New MP takes up issues with officials

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, March 25

The newly elected Member of Parliament (MP), Gurjeet Singh Aujla, discussed a wide range of issues concerning the city during a meeting with heads of the Police Department and the civil administration here today.

Addressing mediapersons after conclusion of the meeting, Aujla said tourism topped the agenda for the holy city. He said, “Presently it is backbone of business after near vanishing of manufacturing industries, including carpet, fans, pharmaceuticals and others, from the city.”

“The police has been categorically told to curb the menace of snatchings and provide congenial atmosphere to tourists,” he added. He said in order to give an impressive look to the city it was decided to shift beggars, whose number had reached an alarming proportion, from roads.

He assured that destitute would be provided employment in case they were willing to work. He underlined that they would not be allowed to beg on roads.

He said a grant would be released from the MPLAD fund to bring down pollution level in the city. The previous SAD-BJP government had hurriedly inaugurated land for the IIM campus at Jandiala Guru, near here, last year, he added. He said, “However, its administering agency has now requested allotment of four acres for access to the Amritsar-Jalandhar GT road.” A light and sound show would be made operational at Jallianwala Bagh soon, he added.

Policy to act against illegal mining in district

The district and the police administration have jointly chalked out a strategy to act against illegal mining in the district. A plan in this connection was prepared during a meeting between Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kamaldeep Singh Sangha and Amritsar (Rural) police chief J Elanchezhian.

They said different teams, comprising SDMs and officials of the Industry Department, had been raiding mining sites during night. They even seized equipment used in mining last night from some places. DC Sangha said any person found involved in illegal mining would be booked under the Mining Act.