MANN ASKS AAP MLAS TO GIVE SUGGESTIONS, SEEK PUBLIC OPINION

CHANDIGARH: Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’S state legislators to share their suggestions as well as encourage their constituents to participate in the budget preparation exercise.

Mann, who held a meeting with the party MLAS in Chandigarh to seek feedback, told them that the government was keen to ensure maximum public participation in the budget exercise. The legislators were also told to submit their ideas and forward the suggestions received from people. The AAP government has already launched a “janta budget” portal where people can give their suggestions.

Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, power minister Harbhajan Singh, health minister Vijay Singla and revenue minister Brahm Shanker Jimpa were among the cabinet ministers present in the meeting attended by most of the party legislators. The MLAS representing urban areas were also asked to gear up for the municipal elections in the state.

Amritsar East MLA and spokesperson Jeevan Jyot Kaur said the CM and ministers held a healthy interactive session with the party legislators. “The MLAS shared feedback and informed them about issues related to their areas,” she said.