383 Sportspersons Given Cash Awards In Punjab

In a bid to promote sports and sports culture in the state, the Punjab government today gave cash awards to 383 sportspersons who have brought accolades for the district in international as well as national level sports events. A district level function was organised at Pal Auditorium in Punjab Agricultural University where an amount of Rs 56,75,300 was distributed amongst 383 sportspersons by Punjab Irrigation Minister Sharanjit Singh Dhillon.

While addressing the gathering, Dhillon said for strengthening the overall sports culture and infrastructure of the state, the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janta Party government in Punjab has created a special fund of Rs 200 crore. He said the Punjab government is committed for promoting sports culture in the state. He said due to the efforts of Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Punjab government has given jobs to 125 sportspersons in the state.

While addressing the gathering, Dhillon said Kabaddi sport is being promoted by the Punjab government by organising Kabaddi World Cups.

During the function, 15-year-old Rajvir Singh, a resident of Siarh village of the district, who has made the district proud by clinching two gold medals in cycling events at Special Olympics World Games held in Los Angeles (USA), was also honoured along with World Champion Boxer Mandeep Kaur and NBA star Satnam Singh Bhamra’s father.

Prominent among those present during the function included Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Kuldip Singh Vaid, ADCP (Crime) Mukhwinder Singh Bhullar, District Sports Officer Satpal Singh, Teja Singh Dhaliwal, besides several others. Referance

Chalk Out Action Plan to Make Agriculture Profitable : Parkash Singh Badal

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged the Centre to constitute a committee to chalk out an action plan to make agriculture a profitable venture so that farmers don't commit suicide. Agriculture is facing an acute crisis and the need of the hour was to save it, so as to ensure that country's food security was not in peril, Mr Badal told media persons on the sidelines of a function to observe martyrdom day of Parja Mandal leader Shahed Bhagat Singh Dhandogal.

He said that the committee should be asked to give its recommendations at the earliest and the Union government must take no time in implementing it. "Agriculture is no longer a profitable venture as its input cost have increased manifold whereas the farmers are not getting remunerative prices of their harvest," Mr Parkash Singh Badal added.

The Chief Minister said that the powers regarding agriculture in the country were in the hands of the Centre and the state governments have hardly any role in fixing the prices of crops or the agriculture inputs.

Mr Parkash Singh Badal said that he had been raising the issue of agrarian crisis with the past and the current government at the Centre with a plea that the formula given by renowned agri-scientist Dr M S Swaminathan, regarding fixation of MSP of crops, must be implemented for the safeguarding the interests of the peasantry."Any further delay in this regard will prove fatal and the agriculture in the country will be ruined," he added. The Chief Minister said that it was unfortunate that even after passing of more than 67 years of independence the dreams of the freedom fighters have not been fulfilled yet. 

Parkash Singh Badal Asks Capt Amarinder To Desist From Stooping Too Low For Sake Of Cheap Publicity

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asked the former Chief Minister and Congress leader Captain Amarinder Singh to desist from ‘stooping too low’ just for the sake of cheap publicity. Interacting with the media persons here on the sidelines of Sangat Darshan program in Baba Bakala assembly segment, the Chief Minister, while asking Lok Sabha MP to refrain from misleading the people through his irrational and baseless statements, said that Amarinder ‘lacks substance’ and was habitual of issuing false statements just to score brownie points before the media. 

Refuting all the allegations leveled by former Chief Minister regarding misuse of power, he said that Amarinder had been leveling such allegations since long but not even his single charge has proved correct despite of his all efforts. However, Mr. Parkash Singh Badal said that former Chief Minister has not learnt any lesson from the past and was trying to befool the people by relentlessly issuing irrelevant statements. The Chief Minister said that the political leaders must refrain from malicious campaign against each other just for the sake of their vested political interests. Mr. Badal said that throughout his political career spanning over more than six decades he had been a votary of morality in politics. “I avoid mudslinging against even my bitter political foes as it is against my ethics” he added.

Asked to comment on the allegations of drug trade against aides of state BJP Chief Mr. Kamal Sharma, the Chief Minister said that law would take its own course in this case. He said that enquiry was going on in this matter and it was not correct to make any comment on this issue at this stage. Earlier addressing the gatherings during Sangat Darshan in village Jullupur Kheda, Pheruman, Umranangal and Beas besides Raiyya city, the Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal slammed the former Congress Chief Ministers for completing ignoring the interest of the state and its people. Mr. Badal said that while he was moving from village to village for solving the problems faced by people his predecessor Captain Amarinder Singh didn’t bothered to meet the people during his stint as Chief Minister from 2002-2007. He categorically said that Amarinder had never bothered to visit the villages in the state or interact with the people. Referance

Badal Calls Off Meeting With Pakistan’s Envoy In Wake Of Dinanagar Incident

High Commissioner For Pakistan Sought Courtesy Call On Meeting With CM

The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today called off his meeting with the Pakistan High Commissioner Mr. Abdul Basit scheduled for July 29 in view of today's incident at Dina Nagar in Gurdaspur.

Disclosing this here today, Advisor to Chief Minister on National Affairs and Media Mr. Harcharan Bains today said that the High Commission for Pakistan had requested for a courtesy call on meeting with the Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal. It may be recalled that the High Commissioner for Pakistan was scheduled to visit Chandigarh from July 29 to August 1, 2015.

Badal Mourns SAD Demise of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

• Recalls His Outstanding Services As Multifaceted Personality
• Describes Him A Towering Personality Who Inspired Youth To Compete Globally·     

The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of former President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (84) who died in a private hospital at Shillong after having collapsed at the Indian Institute of Management while delivering a lecture to the students of B-School.

In a condolence message, the Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal described the country’s 11th President Dr. Kalam as a towering and multifaceted personality being a true statesman, an eminent academician, a noted nuclear scientist and above all a fine human being. The Chief Minister recalled the outstanding services rendered by Dr.Kalam for the ameliorating the lot of downtrodden and lower strata of society besides inspiring the youth to compete globally in the field of emerging advanced studies, science and technology. He will be ever remembered by one and all as a missile man of India and for his rare accomplishments especially in the field of social service for which Dr. Kalam was awarded Padma Bhushan and Bharat Ratna.

Sharing his heartfelt sympathies with the members of the bereaved family, Mr. Badal prayed to the Almighty to grant eternal peace to the departed soul and give courage to them to bear this huge loss in this hour of grief.

Parkash Singh Badal offers to Install Ranjit Singh's Statue in France

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday offered to install a life-size statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh warrior who ruled the first Sikh kingdom, at Saint-Tropez in France, the birth place of his General Jean-Francois Allard. Badal gave this assurance during a meeting with deputy mayor of Saint Tropez, Henri Allard, the direct descendant of Gen Allard, here.

Henri Allard informed Badal that they intended to install the statue in Saint Tropez as a mark of respect to the great king of the first Sikh empire. He told the CM, Parkash Singh Badal that Gen Allard (French), along with Gen Ventura (Italian), served in the army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and both made an enormous contribution for the modernisation of his military through their strategic experience and raised Fauj-i-Khas, the "special" or "royal" brigade.

He said the installation of the statue at Saint Tropez would go a long way in further fostering the bonds of goodwill, bonhomie and friendship between the people of France and Punjab. Claude Maniscalco, director, Saint-Tropez Tourism, informed Badal that Saint-Tropez was a prominent tourist destination visited by around 6.5 million tourists every year.

Meanwhile, the chief minister said it would be an honour for Punjab to get a white-marbled statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and accepted the invitation to unveil the statue on its inauguration ceremony at Saint-Tropez. Referance

Land should not be acquired without farmers' consent: Parkash Singh Badal

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has told the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Land Acquisition Bill that land should not be acquired without farmers' consent.

"To safeguard the interests of farmers across the country, SAD has already made its stand crystal clear to the JPC regarding the proposed Right to fair Compensation and Transparency the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Ordinance, thereby pleading that not even an inch of land should be acquired by government without the consent of the farmers and the land owners," Badal said. 

All SAD MPs in Lok Sabha have already submitted a detailed memorandum to the JPC chairman stipulating that land was a priceless asset of farmers and it should not be acquired by the government without the consent of the farmers/land owners, Parkash Singh Badal, who is also SAD patron said on the second day of his Sangat Darshan Programme at Jandiala Guru assembly segment. 

Badal pointed out SAD has impressed upon the Punjab Government that wherever land was to be acquired, farmers should be given the option of accepting compensation at market rate plus displacement allowance or join a land pooling process under a policy as followed in Punjab. 

Badal emphasised that the Punjab model of land acquisition policy should be followed while finalising a national policy on the subject as Shiromani Akali Dal was a votary of "fool proof" safeguards for compensating the farmers and those dependent on land including farm and labourers. 

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