Chandigarh, Aug 2 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said the BJP will come to power in Punjab after next year’s Assembly polls and procure all crops from the farmers at minimum support price (MSP).
Saini was addressing an event in Punjab’s Kotkapura as part of the nationwide ‘Nasha Mukta Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyaan’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.
Exuding confidence that the BJP will form the government in Punjab after the Assembly polls early next year, Saini said, “Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the BJP will work in Punjab just like in Haryana to make our farmers strong and prosperous.” Before the 2024 Haryana elections, the BJP had promised to procure all crops from farmers at MSP, which it fulfilled after retaining power in the state, Saini said.
“When we form our government here (in Punjab), we assure that we will procure all crops from farmers at MSP,” he said, adding that the BJP will also replicate the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana in the state.
Under the scheme operational in Haryana since 2018, protected prices have been fixed for 21 horticultural crops.
Taking a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, Saini said it had promised to eradicate the drug menace, but the problem has only increased.
Asking the youth to stay away from drugs, he said substance abuse not only affects individuals and their families, but also weakens society.
Young people not just in Haryana and Punjab but across the country should be kept away from drugs to realise the dream of a Viksit Bharat, he said.
Saini said that while the Haryana government, with strong determination, is successfully moving towards achieving this goal by regularly engaging youngsters through Raahgiri, Cyclothon and marathon events, the Punjab government has neither been able to curb drug abuse nor succeeded in providing employment to the youth.
Unemployment has adversely affected the youth of Punjab, and the younger generation is increasingly getting trapped in drug abuse, he said.
The Haryana chief minister said the current AAP government and the previous Congress governments in Punjab made tall promises for the youth and farmers, but after coming to power, they never showed any interest in fulfilling them.
Saini said the country can become a developed nation only when every young person understands the harmful effects of drugs and not only stays away from addiction himself but also motivates others to remain drug-free. PTI SUN RUK RUK
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