Sukhbir S Badal warns against conspiracy to render Sikhs leaderless Pays glowing tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib’s supreme sacrifice for secular values. Asserts Sikh religion under dangerous ideological and political attack. Chandigarh 18 October ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sardar Sukhbir Singh Badal today called upon Sikhs all over the world to “ recognise, expose and defeat the deep rooted conspiracy to grab control of Sikh religious institutions and to render the Khalsa Panth totally leaderless. “ Addressing a seminar organised by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhik Committee ( SGPC) to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the martyrdom of the ninth Guru Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib in New Delhi this morning, Mr Badal said the country desperately needed to follow the footsteps of Guru Sahib and uphold the values of secularism , human rights and civil liberties for which he made an unparalleled and supreme sacrifice . Guru Tegh Bahadur sahib is ...
Illegal Mining and AAP’s Negligence Made Punjab Floods a Maan-Made Disaster : Tarun Chugh
Dhussi Embankments Ignored, 2,100 Villages Submerged Due to Govt’s Failure
20,000 Crore Missing from Mining Revenues – Where Did Punjab’s Money Go?
BJP Stands with the People of Punjab, Demands Action and Long-Term Flood Management Plan
Chandigarh 29 September ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, addressing the Lokaan Di Vidhan Sabha program in Chandigarh, launched a scathing attack on the AAP government for turning Punjab’s floods into a “Maan-made Disaster.” He said illegal mining, collapse of Dhussi embankments, and sheer negligence of the state government resulted in devastation across 2,100 villages. Chugh reminded that Punjab had been protected for decades by nearly 900 km of Dhussi embankments built along the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, and Ghaggar rivers. These embankments were strengthened under Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Sardar Parkash Singh Badal’s leadership with central support. However, the present AAP government allowed these embankments to be weakened by the mining mafia.
He revealed that between 2022–2025, the AAP government promised Rs. 20,000 crore revenue from mining, but only Rs. 288 crore reached the state treasury. “Where did the rest Rs. 19,622 crore go?” he asked, calling it the biggest loot of Punjab’s resources. Citing IMD data, Chugh said rainfall was only 24% above normal, yet the floods devastated Punjab because no anti-flood meetings were held from January to May 2025. Even when tenders for 2800 km embankments were floated, work never began. This was deliberately blocked under pressure from the mining mafia. He further exposed how village sarpanches had repeatedly written to the government warning of embankment breaches due to illegal mining, but no action was taken. FIRs filed against protesting villagers showed how the mafia unleashed violence to silence people. “The protectors of embankments became their destroyers,” Chugh remarked. Chugh saluted the role of NDRF, Army, gurdwaras, temples, and volunteers who ensured no one slept hungry during the floods. He urged for a long-term plan: complete repair of Dhussi embankments using MNREGA, a transparent mining policy, and creation of a scientific task force for flood management. Concluding, Chugh demanded FIRs and CBI inquiry against officials and leaders who failed Punjab, and called for Rs. 100 crore rehabilitation fund for affected families. “This is not a natural calamity, but a crime against Punjab by AAP’s negligence and mafia greed. BJP stands firmly with the people of Punjab,” he said.
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