Martyr status to farmers killed during farm laws protest if Congress wins Haryana polls: Surjewala
Chandigarh, Aug 23: Farmers who died during the protest against the three farm laws would be given martyr status if the Congress wins the Haryana assembly elections, party general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala said on Friday.
Hitting out at the BJP-led NDA government, Surjewala said, "They were forced to withdraw the black farm laws. They had assured a legal guarantee for minimum support prices (MSP). They have failed to do it."
"As many as 750 farmers died during the agitation (at the Delhi border). A Congress government will be formed with people's blessings after one month (in Haryana). Within 30 days of assuming charge, all 750 (farmers) will be given martyr status and their next of kin a job," Surjewala, a former Haryana minister, said at a gathering in Kaithal district.
Farmers -- mostly from Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan -- had protested against the now-repealed three farm laws along Delhi's borders in 2020-2021.
On the issue of legal guarantee for MSP, Surjewala said, "Narendra Modi, Manohar Lal Khattar and Nayab Singh Saini did not fulfil that promise. Today, I want to tell you that the day Rahul Gandhi becomes prime minister, the first law in Parliament will be a legal guarantee for MSP."
Surjewala also said if the Congress formed the government in Haryana, it would effectively tackle unemployment, which he called a big problem.
"We will ensure jobs are given in a transparent manner. Two lakh posts are lying vacant in Haryana, of which nearly a lakh posts are for Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, but the BJP government in the state failed to fill those. We will fill these vacancies," he said.
Unemployment is a big problem and has affected every household. In addition to providing government jobs, employment avenues will also be created in the private sector, the Congress leader added.
मेरा वादा है 👇
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) August 23, 2024
किसान आंदोलन के दौरान जिन किसानों ने अपनी जान गवाई है,कांग्रेस की सरकार बनने पर उन 750 किसानों को शहीद का दर्जा और उनके परिवार के एक सदस्य को नौकरी भी दिलवाएंगे।
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Maharashtra sets up state vaccination task force to strengthen immunisation programme
Mumbai (PTI): The Maharashtra government has set up a State Vaccination Task Force to strengthen the regular immunisation programme and review the progress of related campaigns, a health department official said on Monday.
The State Vaccination Task Force will comprise at least 29 members and will be headed by the administrative head of the health department, he informed.
The government has also constituted separate district-level and municipal vaccination task forces to improve implementation and address challenges at the grassroots level, he said.
Municipal task forces, chaired by respective civic commissioners, have been constituted in view of the vast urban population in Maharashtra and the role of civic bodies in implementing different health programmes.
The district-level task forces will function under the chairmanship of collectors.
"Complete immunisation of children at the appropriate age is an extremely simple, cost-effective and highly effective measure to reduce child mortality and the prevalence of diseases among kids. Immunisation is a powerful tool for reducing illness in children," maintained the official.
To ensure full vaccination of all children, the state government implements various campaigns from time to time as per the central government guidelines, he pointed out.
"Active participation and cooperation of other relevant government departments are essential (in making these campaigns successful)," according to the official.
The state-level body will review the regular immunisation programme, associated campaigns and vaccine-preventable diseases in detail. It will also conduct focused assessments of high-risk districts and municipal corporations, including vacancies at district, municipal and sub-district levels, availability of cold chain equipment, resource gaps and training requirements, he noted.
The state task force will review allocation and utilisation of funds for immunisation and ensure timely action by officers concerned based on reports from district and municipal task forces and state-level monitoring mechanisms, the official said.
It will also ensure active coordination and participation of other government departments in immunisation drives, while district and municipal task forces will carry out similar functions at their respective levels, the official added.
