Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann arrived in Amritsar today to distribute compensation to flood-affected families at the Bhala Pind sugar mill in Ajnala. CM Mann took a jab at Navjot Singh Sidhu from the stage.
CM Bhagwant Mann said, "It's not known when Navjot Singh Sidhu leaves politics and when he returns. Now that he has nothing to do, he'll dust off Punjab's agenda from the files. Politics isn't a 9-to-5 job where you come and go as you please. I say, come, definitely, but only when Punjab needs you. Returning only during elections is not a service."
Punjab Chief Minister Mann said during his speech:
Punjab Chief Minister Mann said today that 631 beneficiary farmers are being given compensation for their homes and crops. The assessment of the remaining (livestock) will also be done. And any other losses incurred—such as de-silting and the need for soil removal—will also be compensated.
Mann said, for the first time in the country's history, compensation checks of ₹20,000 per acre are being distributed today.
3,200 government schools were reduced to rubble, 8,500 kilometers of roads were damaged, approximately 2,500 small and large bridges were damaged, 19 colleges and hospitals were destroyed—the loss of livestock and livestock is incalculable. Lives were lost, 500,000 acres of crops were affected, and in many places, rivers washed away land.
A total of ₹57 million is being distributed today, beginning with the sugar mill in Bhala Pind, Ajnala. ₹38.4 million will be given for homes, ₹11.6 million for crops, and ₹7.3 million for animals.
Farmers Protesting
Farmer organizations are also expressing their displeasure amid CM Mann's visit. Members of the organization are gathering in large numbers to present their demands. They want to question the Chief Minister regarding their demands. Sarwan Singh Pandher, leader of the Kisan-Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, said, "We just want to ask questions, and that too peacefully. This is our democratic right."
Promise to Provide All Possible Help to Victims
Chief Minister Mann has previously visited the flood-affected areas and promised all possible assistance to the victims. He also made it clear that the state government will not abandon anyone in need. According to the Chief Minister, those whose homes have been destroyed or whose crops have been completely ruined will receive assistance under schemes such as:
financial assistance,
subsidies for new houses,
farmer loan relief.
Today's program is the first step in fulfilling those promises, where relief funds will be directly distributed to the victims. Chief Minister Mann's visit is not limited to relief distribution; it is also a testament to the government's sensitivity and ground-level approach. This day brings new hope to thousands of people who lost everything in the recent natural disaster.
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