Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) Criticising the attack and unruly behaviour by AAP workers at BJP offices in Punjab, and accusing the police of acting under political pressure while facilitating hooliganism against party workers, BJP working chief Ashwani Sharma on Sunday warned that they would not tolerate political intimidation or the misuse of police machinery. Accompanying state media head Vineet Joshi, Sharma launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party government, accusing it of misusing state…
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Chandigarh, May 10 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Sunday warned AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal against disturbing the atmosphere of Punjab and said the BJP would never allow AAP’s attempts to turn the state into “Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal” to succeed. In a message on social media, Jakhar wrote: “Arvind Kejriwal-ji, listen carefully — Punjab will not be allowed to become Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal.” “In the name of a protest in Balachaur in Nawanshahr, your MLA S…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Saturday condemned AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal for holding a press conference and describing the ED raid on Punjab AAP President and state minister Sanjeev Arora as a political conspiracy. The Delhi BJP president stated that during the press conference, Kejriwal appeared visibly nervous, clearly indicating that he knows the ED investigation involving Sanjeev Arora could eventually reach him as well, since he appears to…
Hubballi (Karnataka), May 9 (IANS) Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday called the INDIA bloc, a “gang of opportunists” and also claimed that the leaders of the Opposition alliance do not have any “ideological faith or background”.His reaction followed after the Congress broke its alliance with the DMK and extended support to the Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) for government formation in Tamil Nadu.Speaking to reporters here, Union Minister Joshi said: “We severely differ with DMK’…
Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches on two real estate developers, Punjab Cabinet Minister Aman Arora, on Friday blamed the BJP-led Central government for running a politically-motivated campaign to malign him through fabricated narratives, selective leaks and misuse of Central agencies.Arora, whose name figured for allegedly having close ties with one of the accused relators, rejected all allegations and termed the entire episode a reflection…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the discharge of AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others in the alleged excise policy corruption case, saying that it was awaiting consent from certain counsel proposed to be appointed as amici curiae. A single-judge bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma deferred the matter to May 11, observing that the court was waiting for cert…
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) Congress’s Punjab unit President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday lashed out at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for not taking any action following two back-to-back explosions in Jalandhar and Amritsar, despite “knowing” who is responsible for the act.His reaction came after CM Mann claimed: “Investigations into these minor blasts are underway. This is part of the BJP’s preparations for the elections in Punjab… In whatever state they have to fight elections, they…
Ludhiana, May 6 (IANS) Punjab BJP spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal along with 25 sarpanches and representatives from nearly 50 villages of the Sahnewal assembly on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana, demanding halt to illegal mining activities in the area. Later addressing the media, Baliawal said despite AAP’s promises of ending illegal mining in Punjab, mining activities are continuing openly day and night under the government’s watch. He said the pe…
Ropar (Punjab), May 6 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday blamed the BJP for attempting to turn Punjab into a “laboratory of fear and violence” ahead of elections, alleging that two bomb blasts in Amritsar and Jalandhar were part of a deliberate strategy to destabilise the state after the passage of the anti-sacrilege law. Drawing parallels with West Bengal, CM Mann said the BJP “thrives on creating communal tension, panic and unrest in poll-bound states to polari…
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) Punjab BJP President, Sunil Jakhar, on Wednesday termed the Bhagwant Mann-led state government a complete failure in maintaining law and order and condemned the Chief Minister’s irresponsible statement regarding the twin bomb blasts.He demanded that the Chief Minister accept responsibility for his failure and resign immediately.In a message posted on social media, he wrote: “The bomb blasts that took place last night in Jalandhar and Amritsar are a matter of grave co…