Chandigarh, July 12 (IANS) State President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab, Kewal Singh Dhillon, on Sunday said that the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government has pushed the state into a deep financial crisis through continuous borrowing, saying the government’s policies have transformed the dream of “prosperous Punjab” into a “kangal (bankrupt) Punjab”. Dhillon said the state government’s latest Finance Department notification dated July 10 is to raise another Rs 1,…
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Chandigarh, July 10 (IANS) A delegation of the Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by state President Kewal Singh Dhillon, will call on the Governor of Punjab on Saturday to submit a memorandum alleging irregularities and misuse of official machinery during the conduct of the Abohar Municipal Corporation mayoral polls. The memorandum will detail the party’s concerns about the alleged high-handedness of the state government and its officials in conducting the election.The party will urge the…
Chandigarh, July 8 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Wednesday said AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, who opposed the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and advocated building a hospital in its place, has no credibility when he “speaks about constructing temples in Punjab”.He said Kejriwal’s recent remarks reflected nothing more than “election-time Hinduism” aimed at winning votes.Dhillon said Kejriwal’s repeated references to Hinduism and temples during …
Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) Acting on the appeal of Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon submitted to the government of India, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed a three-member review committee to examine the circumstances surrounding the removal of the Punjabi film “Satluj” from the OTT platform. Welcoming the Centre’s decision, Dhillon said in a statement that Punjab’s cinema and its artists represent the voice, history and cultural identity of…
Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Monday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the state, alleging that Arvind Kejriwal’s election promise of generating Rs 20,000 crore revenue from sand and gravel mining has proved to be completely false. Dhillon said despite four and a half years in power, the government has neither curbed illegal mining nor strengthened the state exchequer. He pointed out that in 2025-26, despite all its e…
Jalandhar, July 5 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party government and said despite four and a half years having passed, the promise of eliminating drugs from Punjab has proven completely hollow. Instead, the flow of drugs has increased manifold compared to earlier, he added.Dhillon told the media here that before the elections, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal had promised the people of the state that drugs would be eradica…
Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Firmly believing that without the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “double-engine” governments it is not possible to turn it into a ‘Khushal Punjab’ (prosperous Punjab). The party also aims not to go for a pre-poll alliance in the state Assembly polls slated early 2027 with its oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) working in a mission mode named ‘Punjab Mission’ after a landslide win in West Bengal polls.These were the candid views of State BJP President K…
Chandigarh, July 1 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Wednesday condemned the incident in which a portion of the nearly 125-year-old historic Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Pakistan’s Farooqabad was demolished by land mafia elements. He criticised the Pakistan government in strong words over this unfortunate act.Dhillon said in a statement that the building had itself been declared a “historic monument” by the Pakistan government, and there is a complet…
Chandigarh, July 1 (IANS) BJP leaders on Wednesday termed the launch of Punjab AAP government’s ‘Mawan Dhiyan Satkar Yojana’ at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s constituency Dhuri, “an election stunt” in view of the upcoming state Assembly polls.In a post on X, Punjab CM Mann said: “Today, the historic launch of the ‘Mothers-Daughters Respect Scheme’ took place in Dhuri…Under this, Rs.1,000 for the general category and Rs.1,500 for the Dalit community is being given as a monthly honorarium.”He a…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Tuesday called on Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and held detailed discussions on key issues related to the state’s development and infrastructure. During the meeting, Dhillon thanked the Central government and Union Minister Gadkari for the ongoing national highway and other development projects in Punjab. He said the Central government is continuously working on a large …