Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Saturday staged protests across the state against the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over what it described as a coordinated campaign to defame Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann through a misleading fake video circulated on social media. AAP ministers, MLAs, senior leaders, workers and residents took to the streets across Punjab, accusing Opposition partie…
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Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab delegation met Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here regarding the fake video circulated with the intention of tarnishing the image of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and disturbing peace and communal harmony in the state. The delegation submitted two reports to the DGP and demanded legal action against those involved in creating, circulating and amplifying the fabricated video on social media.The delegation comprised AAP state…
Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) Punjab Cabinet Minister Harpal Cheema on Thursday exposed a sinister political conspiracy to defame Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann by citing forensic investigations conducted by two independent government of India-recognised laboratories. He told the media here that a technical analysis of 1,191 video frames conclusively established that the individual seen in the viral video is not CM Mann.Cheema along with AAP spokesperson Baltej Pannu pointed out that anti-panth and a…
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 …
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 …