Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Punjab unit said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to reduce the size of his convoy in order to save fuel, should serve as a “sign” for the Opposition to follow suit. Targeting Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, they said that the Chief Minister should also follow the same measures at the earliest.Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar said: “I believe this is a sign for Bhagwant Mann, that he should reduce his own…
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New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday termed the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak as a “failure” of the BJP-led Central government as he raised concern about the future of students appearing for the exam, especially those belonging to poor households.Talking to reporters after a meeting with Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, CM Mann said: “It is very unfortunate that students work so hard to give the exam and after that they realise that…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday assured Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of the completion of long-pending highway and flyover projects in the state. The stalled infrastructure projects were at Makhu, Adampur, and Bhawanigarh.At the meeting, Chief Minister Mann also raised the demand to declare strategically important roads, including the Ferozepur-Fazilka corridor near the international border, as National Highways, while p…
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Punjab government over the state’s law and order situation, alleging that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was indulging in “accusation and counter-accusation politics” instead of addressing public concerns.Speaking to IANS, Chugh claimed that Punjab was facing a serious law and order crisis and accused the state government of failing to curb crime and violence.”The w…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann, on Wednesday alleged that the BJP is “pressurising” popular singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh to join politics.Mann was addressing reporters after his meeting with Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari.A few days back, Dosanjh had strongly dismissed the idea of him becoming the political face of Punjab with a reply stating “Kadey V Nhi (Never)”, making it crystal clear that politics is not on his radar as his wo…
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) The Punjab government on Tuesday decided to formulate a reservation policy for rehabilitating Agniveers in state government jobs after completion of their tenure under the Agnipath scheme. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has constituted a high-powered committee comprising civil and police officers to finalise the modalities and framework for extending reservation benefits to Agniveers.Chairing a high-level meeting here, Chief Minister Mann gave in-principle approval …
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) A CBI team has raided the Punjab Vigilance Bureau office in Mohali, near here, and detained its Director S.S. Chauhan’s reader over bribery charges of Rs 25 lakh. The raid, which began late Monday evening, is still on, and the Vigilance office has been sealed.Sources said the CBI first raided a five-star hotel in Chandigarh where Inspector O.P. Rana, reader to the vigilance chief, along with “middleman” Raghav Goel, were striking a deal with a complainant. The Rs …
Sangrur, May 11 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday paid obeisance at Gurdwara Jyotisar Sahib here to express gratitude for getting the opportunity to enact the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, asserting that the stringent law has brought relief and satisfaction and will ensure that no one dares to commit ‘beadbi’ (sacrilege) of Guru Granth Sahib. Launching an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre, he said the country is witnessing …
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…
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…