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Sukhbir Singh Badal Launches Door-to-Door Campaign For SAD Manifesto
- •SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal launched the Punjab Bachao door-to-door campaign in Doda village to gather feedback for the party election manifesto.
- •Badal stated that residents voiced major concerns over the drug menace, youth unemployment, and the suspension of social welfare benefits by previous governments.
- •The SAD chief promised to introduce strict laws against drug trafficking, including a 10-year denial of bail and seizure of traffickers' properties.
- •Key promises include providing subsidized wheat and pulses under the aata-daal scheme, filling three lakh vacant posts within a year, and raising old age pensions to Rs 3,100 per month.
Key Questions Answered
SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal launched the 'Punjab Bachao' door-to-door campaign in Gidderbaha to directly collect feedback and suggestions from residents for the party's upcoming election manifesto. Badal stated that the campaign aims to create a true 'janta' manifesto reflecting the authentic voices and pressing concerns of the public.
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal promised to restart the 'aata-daal' scheme supplying 50 kg of wheat at Rs 4 per kg and pulses at Rs 20 per kg. He also committed to raising the old-age pension to Rs 3,100 per month, increasing the Shagun benefit to Rs 1 lakh, and offering interest-free entrepreneurship loans of Rs 10 lakh to youth.
To combat the synthetic drug crisis destroying families in Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal pledged that an SAD government would introduce strict legislation denying bail for drug offences for 10 years. Additionally, the party promised to completely seize all properties belonging to convicted drug traffickers.
