Will Clear Dearness Allowance Dues If Voted To Power: Punjab BJP Chief
Punjab BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon has promised to clear pending dearness allowance and pension arrears for state employees if his party wins the upcoming election. This pledge follows a Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing the current AAP government to settle these dues.
Why it matters
The issue highlights the intersection of fiscal management, judicial intervention in state governance, and election-year political maneuvering in India.
In a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab, BJP state chief Kewal Singh Dhillon on Tuesday promised to immediately clear pending Dearness Allowance (DA) dues and pension arrears of nearly eight lakh state government employees and pensioners if the party comes to power.Speaking to NDTV, Dhillon said the party would follow the same resolute approach it adopted in West Bengal. He accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of running a 'Mulazam Virodhi' (anti-employee) government and claimed that the Punjab and Haryana High Court's recent order has thoroughly exposed AAP's financial mismanagement and hollow governance model."The BJP in Punjab makes a rock solid commitment to all 8 lakh state employees and pensioners.
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