Jagdeep Singh Sandhu Takes over as Chairman of Punjab Agro Foodgrains Corporation

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Chandigarh, Sept. 27, 2022:- Every possible effort will be made to make Punjab Agro Foodgrains Corporation (PAFC) a vibrant and robust organization, said Jagdeep Singh Sandhu, who  took over as its chairman. Sandhu hails from village Fattan Wala in Muktsar district. Sandhu added that the wrongdoings of the previous governments in relation to PAFC will be probed and the guilty  brought to book.

Sandhu said that it is an opportunity for him. AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann have reposed their faith in him. He will aim at putting PAFC on the growth track. The previous governments made PAFC a loss making organisation. We will conduct a proper inquiry into the wrongdoings by earlier incumbents and take punitive action against those found responsible. No one will be spared.

Speaking to media persons after taking over the charge as PAFC chairman at its headquarters in Sector 28 on Madhya Marg, Sandhu, who has risen to the reckoning by virtue of his commitment, said that he would first thoroughly review the functioning of PAFC before embarking on its reform.

He added that PAFC has become a white elephant and is currently burdened with a huge debt.  We will try to resurrect the organisation or simply shut it down. However, I am hopeful that our honest and sincere efforts will lead to a new dawn in the PAFC, which has suffered a lot because of uninterrupted corrupt practices of the earlier regimes.

    

Sandhu said that he is keen to ensure that PAFC starts procuring grains such as moong daal and other such cash crops from farmers to improve their economic situation. He said that the procurement will be done with total transparency. His aim is to make PAFC financially self-sustainable.

Prominent persons who were present on the occasion and blessed the new Chairman of PAFC included Dr Gurpreet Kaur, wife of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann; Manpreet Kaur, sister of CM and Prof Omkar Singh Sidhu, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the CM, besides senior officers of the PAFC.

It is worth mentioning that Sandhu, started his political career in 2015 with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and  is also a spokesperson of the AAP Punjab.  He was instrumental in ensuring the victory of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann  from Dhuri constituency in the 2022 Assembly polls with his hard work, sincerity and rapport with the electorate.