DW BUREAU / Patiala

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday said that the state government is making strenuous efforts for making Punjab a debt free state, progressive and prosperous state.

Addressing the gathering during Sarkar Vyapaar Milni here on Monday, the Chief Minister said that the state has inherited a debt due to misdeeds of the previous governments. However, he said that his government will make all out efforts to bail out the state from these crisis for which concerted efforts are being made. Bhagwant Singh Mann said the budget of two years reflect good things unfolding in state in terms of enhanced revenue collection adding that this tempo will continue in coming days too.

The Chief Minister said that Punjab is witnessing these type of functions for the first time. He said that earlier only political mudslinging was done in events but now celebration of happiness is being made in such functions. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that for the first time traders have become integral part in decision making to put state in path of high trajectory.

The Chief Minister said that today new schools, hospitals are being coming up, free power is given to 90% households, jobs have been given to more than 43000 jobs and others due to the good intentions of the government. He said that this was lacking during the earlier regimes due to which the state has lagged behind in the progress. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that now the state government is exposing the ugly face of the previous regimes.

The Chief Minister said that these leaders are opportunists who switch the sides just because of their vested interests. He said that these leaders have single agenda of setting their families in the arena of the public life but these people have been time and again rejected by people. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the greed of power of these leaders is never satiated and they vie for it on pretext or other.

The chief minister said that these leaders neither have vision nor intention to serve the people adding that their sole motive is to plunder the wealth of state. He said that industry wants infrastructure and we want jobs for youth and tax for the welfare of the state. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this circle is the basis of the industrial policy of the state government due to which they are holding these meets with traders and industrialists.

The Chief Minister said that Punjabis are successful across the globe but can't rise in the state due to regressive policies of these leaders. He said that these leaders have ruined the state for their vested interests and have mercilessly looted the wealth of Punjab. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that due to this reason only the residents of the state have trounced these leaders.
(editor@dailyworld.in)