Expressinghis concerns on illegal weapons and drugs being pushed into Indian Territoryfrom across the border, Member of Parliament and Spokesperson of the AICC ManishTewari today demanded that the Central Government must install anti Dronetechnologies to stop the smuggling into Punjab with use of drones.
Tewarialso informed that he had already written a letter to Union Home Minister onthis sensitive issue.
Addressinga press conference, Tewari while expressing his worries on current situation inAfghanistan, said that the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan has given strengthto the divisive forces working in neighbouring Pakistan and it could be harmfulfor the interests of Indian Border States particularly Punjab and J&K.
Memberof Lok Sabha said that ISI was continuously working to sabotage peace in Indiaand everyone could see the smuggling of drugs and weapons into our territorythrough drones in this context. Though our forces, which are on high alert,have successfully foiled many such bids but there are doubts that some of themmay be successful in achieving targets.
Helauded the efforts of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh led stategovernment for successfully tackling the COVID pandemic and saving the state’seconomy despite the nonresponsive attitude of the central government andpandemic. He also said that though thecentral government has gone to the extent to put financial burden by stoppingthe RDF and GST share of Punjab, but the state remained economically firm dueto the visionary leadership of Captain Amarinder Singh.
“PunjabCM is sincere and has vast experience. Punjab needs such leadership in thecoming state assembly elections, which don’t hesitate in putting individualpolitical interests at stake to save the interests of the state. CaptainAmarinder Singh has all such merits” added Mr. Tewari.
Talkingon the ongoing protest of cane growers Mr. Tewari said that the centralgovernment has never given MSP on Sugarcane crop, whichever rates the stategovernments announce that only doesn’t work more than advisories to the sugarmills. That is why it is the necessity that the central government shouldannounce MSP for sugarcane crop also like other 22 crops, demanded the MemberParliament.
Healso said that they are firmly stand with the farmers and their MemberParliaments have also presented resolutions against the black farm laws butthese resolutions could not have discussed due to the logjam in the recentlyconcluded Monsoon Session of Parliament. He also said that they have also put demand before the Speaker of LokSabha to call a special session to discuss these resolutions.
Referencingto the deaths due to shortage of oxygen in Delhi during the peak of pandemic,Mr. Tewari said that at that critical situation the Punjab government led byCaptain Amarinder Singh not only provided treatment to the residents of thestate but also to the people who came from outside for treatment.
Termingthe vaccine distribution system of Central government unsuccessful, Mr. Tewarisaid that states, where the governments are being run by the oppositionparties, could not get vaccines supplies as per requirements while the stategovernments being run by the BJP are getting supplies on everyday basis. He alsosaid that the congress government in Punjab has almost fulfilled all thepromises made in its election manifesto and remaining which are few in numberwould also be fulfilled soon.
Hefurther expressed hope that in the coming days the state government andcongress party would work with better coordination and the party definitelywould form government again in Punjab.
Onbeing asked about Bargari issue, Tewari said that during the SAD-BJP Governmentthe investigation was handed over to C.B.I and had also recommended for closingof the case after five years of investigation, but it was the Punjab CM whoreopened the case and filed chargesheet.
Healso said that the investigation, which had got derailed due to an officer, hadbeen given to the new investigation team which was going on and justice wouldbe delivered soon.