Overview
- Punjab BJP Mahila Morcha held a demonstration in Chandigarh on Saturday over the AAP government’s pre‑poll promise of ₹1,000 a month for every woman.
- Protesters led by state president Jai Inder Kaur tried to breach police barricades to gherao the chief minister’s camp office, were detained, and were later released.
- Participants alleged that 45 months have passed since Arvind Kejriwal’s 2021 rally promise and demanded ₹45,000 per woman as unpaid dues, while also citing concerns over law and order.
- Chandigarh Police deployed a heavy force, including women personnel, outside the Punjab BJP office and detained several BJP women leaders named by organizers.
- AAP chief spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal dismissed the accusations, invoked the record of former CM Amarinder Singh, said the government has given 58,000 jobs, and stated that ₹1,000 payments to women are slated to start in March.