Chandigarh, July 25 (IANS) Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Saturday hailed the resignation of the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as the “victory of the youth of the country against a corrupt and an arrogant regime”. Reacting to the resignation amid nationwide protests seeking accountability over exam irregularities, Warring said while the Union Minister had been forced to resign, Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains was still in office and he must a…
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Chandigarh, July 22 (IANS) Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday demanded the resignation of the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and the Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains over repeated paper leaks in the state.He said like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan “are responsible at the national level and the country seeks answers and accountability from them, so are Mann and Bains accountable for Punjab leaks and …
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) As Uttar Pradesh and Punjab gear up for Assembly elections next year, the Congress once again finds itself confronting challenges similar to those it faced earlier in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka and other states.In Uttar Pradesh, INDIA bloc partners Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) are engaged in a tussle over their respective on-ground political strength. This comes despite indications that the two parties could again forge an alliance after their improve…
Chandigarh, July 11 (IANS) A long-awaited meeting was held on Saturday between the rival Punjab Congress faction led by former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, comprising several sitting and former lawmakers, and the party’s general secretary Bhupesh Baghel. After the meeting, Member of Parliament Sukhjinder Randhawa said, “Sometimes the party must reverse certain decisions…we do not need compromised leaders.” The rival camp comprising over 90 leaders has been demanding the replace…
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress Punjab in-charge Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday expressed confidence about the party’s prospects of forming a government in the state in the 2027 assembly elections. Despite the camp led by Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who is “anguished” over the continuation of Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as the state chief, Baghel said the process of meeting senior leaders and workers is going on, a…
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday criticised the AAP government in Punjab over the state’s deteriorating law and order situation, saying the explosion at the Sadar Police Station in Moga was evidence of the government’s failure to maintain security.“I had already expressed this apprehension that certain forces are on the prowl to disrupt Punjab’s peace, and today’s incident has turned this fear into reality,” Bittu wrote on X…
Chandigarh, July 8 (IANS) Amid wide speculations of discord and infighting within the Punjab Congress ahead of the Assembly elections, party’s Punjab in-charge Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday asserted that there was no division or factionalism in the organisation and all the leaders stand firmly behind Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, the newly appointed Punjab Congress Committee (PCC) chief. He also said discussions with senior leaders, including Charanjit Singh Channi and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, w…
Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) Amid a deepening rift within the Punjab Congress, with senior leader Partap Bajwa calling for greater discipline ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, the party’s Punjab affairs in-charge Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday said the party was “the only option,” and people were looking forward to it. However, several “sulking” Congress leaders, including former Chief Minister Charanjit Channi, were conspicuously absent from the “damage-control” meeting called by Baghel in Chandiga…
Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) With the Congress camp of MP Charanjit Singh Channi pushing for leadership change in Punjab ahead of the Assembly polls, AICC in-charge for the state, Bhupesh Baghel, will be visiting here from Monday for the next two to three days to meet the state leadership.A party statement said the purpose of Baghel’s visit is to hold detailed interactions with the chairpersons, co-chairpersons, and members of these committees, understand their plans, and prepare a comprehensive …
Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress leadership over the growing dissent within the party following the revamp of the party’s organisational state unit. Reacting to the open opposition expressed by several Congress leaders to the party high command’s decision, Baliawal questioned the Congress leadership’s commitment to internal discipline and organisational authority.”Rahul-ji must an…