➖ Scholarship for Children of Sanitation Workers a Historic Step: Vijay Sampla

➖ Sampla urges Punjab Government to prepare list of eligible children and ensure their applications

Chandigarh, September 16:Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab leader and former Union Minister Vijay Sampla has welcomed the Centre’s decision to extend the pre-matric scholarship scheme to children of sanitation workers and waste pickers.

In a statement issued from the party office in Chandigarh, Sampla said the decision of the Union Government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would help strengthen educational opportunities for children from families that have faced economic and social challenges for generations.

Sampla urged the Punjab Government and the Education Department to promptly verify the details of eligible students shared by the Centre, prepare a list of all eligible children and ensure that their scholarship applications are submitted. He said no deserving student should be deprived of the benefit due to a lack of information or procedural delays.

Sampla said the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has taken steps under the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) to extend the pre-matric scholarship scheme to children of verified sanitation workers and waste pickers. The Ministry has shared details of eligible children with the states and Union Territories to facilitate the process and ensure that eligible students receive the benefit.

According to the report, around 90,000 sewer and septic tank workers and more than 2.5 lakh waste pickers have been verified so far. The next phase of the initiative is also being extended to sanitation workers in rural areas and those engaged in drain cleaning.

Sampla said education is one of the most important means of creating better opportunities for the next generation. Financial assistance for the education of sanitation workers’ children, he added, would help them continue their studies while reducing the financial burden on their families

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➖ Punjab’s Education Revolution Exposed: Kewal Singh Dhillon

➖ State Government Must Ensure Teachers in Schools and Immediately Pay School Bus Dues

Chandigarh, September 16:The claims of the Aam Aadmi Party government, which has been loudly publicising its so-called education revolution in Punjab, have been exposed. Punjab BJP State President Kewal Singh Dhillon said that in the Schools of Eminence, created by the government after renovating and painting old buildings, vacant posts of teachers and lecturers are adversely affecting students’ education.

Citing the example of the School of Eminence in Ward No. 1, Moga (Landeke), he said that the shortage of lecturers is affecting the studies of both medical and non-medical students at the school.

Sardar Dhillon said that at the same school, bus operators have stopped the buses transporting students due to non-payment of their dues. As a result, students coming from villages are facing considerable difficulties.

Sardar Dhillon said that instead of making hollow statements, the state government should keep the future of schoolchildren in mind, ensure adequate teachers in schools and immediately clear the pending payments for school buses. He said that the government has failed badly on the education front.

Sardar Dhillon said that the state government’s false promises are now being exposed before the people, and the people of Punjab will now demand answers from the government on these issues.

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➖ Kewal Singh Dhillon Strongly Condemns Desecration of Baba Sahib’s Statue and Attack on BJP Leaders in Hoshiarpur

➖ Second Such Incident in a Week: Insult to Dr. Ambedkar’s Statue Is an Attack on the Constitution and Democracy

➖ Demands Action Against Those Responsible for Desecrating the Statue and Attacking BJP Leaders

Chandigarh, September 16:Punjab BJP State President Sardar Kewal Singh Dhillon has strongly condemned the desecration of the statue of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, at village Barian Kalan in Hoshiarpur.

He said that the attack on senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Vijay Sampla and Punjab BJP SC Morcha State President Sheetal Angural, who had gone to protest against the desecration of Baba Sahib’s statue, was highly condemnable and shameful.

Kewal Singh Dhillon said that the desecration of Baba Sahib Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s statue was not merely an insult to a great personality but also an affront to the Indian Constitution, democracy and constitutional values. He said that the occurrence of a second such incident involving Baba Sahib Dr. Ambedkar’s statue in Punjab within a week was a matter of serious concern.

He alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab had failed to maintain law and order in the state and protect the religious and social sentiments of the people.

The State President said that the attack on BJP leaders when they visited the spot to express their protest against the incident was even more condemnable and could not be tolerated.

He demanded that the individuals responsible for desecrating the statue and attacking BJP leaders be immediately identified and strict action be taken against them in accordance with the law. He further demanded that the accused be arrested at the earliest.