Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Punjab BJP backs August 27 Maha Strike over DA dues
Punjab government workers and retired workers say they are still owed Dearness Allowance money.
Dearness Allowance helps payments keep up with rising prices.
They plan to protest across the state on August 27.
Employees may take casual leave together as part of a “Maha Strike.”
The Bharatiya Janata Party supports the protest.
BJP leader Kewal Singh Dhillon says courts have directed the government to pay the money.
He also says the government has not followed those directions.
The article does not include a response from the Punjab government.
Punjab government employees and pensioners plan a statewide “Maha Strike” on August 27.
The protest is expected to include mass casual leave by employees.
Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of withholding pending Dearness Allowance dues.
Dhillon said court rulings directed the government to release the dues and that contempt proceedings had arisen from alleged noncompliance.
The BJP demanded immediate payment, while the scale of participation could determine the protest’s wider impact.
- Who
- Punjab government employees and pensioners, supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party and its Punjab president Kewal Singh Dhillon.
- What
- Employees and pensioners plan a statewide “Maha Strike,” including mass casual leave, over pending Dearness Allowance dues.
- When
- August 27; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Punjab, India.
- Why
- Protesters seek payment of pending Dearness Allowance dues and compliance with court directions that, according to the BJP, ordered their release.
- Protest date
- August 27
- Protest name
- Statewide “Maha Strike”
- Participants
- Punjab government employees and pensioners
- Planned action
- Mass casual leave by employees
- Main issue
- Pending Dearness Allowance dues
- Political support
- The Bharatiya Janata Party has backed the protest
- BJP demand
- Immediate release of outstanding dues and compliance with court directions