Chandigarh, March 4 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Wednesday that the schemes being implemented in his state under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also be implemented in Punjab if the BJP comes to power there in 2027.
Saini was speaking to the media during his visit to Gurdwara Chola Sahib in Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
He said that the welfare schemes running in Haryana would also be implemented in Punjab if the BJP forms the government in the border state.
In the past few months, Saini has often been seen wearing a turban during his frequent visits to Punjab, which will go to polls early next year.
He has been presenting a model of his governance to the people of the neighboring state.
Referring to the budget he presented in the Assembly on March 2, Saini said he had mentioned Guru Nanak Dev's message of "Kirat kar, Naam jap, Vand chhak" (earn honestly, remember God and share with others).
On his visit to Dera Baba Nanak, he said he had come to pay obeisance.
Responding to a question on the reopening of the Kartarpur corridor, Saini said it was opened due to the efforts of Prime Minister Modi.
"Some things happen. Time will come. All things are in knowledge… in some way, with the blessings of Guru Nanak, will come out," he said.
The corridor links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, with the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district.
The corridor has remained closed since May 7, 2025, after the Indian armed forces carried out pre-dawn missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Saini also greeted the people of Punjab on the occasion of Hola Mohalla.
The chief minister further said that Haryana and Punjab were one, replying to another question. This is the land of Gurus, he added.
"On November 1, 1966, two brothers (Punjab and Haryana) were separated. Our festivals and culture are the same. Gurus' blessings and teachings are guiding us even today," he said.
Saini said he came not to do any politics but to seek blessings of the Gurus.