DW BUREAU / Amritsar Expressing his concerns on illegal weapons and drugs being pushed into Indian territory from across the border, Member of Parliament and Spokesperson of the AICC Manish Tewari today demanded that the Central government must install anti drone technologies to stop the smuggling into Punjab with use of drones. Tewari said that he had already written a letter to the Union Home Minister on this sensitive issue. Addressing a press conference Tewari, expressing his worries on the current situation in Afghanistan, said that the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan has given strength to the divisive forces working in neighbouring Pakistan and it could be harmful for the interests of Indian border states particularly Punjab and J&K. He said that ISI was continuously working to sabotage peace in India and everyone could see the smuggling of drugs and weapons into our territory through drones in this context. Though our forces, which are on high alert, have successfully foiled many such bids, there are doubts that some of them may be successful in achieving targets. He lauded the efforts of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh led state government for successfully tackling the COVID pandemic and saving the state's economy despite the nonresponsive attitude of the central government and pandemic. He also said that though the central government has gone to the extent to put financial burden by stopping the RDF and GST share of Punjab, but the state remained economically firm due to the visionary leadership of Capt Amarinder Singh."Punjab CM is sincere and has vast experience. Punjab needs such leadership in the coming state assembly elections, which don't hesitate in putting individual political interests at stake to save the interests of the state. Capt Amarinder Singh has all such merits" added Tewari. Talking on the ongoing protest of cane growers Tewari said that the central government has never given MSP on sugarcane crop, whichever rates the state governments announce that only doesn't work more than advisories to the sugar mills. That is why it is necessary that the central government should announce MSP for sugarcane crop also like other 22 crops, demanded the MP. He also said that they stood firmly with the farmers and their MPs have also presented resolutions against the black farm laws but these resolutions could not have been discussed due to the logjam in the recently concluded Monsoon Session of Parliament. He said that they have also put a demand before the Speaker of Lok Sabha to call a special session to discuss these resolutions. Referring to the deaths due to shortage of oxygen in Delhi during the peak of the pandemic, Tewari said that at that critical situation the Punjab government led by Capt Amarinder Singh not only provided treatment to the residents of the state but also to the people who came from outside for treatment. Terming the vaccine distribution system of the Central government unsuccessful, Tewari said that states, where the governments are being run by the opposition parties, could not get vaccines supplies as per requirements while the state governments being run by the BJP are getting supplies on an everyday basis. (editor@dailyworld.in)