TARN TARN – On the first day of the two-day strike call given by the Punjab Roadways / Punbus Contract Workers Union, 42 buses out of the total of 56 buses of the local roadways depot remained off the roads. As a result, passengers faced a lot of harassment the whole day.
The striking workers held a rally at the gate of the roadways workshop. The workers in a unanimously passed resolution warned the state government that in case their genuine demands were not met with they would lodge a strong protest on December 14 at Goindwal Sahib where the ruling SAD is scheduled to hold its ‘Sadbhavna Rally’.
Jaswant Singh, president of the local depot while addressing the workers on the occasion, said that they would welcome Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal with black flags on that day.
to prepare the people to bring about a change in the system that has been ruined by the incumbent government over the years,” alleged Manpreet.
“The denial of social justice to people, politicisation of police by imposing halqa chiefs on police officials, fixing opponents in false cases, suppressing the voice of people protesting to seek justice and delivery of public utilities, canecharging the youth asking for jobs have remained hallmark of the SAD-BJP government,” alleged Manpreet.
and Haryana High Court if the payment was not cleared by the state government soon.
hiwal is less than 1,000.
“The purpose of rearing a cow is to produce milk for commercial purpose. On an average, Sahiwal produces 9-10 litres of milk compared to 25-30 litres by HF. It is beyond our understanding how promotion of Sahiwal will help us in meeting the milk demand,” said a senior scientist of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU).
“We started promoting HF four decades ago as we needed milk to feed our population. Now if again shift focus on indigenous breeds, we will be staring at acute milk scarcity,” he added.
The variety is being promoted with funds provided by the Central government under the Rashritya Gokul Mission.
Department officials revealed that veterinarians across Punjab had been categorically told to identify all Sahiwal cows in their respective territories and artificially inseminate them with pure semen of the Sahiwal variety.
Interestingly, the rationale being suggested by the Punjab Animal Husbandry Department behind this decision is the age-old established fact that exotic varieties are not suited for rearing in foreign (Punjab’s) environment.
“Sahiwal’s milk has higher fat content than HF, which will compensate its low yield. Moreover, Sahiwal is indigenous species of Punjab and it copes well with the local environment. Since demerits of HF have begun manifesting, we now need to gradually shift our reliance to such indigenous varieties,” said Dr HS Sandha, Director, Punjab Animal Husbandry Department.
