Punjab Vidhan Sabha Highlights | FM Harpal Cheema presents interim budget
On the third and final day of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha session, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann declared a public holiday in the state for March 23, on the death anniversary of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
A resolution to install a statue of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh and BR Ambedkar was passed in the Punjab Assembly; while Congress MLA Pratap Bajwa also proposed to install the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema presented the supplementary budget on the third day; Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan assured to work for the welfare and growth of Punjab.
In its interim Budget, the Punjab government's main focus is on education, power and social security.
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Punjab Vidhan Sabha Highlights:
14: 01 pm | Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan proposed name of Rana Mahindra Partap Singh, MLA Rana Gurjit Singh's brother, for obituary references. During the obituary references, a two-minute silence was observed in memory of departed souls as a token of respect. 13: 59 pm | CM Bhagwant Mann leads Punjab Vidhan Sabha in paying tribute to eminent personalities, freedom fighters, martyred soldiers besides political personalities, who had passed away since the last session of the Assembly. The House paid respects to ex-Governor of Punjab General Sunith Francis Rodrigues, ex-Minister of state Ramesh Dutt Sharma, former MLA Sant Ajit Singh, ex-MLA and freedom fighter Harbans Singh and athlete and actor Praveen Kumar. Further, the House paid tribute to Brig. LS Lidder, who died in IAF chopper crash along with CDS General Bipin Rawat and other senior military officers, BSF Jawan Dharminder Kumar, who laid down his life while patrolling in Assam besides freedom fighters Prem Ballabh, Arjan Singh, Mohan Singh, Gopal Singh, Smt. Melo Devi, Dharam Singh, Jarnail Singh and Sukhdev Singh.
13: 44 pm | Punjab's new Law and Tourism Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Tuesday said that he has also been allocated the Mining department and it is the priority of his government to eradicate the mining mafia from the state. (read more)
11: 36 am | Government's Interim Budget focuses on social security, education and power; maximum money set aside for social security (Rs 896 crore) and education (Rs 463 crore).
11: 30 am | Aam Aadmi Party launches its first interim budget; the newly-formed Punjab government, for the first three months, seeks permission of the House for a revenue expenditure of Rs 37,120 cr.
11: 25 am | Finance Minister Harpal Cheema presents supplementary grants
11: 08 am | Congress MLA Partap Singh Bajwa proposes installing the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Punjab Vidhan Sabha
11: 05 am | CM Bhagwant Mann declares a public holiday on March 23, on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas. (Read more)
Punjab State Assembly passes a resolution to install statues of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Babasaheb Ambedkar in the Assembly.
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