Maisarkhana (Bathinda), August 23, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Punjab Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Sunday dismissed as “completely fake” a video circulating on social media that purportedly showed a newly constructed road in Bathinda district being broken with hands, accusing opposition parties of spreading misleading propaganda.
The Cabinet Minister made the remarks while inspecting ongoing construction and renovation work on various roads in Bathinda district. He said the Punjab Government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, was undertaking construction and upgradation of around 45,000 km of roads across the state, including link roads.
MLA Maur Sukhvir Singh Maisarkhana, Improvement Trust Chairman Jatinder Singh Bhalla and Punjab Medium Industries Development Board Chairman Neel Garg accompanied him during the inspection.
ETO said he had challenged Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Bikram Majithia during a press conference on Saturday to remain present during the inspection of the road shown in the viral video. He said neither was present when the inspection was conducted.
The Minister inspected the Maisarkhana-Tittarsar Sahib road and expressed satisfaction with the quality of the ongoing work. He said public money was being utilised properly and that road construction was being carried out with transparency and adherence to prescribed standards.
He also inspected the newly constructed Kotbhara-Ramgarh Bhundar road, where officials from the Quality Control Centre, Patiala, collected a sample for testing.
ETO said the road had been constructed according to the prescribed standards. However, he added that if any deficiency was detected during quality testing, strict action would be taken against the contractor concerned.
Referring to the viral video, the Minister said the footage was fake and alleged that opposition parties were resorting to misleading propaganda. He said people had become increasingly aware and would not easily be misled by such claims.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Maur Gurjinder Singh, Chief Engineer Anil Gupta, Superintending Engineer Anil Sharma, Executive Engineer Onkar Singh and other Public Works Department officials were present during the inspection.
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