Harjot Bains assures comprehensive development of villages without bias
Bahadurjeet Singh/Nangal October 16, 2024
After a phenomenal election victory, village panchayats and sarpanches must prioritize humble service over pride, focusing on comprehensive development. To achieve this, the “Aap Di Sarkar, Aap De Dwar” program will resume soon, facilitating collaborative planning sessions in villages to outline development strategies and express gratitude.
Harjot Singh Bains Cabinet Minister Information & Public Relations, Education and Technical Education,School Educatio, Higher Education and Technical education Punjab honored winning panchayat members and sarpanches from the 2024 Panchayati elections in Nangal today. He celebrated by cutting a 50-kg cake, sharing joy with the winners amidst drumbeats and enthusiastic slogans supporting the government and Aam Aadmi Party.
Addressing the gathering of winning panchayat members, sarpanches, office bearers and workers, Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that over 90% of candidates supported by the Aam Aadmi Party won the peaceful Panchayat elections, demonstrating for the third time that people want to accelerate development. He said that in many villages, ordinary families and youth defeated wealthy landlords, showcasing the power of grassroots support. Panchayats have been unanimously elected, endorsing Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s Punjab government and Aam Aadmi Party’s performance. People have overwhelmingly supported their two and half year tenure and workers’ efforts. With the new team in place, our responsibility begins to fulfill promises of development, securing funds/grants to transform villages. Today’s mandate reaffirms that people now prioritize development over partisanship, casting votes for progress.
Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains launched a scathing attack on opposition parties, stating that traditional parties like Congress, Akali Dal and BJP collectively attempted to defeat Aam Aadmi Party-supported candidates in the recent panchayat elections, but ultimately failed. Despite their efforts, the people voted for development, reaffirming their support for AAP, as seen in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections and 2024 Lok Sabha elections. They said that people have rejected politics of enmity, hatred and opposition. Earlier, rulers controlled people using police and administration, but we have succeeded in winning hearts. In Sri Anandpur Sahib constituency, surrounded by rivers, streams and canals, people were deprived of drinking water for over 75 years. We have addressed issues in every village. Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains assured uninterrupted development funding for villages, urging panchayat members to prioritize unity and progress over rivalry, serving both supporters and opponents alike. He honored newly elected panchayat members and sarpanches, encouraging them to work with humility and dedication.
