Jalandhar, July 6 -- Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Kewal Singh Dhillon on Sunday visited Dera Sachkhand Ballan, a prominent centre of the Ravidassia community, and met Padma Shri awardee Sant Niranjan Dass.

Speaking on the occasion, Dhillon said that it was a privilege to pay obeisance at the dera and expressed confidence that, with its blessing, the BJP would form the government in Punjab after the 2027 assembly elections.

He said the welfare of the poor and the Dalit community remained a fundamental pillar of the BJP's ideology.

"The party remains committed to the welfare and upliftment of the underprivileged, and any guidance received from this revered spiritual institution for the betterment of the poor and Dalit commun...