TANDA (HOSHIARPUR): Ending decades of neglect in Punjab\u2019s Kandi belt, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday rolled out a \u20b9150 crore development push in Tanda Urmur, announcing modern road infrastructure, a high-level bridge, and a network of state-of-the-art health facilities for villages that had remained deprived for nearly 70 years. Positioning the intervention as a decisive break from prolonged political discrimination under previous regimes, the Chief Minister asserted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government is committed to delivering long-denied basic infrastructure and dignity to the region.<\/p>\n
The Chief Minister also held the Akali Dal responsible for betraying public trust and disrespecting Sri Guru Sahib, framing the moment as both a developmental correction and a moral reckoning for Punjab\u2019s politics.<\/p>\n
Sharing a few snippets from the event, CM Bhagwant Singh stated on X: \u201cToday, I participated in the state-level event held on the occasion of the inauguration of various development projects worth \u20b9150 crore in Tanda, Hoshiarpur district. Our government is taking the state’s infrastructure and health facilities to new heights.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Chief Minister further wrote: \u201cProjects worth \u20b9141.88 crore for the renovation of the area’s link roads have been dedicated to the people. At the same time, a ‘High Level Bridge’ will be constructed at a cost of \u20b92.39 crore for the convenience of the congregation heading to Gurdwara Rampur Kheda Sahib. In a major expansion of health facilities, ‘Health Wellness Centers’ are being established in 6 villages at a cost of \u20b93.30 crore, and an ‘Urban Primary Health Center’ is being set up in Garhdiwala at a cost of \u20b91.35 crore.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAdditionally, a water supply project worth \u20b91.54 crore has also been started in Talwandi Daddian village. The government of the common man is committed to turning the dream of a vibrant Punjab into reality and providing quality facilities to every citizen,\u201d the post concluded.<\/p>\n
Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the development works, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, \u201cMagnificent roads will be built in the Kandi area of Hoshiarpur after 70 years. Link roads in Tanda Urmur will be renovated and upgraded. The PWD will construct a high-level bridge on the link road connecting Hoshiarpur\u2013Dasuya Road to Gurdwara Rampur Khera.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further stated, \u201cModern Health and Wellness Centres are being developed in six villages of Kandhala Shekhan, Rajpur, Dhugga Kalan, Prempur, Giljian, and Jahura villages.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, \u201cFor 70 years, the Tanda Urmur area suffered due to political discrimination as the previous governments failed to carry out development works. Our government has taken several path breaking initiatives to ensure progress of the area and prosperity of its people. No stone is being left unturned for the noble cause as the Punjab Government is committed for holistic development of every nook and corner of the state.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann stated, \u201cThe Punjab Government has so far opened 990 Aam Aadmi Clinics across the state including 576 clinics in rural areas and 414 clinics in urban areas.\u201d He said, \u201cIn these new clinics 107 medicines are being provided free of cost and 47 types of diagnostic tests are being conducted free,\u201d adding, \u201cAnother 400 clinics will soon be opened to ensure healthcare facilities are available near every citizen\u2019s home.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Chief Minister added, \u201cIn the last 75 years none of the previous regimes bothered to give such facilities to the common man but the AAP government has opened these clinics for all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Listing the achievements of the state in the education sector, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann stated, \u201cPunjab secured the top position in the National Achievement Survey 2024,\u201d adding, \u201cIt is a matter of immense pride and satisfaction for all Punjabis that the state surpassed even Kerala in this survey.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cIn the last few years 740 students have cleared JEE and 1284 have cleared NEET. 118 Schools of Eminence are being established and 60 have been already opened. These schools are helping talented students fulfill their dreams. The objective is to provide education based on students\u2019 abilities and interests so they can achieve great success. For the first time 24 lakh parents have participated in the mega PTMs.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann stated, \u201cAll the streams, including Medical and Non-Medical, are being offered to the students in the government schools.\u201d He added, \u201cCoaching for prestigious exams like Armed Forces Preparatory, NEET, JEE, and CLAT is also provided.\u201d He said, \u201cAs education is the panacea of all the ills confronted by the society, the Punjab Government has prioritized education and has taken path breaking initiatives in the education sector to transform the lives of people.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann stated, \u201cNo freebie or concession cards can eliminate poverty or other social maladies in the state but education is the key that can pull people out of this vicious circle by raising their standard of living.\u201d He added, \u201cEducation is the light that illuminates the world by dispelling the darkness,\u201d adding, \u201cThe Punjab Government is laying special thrust on it.\u201d He said, \u201cMukh Mantri Sehat Yojna has been launched under which health cards are being issued to all 65 lakh families in Punjab.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, \u201cEvery family is entitled to free treatment up to \u20b910 lakh and over 30 lakh beneficiaries have already received health cards.\u201d He added, \u201c1.65 lakh people have received free treatment under this scheme,\u201d adding, \u201cPeople should take maximum benefit of these cards.\u201d He said, \u201cFor the first time in the history of the state more than eight hours of uninterrupted power had been supplied to farm tube wells during paddy season.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, \u201cFarmers are now receiving electricity during the daytime for irrigation for the first time, which has transformed their lives.\u201d He added, \u201cThe AAP Government is judiciously utilizing every single penny of the state exchequer for the well being of the people of the state.\u201d Talking about Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna, he said, \u201cThe Punjab Government has also started this scheme for giving \u20b91000 per month for other category women and \u20b91500 for SC category women above 18 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann stated, \u201cThe tax money of people belongs to the state and they are judiciously spending it on the welfare of people. The taxpayers money is coming back to people through development, schools, hospitals, and roads. Though the AAP Government has fulfilled all its guarantees but then also efforts for progress of Punjab will further continue.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cFrom this stage the talks are being made on education, health, power, agriculture and other sectors whereas on the stages of other parties claims are being made for grabbing power.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann asserted, \u201cThese opportunist leaders are baffled as people are not giving them any sort of response,\u201d adding, \u201cTheir agenda is confined to the welfare of their families rather than that of people. They say that the students should be taught in the schools whereas the Akalis and Congress want to divide people.\u201d He added, \u201cThe Punjab Government has launched the first of its kind initiative in the country, a dedicated Sadak Surakhiya Force to ensure enhanced security and to save precious lives on the State and National Highways.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, \u201cAkali Dal is guilty of disrespecting Sri Guru Sahib ji. Voting for them means endorsing that disrespect. The sins of these leaders are unpardonable and they can never be forgiven by the people for their long saga of misdeeds. These are opportunist leaders who change their colors and their stance, like a chameleon, as per their convenience and vested political interests.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, \u201cThose who are responsible for the sacrilege appeared before Sri Akal Takht Sahib and admitted their crime in the full public glare. However, as it doesn\u2019t suit their political ambitions they took a U-turn after some time and said that some people were playing in the hands of central agencies to defame them. The entire state knows the real face of these leaders who have always misled the people through their political gimmicks.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, \u201cRather than empowering these people by making them officers through quality education the Akalis just ensured that the students of poor doesn\u2019t study and remained confined upto Atta Dal scheme only. Generations of the weaker sections were at the mercy of the Badals through their ill conceived Atta Dal scheme. These people backstabbed the people of underprivileged and economically weaker sections of education.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, \u201cEveryone knows that this family was a stooge of Britishers and was conferred the title of Sir by them for hobnobbing against the patriots who fought for the country. The family had feted General Dyer, the perpetrator of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919, by hosting a dinner for him after this heinous incident. Such acts had always exposed their anti-national and anti-Punjab mindset and character.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Chief Minister asserted, \u201cNot only this, the family also ensured that General Dyer was also bestowed siropa and forgiveness at Golden Temple. History cannot be wiped out and the dubious characters of Badal\u2019s ancestors are etched on the pages of history. The hands of this family are drenched with the blood of the patriots and the role of these traitors in backstabbing the nationalists can never be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cIn Congress every leader is aspiring to become the head of the state. They have more Chief Ministers than ordinary workers to work in the polls. The Congress party is a divided house that will collapse due to their infighting. It is a pity that the top Congress leaders who come to unite these leaders squabbling for power are not even aware how to pronounce their names.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, \u201cThe AAP Government is working wholeheartedly for people and has provided free electricity to 90% of households, jobs to over 65,000 government youth without corruption, improved roads, closed toll plazas saving \u20b970 lakh daily, and is building infrastructure. At the time when the AAP Government had assumed charge, only 22% canal water was being used for irrigation. Today 71% canal water is being used and it will be enhanced to 90% by the coming paddy season.\u201d<\/p>\n
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said, \u201cThese people had ignored the interests of Punjab for their vested political interests,\u201d adding, \u201cDue to this reason only they had been completely rejected by the people.\u201d He said, \u201cThe so called Punjab Bachao Yatra of Akali Dal is actually parivar bachao yatra,\u201d adding, \u201cAfter looting the state for 15 years, they must explain from whom they are trying to save Punjab.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cThose who cannot find even five members for constituting a committee of their party are day dreaming to win 117 seats in the state.\u201d He added, \u201cThese leaders had patronized the gangsters in the state and infused drugs in the veins of the youth by shielding the drug smugglers,\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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