Overview
- At rallies under the Punjab Bachao drive, Badal said an SAD government would grant district status to Khanna and Jagraon and modernise Asia’s largest grain market in Khanna.
- He proposed restoring the commission for arhtiyas on wheat and paddy procurement to 2.5% from the current 1.5% cap, framing it as support for traders and farmers.
- Badal outlined Kandi-belt plans as campaign promises, including government tubewells, drip irrigation, a special industrial package, and new highways linking Pathankot–Chandigarh and Amritsar–Sri Anandpur Sahib.
- He said industries would need to hire 75% local workers to qualify for incentives and vowed tougher measures against gangs and drug traffickers, including denying bail and seizing properties.
- Pressing his political attack, he alleged deteriorating law and order and Delhi-based control of Punjab’s government, criticized ad spending and a Rs 1,000 monthly scheme for women, and showcased the Hoshiarpur unit of the Punar Surjit faction returning to SAD.