Trashing it as nothing however ballot optics, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ridiculed the Akali Dal and BJP promise of appointing Dalits as Deputy Chief Minister and Chief Minister, respectively, if voted to energy.
Trashing it as nothing however ballot optics, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ridiculed the Akali Dal and BJP promise of appointing Dalits as Deputy Chief Minister and Chief Minister, respectively, if voted to energy.
Given the shockingly poor monitor report of each the events, which did nothing for the Scheduled Caste (SC) neighborhood throughout their time period in energy, the Chief Minister mentioned that the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had failed to make sure the welfare of the Dalits within the state for 10 years, and have been now resorting to political gimmickry to woo the neighborhood with a watch on the 2022 elections.
“Sukhbir Badal is now promising a Deputy Chief Minister, but has nothing to show what he or his party, in alliance with the BJP ever did for the community,” remarked the Chief Minister, terming it a political antics geared toward deceptive the individuals with a watch on votes.
It was ridiculous the way in which the BJP had additionally rapidly jumped on to the wagon to promise a Dalit chief minister whether it is elected by the individuals of Punjab, he remarked, including that given the angst in opposition to the get together within the state over the farmers’ challenge, even discovering one winnable candidate could be a problem for them.
Pointing to the pitiable situation of Dalits within the state beneath the earlier SAD-BJP regime, Amarinder Singh mentioned for 10 years, the SC neighborhood was struggling to survive beneath the rule of probably the most apathetic authorities ever within the state.
The Akalis did completely nothing for them, he added. Soon after his authorities took over, it went on to implement all of the ballot guarantees made to the SC neighborhood, one after the other, mentioned the Chief Minister, talking earlier on the digital state-level perform to have a good time Ambedkar Jayanti.
Recalling that his authorities, in its first time period, had elevated the “shagun” quantity from Rs 5,100 in 2002 to Rs 15,000 in 2006, the Chief Minister mentioned from 2007 to 2017, there was no additional enhance by the SAD-BJP authorities.
“My government increased the amount again to Rs 51,000 (effective from July 1, 2021),” he identified.
Similarly, beneath the Social Security Pension, which majorly advantages poor SC individuals, the Congress authorities elevated the quantity from Rs 100 to Rs 200 throughout the interval 1992-97, whereas the SAD-BJP didn’t have an effect on any hike throughout 1997-2002.
In 2006, his authorities, mentioned Amarinder Singh, elevated the quantity to Rs 250, whereas from 2007-12, there was no enhance beneath the SAD-BJP rule, which solely elevated it to Rs 500 within the run-up to the election, throughout 2016-17.
In 2017, the incumbent authorities elevated the sum to Rs 750, and now, it has once more been elevated to Rs 1,500 (efficient from July 1), to profit 25 lakh individuals, principally SC, he added.
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