RWA Sector 18 held a meeting with police officials regarding security in Sector 18 Chandigarh 19 September ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : An important meeting was held at the Sector 18 Community Center on Saturday, September 19th, to discuss the security situation in the area and the concerns of residents. DSP-East P Abhinandan and Sector 19 Police Station in-charge Sarita Roy were special guests at the meeting. Organized under the auspices of RWA Sector 18 official Harman Mehta, the event was attended by Dr. Rajneesh Sharma, President of RWA Sector 18 A and B, and officials Sandhya Dharam, Sandhya Dham, and Harmel Singh, President of RWA Sector 18 D, and Harinder Bhatti, along with area councilors Anoop Gupta and Sumita Kohli, among others. The purpose of the meeting was to convey the residents' security concerns, fears, and feelings of insecurity to the police officials and to discuss potential security threats in the sector. Necessary steps to further strengthen security in the ar...
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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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