{"id":49406,"date":"2025-09-09T20:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=49406"},"modified":"2025-09-09T20:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:04:13","slug":"bajwa-to-pm-modi-punjab-deserves-justice-not-token-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/bajwa-to-pm-modi-punjab-deserves-justice-not-token-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Bajwa to PM Modi: Punjab Deserves Justice, Not Token Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Punjab E News (September 9):<\/span> Leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha, S. Partap Singh Bajwa, today came down heavily on the Union Government for announcing only \u20b91,600 crore as relief for Punjab after the devastating floods. He termed this a \u201ccruel joke\u201d when the state has suffered losses worth nearly \u20b920,000 crore. Against this backdrop, the Centre\u2019s announcement amounts to less than 8% of the damages\u2014a fraction of what Punjab urgently requires.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bajwa reminded the nation that Punjab has always stood tall in India\u2019s service. With just 2% of the country\u2019s population, it contributes between 15\u201319% of India\u2019s wheat and 11\u201313% of its rice, ensuring food security for millions. Nearly 8% of the soldiers safeguarding India\u2019s borders come from Punjab. It was Punjab that led the Green Revolution, ensuring India never faced hunger again, and it is Punjab\u2019s sons who have shed blood from the freedom struggle to Kargil.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cPunjab has always placed the nation above self\u2014by filling its granaries, by sending its soldiers to the frontlines, and by leading national progress. Yet, when Punjab faces one of its worst disasters, the Centre responds with crumbs,\u201d Bajwa stated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He added, \u201cThis is not about numbers alone. It is about dignity and justice. Farmers who fed India now stand devastated, and families who sent soldiers to guard the nation have lost their homes. Punjab deserves fairness, recognition, and genuine support\u2014not symbolic aid.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bajwa further demanded that the Union Government must also immediately release the \u20b960,000 crore pending funds that rightfully belong to Punjab under GST compensation, RDF, and other central schemes. He said these withheld funds, if released without delay, would provide Punjab the financial strength to stand back on its feet and rebuild lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He concluded by urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to act with statesmanship, revise the relief package in line with the magnitude of losses, and release Punjab\u2019s pending dues so that the state which feeds and defends India is not left abandoned in its darkest hour.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab E News (September 9): Leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha, S. Partap Singh Bajwa, today came down heavily on the Union Government for announcing only \u20b91,600 crore as relief for Punjab after the devastating floods. He termed this a \u201ccruel joke\u201d when the state has suffered losses worth nearly \u20b920,000 crore. 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