Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal was allocated the charge of the Department of Administrative Reforms. The Government now says that the department \”does not exist\” The Punjab Chief Minister defended his government, saying that they changed the department’s name and created a new one. Several BJP leaders have criticized the AAP government in Punjab for running a \”non-existent\” department for 20 months under the government’s leadership. The BJP leader Fatehjung Singh Bajwa said that the Mann government has taken Punjab back by 50 years. He said that Punjab used to stand ahead once and now stands at 14th or 15th position because of these ‘clowns’ The department is not in existence as on date, according to the notification released on February 21. The department’s existence is not an agenda for him as Punjab is a higher priority for the government, he said. The notification was issued by the Punjab Government on September 23, 2024, regarding allocation of portfolios amongst the Ministers. It said: \”In partial modification of Punjab Government Notification No. 2/1/2022-2Cabinet/2230 dated September 23,. 2024, about allocation of ministerial portfolios, the Department. of Administrative. Reforms earlier allotted to Kuldeep Singh Daliwal, Cabinet Minister is not. in existence\”
Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal was allocated the charge of the Department of A….
