Amarinder promises to settle farmers' debt

July 11, 2016 19:13

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh today promised to settle the loans of debt-ridden farmers by enacting a law to save their land and other property from being auctioned if the Congress forms the government in the state. He expressed concern over the alarming rise in the number of suicides by the farmers. Capt Amarinder also promised to set up a government degree college in Dirba besides elevating the place to the sub-divisional level as demanded by the local people. He also announced to increase the number of seats in all the government colleges as these were falling too short of the demand as on now.

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