Barnala, Jan. 20 -- Three years after Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced the conversion of a girls' school in Thikriwala into a nursing college, residents of the village are still waiting for the project to take shape. With the 92nd death anniversary of Praja Mandal leader Sewa Singh Thikriwala approaching, villagers point out that not even a foundation stone has been laid.

The announcement was made by Mann on January 19, 2023, during the 89th death anniversary of Sewa Singh. He had also declared that Thikriwala, the native village of the freedom fighter, would be developed as a model village with ultra-modern facilities.

However, residents allege that little has changed on the ground. A resident, requesting anonymity, said t...