Patiala: Out on bail after arrest and alleged torture by Delhi Police, 67-year-old ex-serviceman Jit Singh of Khanauri Kalan village has again joined the farmers’ agitation against the three agriculture marketing laws.
With visible injuries on his fingers and right ankle, Singh on Monday joined protest at Khanauri Toll Plaza, a few kilometres away from his house. He was granted bail on Friday.
He said he would move to Delhi borders protest site within two days. He claimed his hatchback car had been missing since his arrest. He said two mobile phones and Rs 50,000 cash amount was also in the car. “The Delhi police picked me from Burari protest site, along with some others, while we were having langar,” he said. “The police had cordoned off the area of Burari where some protesting farmers are sitting. The entry or exit of farmers from the site is allowed by the police only for few minutes to purchase necessary vegetables or fruits. Despite none of us had even participated i
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PATIALA: The financial survival of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) hinges on the payment of complete subsidy in the current financial year and the clearance of dues by the defaulting government departments.
A huge power subsidy shortfall of more than Rs 5,500 crore till January 31 has left the PSPCL worried, as the figure will jump by the end of financial year 2020-21 and the state government will not clear the subsidy arrears by then, probably. Even the last fiscal, it didn’t clear these arrears worth Rs 5,779 crores. Now, the payable subsidy for the current fiscal is Rs 16,400 crore, of which Rs 10,621 crore is for the year 2020-21.