AI feature of this website will analyse the impact of an issue or problem in an urban or rural area by collecting opinions, suggestions and grievances of the citizens. It will use  a smart detection system for classification of public issues into different categories like health, infra, education and women safety. It will also create awareness about how the Parliament works, role of public representatives, impact of government policies and platforms available for redressal of public grievances. This portal will provide 24X7 support to the people in 12 Indian languages which will help even low-literacy in using it for sharing their opinions, suggestion and grievances with me. AI feature of this portal will also help in detecting the seriousness or urgency of an issue through ‘Emotion Detection’ based on the anger, urgency or distress shown by the affected persons. The ‘MP Performance Dashboard’ will help people in tracking my activities as a MP in the Parliament. They can get details of the questions raised by me and  participation in debates in the House,”.

“This web portal is a step towards making governance transparent, responsive, inclusive and participatory by bringing it to the people’s doorstep to ensure that every voice is heard and addressed. By clicking on the ‘Contact Us’ (https://satnamsandhu.in/index.php#contactus) page of my web portal,  people in Punjab or anywhere else can now directly share their valuable suggestions, feedback or messages. It will help me in identification of key public issues, demands and needs which need to be taken up by me on priority basis. It will help me in raising the public issues in Parliament more effectively. To begin with, people can share their ideas and suggestions for the Union Budget 2026-27,” he added.

A two-year performance analysis of the Satnam Singh Sandhu, ever since his nomination by the President to the Upper House of Parliament in January 2024, shows the first-time Rajya Sabha Member remains a top performing MP in the Parliament championing the cause of minorities, diaspora, farmers, education sector, technology, skilling and infrastructure development in Chandigarh and Punjab.

During this duration, Sandhu fulfilled his Parliamentary responsibilities with active participation on the floor of the House by maintaining 100 % attendance in four Parliamentary sessions, asking 150 questions on issues of concern, being part of 35 debates on issues of national importance, raising issues of public importance through 10 Special Mentions and introducing four Private Member Bills which shows his proactive role in policy making.  He also brought 19 urgent public issues to the government's attention during Zero Hour.

MP Satnam Singh Sandhu asked an impressive 150 questions covering 41 Union Ministries in past two years, 53.5% more than the national average of 97.7 questions.

In fact, many of issues were raised for the first time ever in the Parliament by Sandhu. These issues include demand for restoration of the Sikh reference library, rejuvenation of the Ghaggar River, migratory birds at the wetlands of Punjab, Jahaz Haveli, NRI properties disputes, Tribal status to marginalised communities of Punjab, economic upliftment of Sikligar Sikhs, Military Academy at Sri Anandpur Sahib, global rankings of Indian institutions, construction and rejuvenation of canals in Punjab, welfare of Udasi sect, skilling for minorities, Inland waterways in Punjab, Ajj Sarovar and Ram Temple in Kharar (Punjab), connectivity at Kharar railway station. 

MP Satnam Singh Sandhu also earnestly raised Punjab’s issues by asking 54 questions in Parliament on various issues concerning the state. These issues were related to education, forest restoration, assessment of floods, Bioenergy projects, vibrant villages programme, public transport infrastructure in Chandigarh, Jal Jeevan Mission, health hazards emanating from the Ghaggar, Sutlej and Beas rivers, cultivation and consumption of millets, progress of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), spread of diphtheria cases, Khelo India Scheme, production of new and renewable energy, promotion of Digital Public Infrastructure,  Chandigarh Metro Project, development and renovation of High Court of Punjab and Haryana, flora and fauna, seizure of Narcotics, burgeoning debt and textile industry in Punjab. 

Sandhu also raised issues of Punjab farmers’ in the Parliament through questions on MSP rates to farmers in Punjab, consumption of chemical fertilisers in Punjab, subsidy-related schemes to individual farmer and dependency on fertilizer in Punjab. 

He also asked 11 questions concerning the Sikh community including Martyrdom Anniversary (Shaheedi Diwas) of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, persecution of Sikh community in Pakistan and Afghanistan, preservation of the weaponry and ironwork art by Sikligar Sikh community, rail connectivity to Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib, legacy of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and denial of entry to Indian devotees to Sri Nankana Sahib.

He also raised the issues of minority communities by asking questions related to impact on minorities under PM Awas Yojna, education facilities for minority communities and skill development and entrepreneurship programmes for minorities.

During this period, MP Satnam Singh Sandhu also participated in 35 debates in the Parliament out of which 14 were related to Punjab. He also raised important issues of Punjab and the nation through 10 Special Mentions related to various Union Ministries.

 The issues related to Punjab raised by MP Sandhu during Debates and Special Mentions in the Rajya Sabha include  alarming rise in Uranium, Nitrate and other pollutants in state’s groundwater, release of pending scholarship arrears, trafficking of Indian youth  via the Dunki route and forced deployment  into foreign wars,  construction of ultra-modern storage facilities for all agricultural produce, alarming level of pollution in Budha Nala in Ludhiana, revival of pilgrimage sites related to Lord Shri Ram in Punjab, preservation of Majha, Malwai, Doabi, and Puadi dialects of Punjab and conservation of Wetlands in Punjab for preserving the overall ecosystem for migratory birds. 

Sandhu also participated in several debates and discussions on issues of national importance including 'Operation Sindoor', demand for conferring Bharat Ratna posthumously to Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Udham Singh and Shaheed Madanlal Dhingra, increasing cases of grabbing of NRIs' properties, Union Budget 2025-26 and  Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill.

Satnam Singh Sandhu also moved four Private Member Bills in Rajya Sabha even as the national average of such Bills presented by MPs is just 0.4 %. These four Private Member Bills include ‘Recognition of Legal Person Status of Rivers Bill  2024’ for giving  ‘personhood status’ to rivers, Kisan Jeevan Suraksha evam Durghatna Pratipurti Vidheyak 2025 to provide for mandatory insurance and compensation to farmers, The National Ranking and Accreditation Authority for Higher Educational Institutions Bill 2025 and Pravasi Bharatiya Kaushal evam Pratibha Prerak Vidheyak 2025 for establishing an Authority to mobilise skills, talents and resources of Indian diaspora.