STATE GOVERNMENT FIRMLY COMMITTED TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED AND REGULAR POWER SUPPLY TO THE FARMERS DURING PADDY SEASON: ASSERTS CM

SAYS ELABORATE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THAT FARMERS DO NOT FACE ANY INCONVENIENCE

Chandigarh, June 11-Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday unequivocally said that the state government is firmly committed to ensure uninterrupted and regular power supply to the farmers in wake of the coming paddy season.

Chairing a meeting with the officers, the Chief Minister categorically said that the state government will ensure a minimum eight hours power supply to the farmers during the sowing season. He said that the state government has evolved a foolproof mechanism to ensure that farmers do not face any sort of inconvenience during the paddy season. Bhagwant Singh Mann asserted that the state government will set a new benchmark by ensuring regular supply of power to the farmers during the paddy season.

The Chief Minister said that the food growers of the state have always played a key role in making the country self-reliant in food production so the Punjab government is committed to ensure regular supply to them during the paddy season. He said that the state government has made comprehensive arrangements for meeting demand in wake of the paddy season adding that it is much more than the demand anticipated by the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited. Bhagwant Singh Mann directed PSPCL & PSTCL to ensure round-the-clock supply during summer and paddy season to all areas of the state.

The Chief Minister also said that a time-bound redressal of power related complaints of the farmers and other consumers through a 24/7 mechanism with adequate manpower has been evolved. He said that for effective redressal of complaints during the summer/ Paddy season additional manpower has been deployed. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that complaint centres have also been strengthened to ensure that the farmers do not face any delay in redressal of their complaints and grievances.

The Chief Minister reiterated that the state government had scripted a new success story by introducing several reforms in the power sector like purchasing Goindwal power plant earlier owned by a private company GVK Power Power at a cost of Rs 1080 crore. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that as coal from Pachwara coal mine, allotted to Punjab, can be used only for government power plants so with purchase of this power plant this coal can be aptly utilized for producing power to provide it to every sector of the state. He further said that it is a matter of immense pride and satisfaction that 90% consumers in the state are getting zero power bill due to pro-people decisions of the state government.

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DON’T FELL PREY TO FRAUDSTERS WHO DUPE PEOPLE BY SEEKING MONEY FOR GOVERNMENT JOBS: CM URGES YOUTH

Asserts that VB has arrested two cops who had duped more than Rs 26 lakh from 102 youth on pretext of jobs

Asserts state government has given more than 43,000 jobs to youth purely on merit

Chandigarh, June 11-Reiterating zero tolerance policy of state government against corruption, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday urged the people not to fall in trap of people who dupe the youth on pretext of giving government job in lieu of money or any favor.

In a message, the Chief Minister said that in last corruption has ruined the future of many bright youth. He said that the Vigilance Bureau has arrested two cops who had duped 102 people by extracting more than Rs 26 lakh from them on pretext of securing job to them. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the complaint was logged on anti corruption helpline after which Vigilance Bureau had laid trap and arrested the culprits red handed.

The Chief Minister appealed the people that the state government is committed for providing corruption free administration. He said that if anyone seeks money in lieu of job in the state then the compliant must be made to Vigilance Bureau. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that more than 43000 jobs have been given to youth purely on basis of merit and no corruption has been involved in it.

The Chief Minister urged the youth to refrain from falling in trap of such rackets which seeks money or other favours for securing job for them. He said that these racketeers are just duping the youth as in Punjab recruitment for government jobs is being done in transparent and fair manner. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the state government is committed for wiping out the curse of corruption for which public support is pivotal.

The Chief Minister said that this racket was operational from 2021 but now they have fallen in trap of vigilance bureau. He said that Punjab has an honest government where corruption has no place. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that any Punjabi can lodge their complaint on anti corruption helpline number 9501200200 and their name will be kept secret.

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PUNJAB POLICE BUSTS INTERSTATE ARMS SMUGGLING RACKET BACKED BY LAWRENCE BISHNOI; TWO HELD WITH THREE PISTOLS

— PUNJAB POLICE COMMITTED TO MAKING PUNJAB A SAFE AND SECURE STATE AS PER VISION OF CM BHAGWANT SINGH MANN

— AMRITSAR RURAL POLICE ALSO BOOKED RAJASTHAN-BASED BHUPINDER SINGH, WHO WAS SUPPLYING WEAPON CONSIGNMENTS: DGP GAURAV YADAV

— RAIDS ARE BEING CONDUCTED TO NAB ACCUSED BHUPINDER SINGH, SAYS SSP SATINDER SINGH

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, June 11:Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the vision of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Rural Police has busted an Interstate Illegal Arms Smuggling Racket backed by Gangster Lawrance Bishnoi with the arrest of its two operatives, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.

Those arrested have been identified as Harshdeep Singh of village Ratoke in Tarn Taran and Shubham Kumar of Guru Nanakpura in Amritsar. Police teams have also recovered three pistols— including two 9MM Glock pistols and one .30 bore pistol— along with 13 live cartridges and two mobile phones from their possession and also impounded their Toyota Fortuner car (KA 42 M 5357).

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that Amritsar Rural Police has also booked another Rajasthan-based operative of the racket identified as Bhupinder Singh, who is said to be the close aide of Lawrence Bishnoi and used to supply weapon consignments to the arrested accused persons for further delivery to criminal elements. Police teams are conducting raids to nab accused Bhupinder Singh, he said.

Pertinently, accused Harshdeep Singh and Bhupinder Singh, who have criminal background with cases pertaining to NDPS and Arms Act registered against them, became known to each other while lodged at Ferozepur Jail.

Sharing operation details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amritsar Rural Satinder Singh said that following reliable inputs that accused Harshdeep along with Shubham is going to deliver a weapon consignment, Police teams from CIA Staff laid a trap in the area of Police Station Gharinda and arrested both the accused persons when they were travelling in their Fortuner Car and recovered .30 bore pistol along with 9 live cartridges from their possession. Later, Police teams also recovered two 9MM Glock pistols from the location pinpointed by accused Harshdeep, he added.

He said that further investigations are on to trace the forward and backward linkages of this module. More arrests and recoveries are expected, he added.

A case FIR no. 135 dated 10-6-2024 has been registered under section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station Gharinda in Amritsar Rural.

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PUNJAB POLICE BUSTS TRANS-BORDER NARCOTIC SMUGGLING NETWORK; THREE HELD WITH 8-KG HEROIN

— POLICE TEAMS ALSO RECOVER ONE .30 BORE PISTOL, 26 LIVE CARTRIDGES, ONE SWIFT CAR, ONE MOTORCYCLE FROM THEIR POSSESSION

— PUNJAB POLICE COMMITTED TO MAKE PUNJAB A DRUG-FREE STATE AS PER DIRECTIONS OF CM BHAGWANT SINGH MANN

— ARRESTED PERSONS WERE IN TOUCH PAK-BASED DRUG SMUGGLERS, SAYS DGP GAURAV YADAV

— PROBE REVEALS THAT PAK-BASED DRUG SMUGGLER USED DRONE TO DROP HEROIN CONSIGNMENT

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, June 11:Amidst the ongoing war against drugs waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police has busted a trans-border narcotic smuggling network with the arrest of three drug smugglers and recovered 8kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.

Those arrested have been identified as Gursahib Singh, a resident of village Jhanjoti in Amritsar, Sajan Singh of village Bhakna Kalan in Amritsar and Satnam Singh of Kot Khalsa in Amritsar. Apart from recovering heroin consignment, Police teams have also recovered one .30 bore pistol, 26 live cartridges of .30 bore from their possession and impounded their Maruti Swift Car and Splendor motorcycle.

DGP Gaurav Yadav said that Counter Intelligence Amritsar has received intel inputs that some drug smugglers have retrieved the huge consignment of heroin dropped via drone from Indo-Pak border falls near village Dharamkot Pattan and intends to further deliver this consignment to drug supplier Satnam Singh near Kot Khalsa opposite Khalsa College in Amritsar.

Acting swiftly, Police teams led by DSP CI Amritsar Balbir Singh laid special Naka at Adda Khusro Tahli and apprehended Gursahib and Sajan, when they were travelling on their motorcycle and recovered 7.5 kg heroin and 16 live cartridges from their possession, he said.

He said that, later Police teams laid a trap and have also arrested drug supplier Satnam Singh from the area of Kot Khalsa and recovered 500grams heroin and one .30 bore pistol along with 10 live cartridges from his possession and impounded his Swift car.

The DGP said that as per preliminary investigations, the accused persons were directly in touch with the Pakistan-based drug smuggler and were supplying heroin across the state after importing it from Pakistan.

Probe has also revealed that the Pakistan-based drug smuggler has used drones to deliver this drug consignment from across the border, he said, while adding that further investigation is going on to find out backward and forward linkages to unveil the entire network.

A case FIR No. 34 dated 10-06-2024 has been registered under sections 21, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act and section 25 of the Arms Act at Police Station State Special Operation Cell Amritsar.