Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday called upon the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Punjab to unite, saying their collective strength could ensure that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) forms the next government in the state. He said the BJP “works with everyone and gives equal representation to all sections of society”.Addressing an OBC community gathering in Ropar, Punjab, CM Saini raised questions over the holding of the special session of the Punja…
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Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) A delegation of the Punjab BJP unit, led by state President Sunil Jakhar, met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and demanded the replacement of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.Jakhar alleged that the conduct of CM Mann during the just-held Assembly session, where he reportedly appeared in an inebriated state, “makes him unfit to continue leading a sensitive border state like Punjab”. He said, “If the law does not allow a person under the influence of alcohol to drive, then…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Saturday lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its national convener Arvind Kejriwal, calling the latter “scared and anxious”.The reaction followed after two FIRs were lodged in Punjab against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who last week switched loyalties to the BJP along with six other AAP MPs.Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra said: “Arvind Kejriwal is scared and anxious. Seven of his MPs have left, and there is no guarantee who w…
Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Saturday said the “party is not intimidated by FIRs filed by the Aam Aadmi Party government”, alleging these actions are meant to divert attention from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s alleged conduct of arriving in an inebriated state in the Assembly. Jakhar told the media here that the bigger concern “is what he described as the Chief Minister giving a free hand to his Members of Legislative Assembly to indulge in corruptio…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday remarked that the Trinamool Congress repeatedly approaching courts, raises question over its faith in constitutional establishments and exposes “political frustration”. Moreover, he also flagged concerns over Punjab’s law-and-order situation after two FIRs were lodged against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak.Addressing a press conference, Trivedi accused Trinamool of repeatedly approaching several courts for the past several years. “They …
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Friday that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has once again brought shame to democracy by allegedly attending a one-day Labour Day session in the state Assembly under the influence of alcohol. He further said that the way a “drunk” CM Mann staggered into the Assembly and spoke with slurred speech raises questions about the Speaker as well, for not stopping him.Sachdeva added that the manner in which Punjab Chief M…
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) A no-confidence motion against the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government was unanimously passed at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘Janta Di Vidhan Sabha’, or a people’s Assembly, with members raising slogans against the government. The makeshift ‘House’, especially set up at the BJP’s party office here, also condemned the Chief Minister for allegedly appearing in an inebriated state in the legislative Assembly and demanded his imp…
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) After the defection of seven Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday won the confidence motion in a special one-day Assembly session, sending a clear message that attempts to destabilise the government have failed.Declaring the mandate in the 117-member House as a reflection of enduring public trust, Chief Minister Mann said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s support base remains intact and will translate into an even bigger manda…
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) With the promise of a minimum daily wage of Rs 750, hundreds of Congress workers and labourers from Punjab on Friday staged a demonstration in support of their long-pending demands in front of the Vidhan Sabha here to mark International Labour Day. Led by state Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, the demonstration coincided with the special session convened by the Aam Aadmi Party government to mark Labour Day.Speaking on the occasion, Warring said the specia…
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) As the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government in Punjab convened a Cabinet meeting ahead of a Special Session of the Legislative Assembly, indications emerged that key decisions may be on the agenda. While AAP leaders on Friday supported the move, the Congress dismissed it as unnecessary, alleging it was merely political “drama.” Speaking on the development, Punjab Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal said, “The session has been called, and it is a good thing. In an Assembly sessio…