Sulatanpur Lodhi MLA Cheema to contribute 30 percent basic salary to CM Relief Fund for next 6 months
Chandigarh - The Punjab Government in the leadership of Chief Minster Captain Amarinder Singh is fighting an all out war against deadly Corona Virus pandemic in the State. Mr. Navtej Singh Cheema MLA from Sultanpur Lodhi constituency has announced to contribute 30 percent of his basic salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for Next six months.
Mr. Cheema in a press release issued here today said that Punjab was already facing financial crunch due to the burden put by the earlier regime, but now due to the Corona Virus pandemic the financial situation of the state has worsened more. The state government needs huge amount of funds to fight the battle against Corona. He said that Punjab Government is already using its all resources to save the lives of people from this deadly virus. Now due to lockdown all sources of income to the state government have stopped therefore people have to come forward to help the state government in this crisis situation.
The government needs lot of money to purchase medicines, ventilators and other medical equipments to save the lives of people. Being a responsible citizen of the state he has decided to contribute 30 percent of his basic salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. He also appealed to other MLA’s and the people of the state to come forward to contribute maximum to CM’s Relief Fund to strengthen the hands of Chief Minister in the fight against COVID-19.