Former President Ram Nath Kovind, finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and (left) Karan Gilhotra, chair, PHDCCI, Punjab chapter, inaugurating Punjab International Trade Expo-2025 in Amritsar on Friday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
The 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX), being organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), in collaboration with the Punjab government, will begin on Thursday with former President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurating the annual expo in presence of Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, said Karan Gilhotra, chair, PHDCCI, Punjab chapter, on Wednesday.
The Vijayadashami event is an important date in the Sangh’s calendar as the organisation –– the ideological fount of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) –– was founded on this occasion in 1925. (HT PHOTO)