File photo: Punjab minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Punjab minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Sunday responded to the abolition of the Department of Administrative Reforms by the Punjab government , stating that the department's existence is secondary to Punjab's welfare, which remains the government's primary focus. Speaking to news agency ANI, Dhaliwal said, “They have now abolished the department. Champions Trophy 2025 IND vs PAK Live: India target semis spot, Pakistan desperate for survival 'Wrong anthem, 'missing' Indian flag .
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For me, the department is not important; Punjab is important. (Whether this department exists or not) is not an agenda for us”. A notification issued on February 21 confirmed that the department, which Dhaliwal was assigned alongside NRI Affairs , "does not exist.
" “In partial modification of Punjab Government Notification No. 2/1/2022-2Cabinet/2230 dated September 23, 2024, regarding allocation of portfolios amongst the Ministers, the Department of Administrative Reforms earlier allotted to Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Cabinet Minister, is not in existence as on date,” the notification read. The move triggered a response from BJP, who criticised the AAP government in Punjab, with Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri leading the charge against Dhaliwal for managing a "non-existen.
