NITI Aayog meet: Amarinder Singh raises farm laws, COVID-19 vaccination, GST compensation
In his pre-recorded address for the sixth Governing Council virtual meeting of Niti Aayog, the senior Congress leader also proposed that states are consulted before deciding the priority list for COVID-19 vaccination
PTI | February 21, 2021 | Updated 09:48 IST
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure urgent resolution to the ongoing farmers unrest , and an early release of the state s pending GST compensation. In his pre-recorded address for the sixth Governing Council virtual meeting of Niti Aayog, the senior Congress leader also proposed that states are consulted before deciding the priority list for COVID-19 vaccination.
Singh, who could not attend the meeting as he was unwell, also expressed concerns over the threat to Punjab s agriculture sector as a result of the "disruptions caused by the three new farm laws", according to a state government release.
Amarinder Singh Urges PM To Ensure Urgent Resolution Of Farmers Unrest Amarinder Singh Urges PM To Ensure Urgent Resolution Of Farmers Unrest The Congress leader also proposed that states are consulted before deciding the priority list for COVID-19 vaccination.
Amarinder Singh Urges PM To Ensure Urgent Resolution Of Farmers Unrest . (FILE)
Chandigarh:
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure urgent resolution to the ongoing farmers unrest , and an early release of the state s pending GST compensation.
In his pre-recorded address for the sixth Governing Council virtual meeting of Niti Aayog, the Congress leader also proposed that states are consulted before deciding the priority list for COVID-19 vaccination.
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Saturday urged Prime Minister Modi to ensure urgent resolution to the ongoing farmers unrest , and an early release of the state s pending GST compensation.
In his pre-recorded address for the sixth Governing Council virtual meeting of Niti Aayog, Amarinder reiterated his government’s stand that agriculture is a state subject and law-making on it should be left to the states in the true spirit of “cooperative federalism” enshrined in the Constitution.
Citing strong apprehension that the MSP-based procurement regime may be discontinued in view of the Shanta Kumar Committee Report of 2015, he also stressed the need for the government to decisively dispel any such impression “to instill proper confidence in the farmers of the State.”
Read more about At Niti meeting, Amarinder raises farm laws, GST compensation on Business Standard. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure urgent resolution to the ongoing farmers unrest