Chandigarh, June 9 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Tuesday sent a reminder letter to the Union government to allot special trains from Punjab to Sri Guru Ravidass Maharaj Janam Asthan Mandir in Varanasi, enabling pilgrims to pay their obeisance. The Finance Minister, who is Chairman of the Cabinet sub-committee formed by the state government to organise celebrations, made this call while chairing a review meeting to assess the ongoing yearlong celebrations being organised by the …
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Chandigarh, June 7 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Sunday said that the people have once again made it clear that the BJP has no place in the state, as the poor response to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s public meeting in Dhuri reflected the complete rejection of the party by Punjabis. Responding to CM Saini’s rally in the home constituency of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Cheema said, “The people of Punjab have shown the BJP its true reflection through the Dhur…
Chandigarh, May 21 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Thursday announced that sanitation workers across various Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), municipal councils, municipal committees, and nagar panchayats in the state have decided to withdraw their ongoing strike after talks with the government. Cheema told the media here that a five-member delegation from the workers’ 35-member committee held detailed discussions with Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains, senior government officials,…
Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) Seeking breath analyser and dope tests of all members, including Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, pandemonium prevailed in the Assembly at its special one-day session on Friday to mark International Labour Day, with the main Opposition Congress MLAs staging a walkout after heated exchanges over conduct inside the House with treasury benches.Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa demanded a closed-door alcohol test on all MLAs in the Vidhan Sabha after allegations of…
Chandigarh, March 13 (IANS) Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s political rally in Punjab’s Moga on Saturday, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Friday raised a series of pointed questions to the BJP-led Central government and urged BJP leaders to seek clear answers from the rally. Cheema said the BJP government at the Centre has consistently discriminated against Punjab and treated it with step-motherly behaviour for several years. He said that despite four years of the AAP gover…
Chandigarh, March 12 (IANS) The Punjab Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution to refer a Breach of Privilege case against Congress member Sukhpal Singh Khaira to the Privileges Committee.The resolution, introduced by Cabinet Minister Harpal Cheema, addressed recent derogatory statements and unparliamentary conduct by the legislator, which the House deemed a direct insult to its elected members, the Constitution and the public.Explaining the background of the resolution, Cheema said, “The cal…
Chandigarh, March 10 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Tuesday condemned “derogatory” remarks by Congress legislator Sukhpal Singh Khaira, against women. Speaking during proceedings in the Vidhan Sabha and later addressing the media, Cheema demanded that the Congress high command expel Khaira from the party for his reprehensible conduct and “deeply insulting” comments directed at the mothers and daughters of Punjab.The condemnation came after Khaira reportedly questioned how women …
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Sunday criticised the Budget presented by Finance Minister Harpal Cheema, stating that “it is nothing more than a bundle of grand announcements aimed at creating headlines while completely ignoring the urgent need to revive state’s struggling economy”. Bajwa said the Budget once again “exposes the AAP government’s lack of a clear economic vision to generate employment, revive industry, or…
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has fulfilled its biggest electoral promise, unveiling the ‘Mukh Mantri Mawaan Dhian Satkar Yojna’ to provide monthly financial assistance to women across Punjab. Under the scheme, women will receive Rs 1,000 per month, while women from Scheduled Caste communities will receive Rs 1,500, with Rs 9,300 crore earmarked in the state Budget for its implementation.Describing…
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Fulfilling one of crucial poll promise of providing the financial support to every women, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab on Sunday announced a monthly assistance of Rs 1,000 for those belonging to the general category and Rs 1,500 for Scheduled Caste (SC) under the Mukhya Mantri Mawan Dhiyan Satikar Yojana, enabling 97 per cent of all adult women to avail the scheme. For this, a dedicated budgetary outlay of Rs 9,300 crore has been earmarked in 2026-27….