Sunam, August 13, 2026 : Punjab Cabinet Minister Mr. Aman Arora today inaugurated 54 development works worth Rs. 12.60 crore in 29 villages including village Nagra of Sunam constituency. On this occasion, he also laid the foundation stone of an important water supply project to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 2.05 crore in village Nagra. This project will provide clean drinking water to 758 houses of the village.
Talking to the media after the inauguration of the development works, Cabinet Minister Mr. Aman Arora said that the Punjab Government is giving special priority to the all-round development of the villages. He said that the trust and love given by the people of Sunam constituency is being further strengthened through development works and fulfilling the basic needs of the people of the constituency is his main priority. Mr. Aman Arora said that the work of the water supply project has been started at a cost of Rs. 2 crore 5 lakh in village Nagra. Under this project, a pipeline of about 17 km long will be laid and an overhead water tank with a capacity of 1.50 lakh liters will be constructed. With this, clean and quality drinking water will be available to 758 houses of the village. He said that clean drinking water is the fundamental right of every citizen and the Punjab government is continuously making efforts to strengthen drinking water facilities in rural areas.
The Cabinet Minister said that 54 different development works are being carried out in 29 villages of Sunam constituency at a total cost of Rs. 12.60 crore. Apart from water supply projects, these include development of playgrounds, improvement of ponds and tanks, construction of Dharamshalas and paving of streets and drains and other necessary development works. In a function held at the Panchayat Ghar of village Kamomajra Khurd, grants were given to 07 village panchayats for development works. The work of sewage drainage was started at village Sohian. The newly built stadium was inaugurated at village Duggan. In a function held at the Panchayat Ghar of village Kunnar, development works grants were given to 10 village panchayats. Mr. Arora said that the selection of development works in the villages is being done keeping in mind the needs of the people and local priorities. He also instructed the officers and the concerned departments to ensure the quality of development works and complete the work within the stipulated time.
Responding to a question regarding the prole of Jagtar Singh Hawara, Mr. Aman Arora said that this matter should be seen from the perspective of humanity, rising above politics. He said that the demand for prole was made by Chief Minister Mr. Bhagwant Singh Mann on humanitarian grounds, keeping in mind the wish of the sick and elderly mother. He said that the desire of a mother to meet her son in the last stage of her life is very natural and emotional. He said that the central government giving only one day of prole is a heartless decision and in such a case, at least 10 days of prole should have been given. He stressed that this matter should be looked at from a humanitarian perspective instead of giving any political colour to it.
Regarding the issue of cheating during the pharmacy exams, the Cabinet Minister said that the Punjab government took immediate action to ensure transparency and fairness in the examination system. He said that despite the use of ultra-modern equipment and technology by the miscreants, the government detected the cheating case within about 15 minutes. He said that the government took the matter seriously and took immediate necessary action and re-examinations were conducted. He claimed that there was no major paper leak or major examination scam during the four and a half years of the Aam Aadmi Party government. He said that the opposition parties do not have any concrete issue to besiege the government, hence they are making unnecessary noise.
On the issue of water royalty from Rajasthan and Haryana, Mr. Aman Arora said that an important and historic step has been taken by the Punjab government to protect its rights. He said that it is the legitimate right of Punjab to demand due royalty in return for the water being provided by Punjab to other states.
He said that water is an important natural resource of Punjab and Punjab has been providing water to other states for a long time. He said that the farmers of Punjab are making a major contribution to filling the country’s food grains by using groundwater. Thousands of liters of water are consumed to produce one kilo of rice, due to which there is continuous pressure on the groundwater level of Punjab. The Cabinet Minister said that the interests of Punjab were not strongly pursued by the previous governments on the issue of Punjab’s waters, but the current Aam Aadmi Party government is taking all possible steps to protect the rights of Punjab. He said that the demand for due amount as water royalty from Rajasthan and Haryana is a matter related to the interests of Punjab and Punjab should get this amount.
He said that in view of the contribution made by the farmers of Punjab towards the food security of the country, the Central Government should also adopt a sensitive attitude towards the issues related to water and agriculture of Punjab. Mr. Aman Arora said that the main objective of the Punjab Government is to strengthen the basic facilities in the villages and cities and provide better living facilities to the people. He said that the ongoing and initiated development works in Sunam constituency should be completed on time.
