AMRITSAR/Chandigarh, Sept. 18 -- The Punjab BJP on Thursday launched a month-long 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan' to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 76th birthday.

As part of the initiative, Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon and party in-charge Satish Poonia visited the residence of a beneficiary of the Modi government scheme in Pathankot and lit an 'Aashirwad Ka Diya'. Former state president Ashwani Sharma and general secretary Rajneesh Dhinman were also present with them in Pathankot. Later, the two leaders participated in an 'Aashirwad Ka Diya' programme at the Pathankot railway station, where 1,100 'diyas' were lit.

Congratulating Modi on his birthday, Dhillon said his public life had been marked by service, dedication and nation-...