The Punjabi minister asked the Center to allow the movement of freight trains in the state. (Representative)
Ludhiana:
Punjab’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Sunder Sham Arora has called on the central government to allow freight trains to run in the state.
Addressing the press conference, he said: “About 13,000 commercial containers are struck between Ranchi and Punjab because movement of freight trains is not allowed in the state. For this reason, industries of the Punjab suffer significant losses “.
He added: “I don’t want the matter to be politicized. I ask the Center to immediately restore the movement of goods. Moreover, if the freight trains resume, I hope that the passenger trains will also be operational in there. ‘State. The near future. “
Speaking about the issue of farmers’ bills, he said: “Punjab farmers contribute almost 50 percent of the country’s food. The central government and the state government should sit down together and solve the problems. farmers. “
Speaking about the issue of the pending Goods and Services Tax (GST) payment, he said: “The central government has not yet paid the GST in Punjab. If the central government does not pay the GST in the next few days, the industrial sector of Punjab may get destroyed. ”
