The BJP has forged an alliance with former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress and SAD (United) for the February 20 Punjab Assembly elections.
Describing the people of Punjab as hardworking, the Union Minister of State for External Affairs said that if good governance is provided, the state can move ahead on the path of progress.
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Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Saturday said that only a BJP-led “double-engine” government can restore Punjab’s pride, adding that massive development works were carried out by the saffron party-led central government, though It is not in power in the state. Considering the people of Punjab as hardworking, the Union Minister of State for External Affairs said that the state can progress on the path of progress if given good governance.
“This is possible only by the BJP-led government in the state,” he said. The BJP has forged an alliance with former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress and SAD (United) for the Punjab Assembly elections to be held in February. 20.
Elaborating on the work done in the state with the funds received under various missions and schemes of the central government, Lekhi said that when the BJP came to power at the Center in 2014, the total length of roads in Punjab was 1,114 km. Now it has increased to 11. 4,100 km “All this development has happened when BJP is not in power in the state. When there is a BJP-led government in the state too, the pace of development will double.
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