Overview

• The railway overbridge in Rampura Phul, Bathinda, measuring about 1.1 km, was opened to ease frequent rail crossing closures and improve local connectivity and trade.
• Reports differ on the project cost, with Hindustan Times citing ₹56 crore and The Indian Express reporting a figure of over ₹63.55 crore.
• Addressing the event, Bhagwant Singh Mann said rival parties seek power to settle scores, accusing past regimes of plundering state resources.
• Mann linked his government’s anti-drug drive to the arrest of SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia and claimed opposition figures resisted that action.
• He highlighted broader plans including work on more than 19,000 km of link roads and a stated ₹5,000 crore initiative aimed at making Punjab power-cut free.