New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) again conducted raids at the residence of Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora in Sector 2, Chandigarh on Saturday morning, with around 20 vehicles and heavy security personnel deployed during the operation.According to ED sources, the agency is carrying out search operations at four premises linked to Sanjeev Arora and his associates under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The searches are being conducted across Chandigarh an…
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Chandigarh, April 25 (IANS) Punjab Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday emphasised that the party will “continue its fight to save the Constitution”.His reaction came a day after a political storm erupted after seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs quit the party and joined the BJP.The MPs included Raghav Chadha, Swati Maliwal, Ashok Mittal and others.Speaking to IANS, Cheema blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the seven AAP MPs defecting from the party.The Punja…
Chandigarh, April 4 (IANS) Adding fuel to the already widening rift in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday alleged that party MP Raghav Chadha, who was replaced by Ashok Mittal as Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, “betrayed” the people of the state by not raising related issues in the house.Reiterating Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s allegation, Cheema also said that the MP “was compromised”.Chadha was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab, but according to…
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) Punjab Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said a massive Rs 200 crore turnover evasion racket in the hospitality sector has been exposed. With 882 establishments already under the scanner and Rs 2.02 crore recovered so far, Cheema said the investigation is rapidly expanding and the total evasion could surge to nearly Rs 500 crore as more data is analysed. Flagging how major urban centres like Mohali, Jalandhar, and Ludhiana have emerged as key …
Chandigarh, March 27 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said the Taxation Department has launched a large-scale, coordinated enforcement drive across the state to curb tobacco tax evasion, leading to the detection of unaccounted goods estimated at Rs 1.5 crore. “Following the recent increase in tax rates on tobacco products such as cigarettes, biris, and allied items, the department received specific inputs regarding a surge in tax evasion activities within this secto…
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday presented the fifth Budget of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for 2026-27, proposing a total outlay of Rs 260,437 crore and projecting the state’s GSDP at Rs 980,635 crore with an estimated growth rate of 10 per cent.Tabled on International Women’s Day, the Budget unveiled the ‘Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhian Satikar Yojna’, a universal cash transfer scheme under which women will receive Rs 1,000 per month and Dalit …
Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) Punjab Cabinet ministers Harpal Singh Cheema, Aman Arora and Harbhajan Singh ETO on Friday launched scathing attack on the Congress, condemning party’s decision to boycott the Governor’s Address, saying “it’s an insult to the House and to the 75-year-old parliamentary traditions of the state”. The ministers said the Opposition’s disruptive behaviour and sloganeering in the House were desperate attempts to divert public attention from the state’s developme…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday welcomed the Delhi court’s decision clearing former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in the alleged corruption case related to the scrapped excise policy. The party said the verdict exposes the ‘political conspiracy’ orchestrated by the BJP against AAP and its leadership.Reacting to the court’s decision, AAP leaders said the judgment has vindicated their long-standing claim that the allegations were poli…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) With a Delhi court sending Youth Congress (IYC) National President Uday Bhanu Chib to four days of police custody following his arrest in connection with the shirtless protest held during the India AI Impact Summit, Opposition leaders on Tuesday criticised the move, stating that raising issues through protest is not a crime. Speaking to reporters, Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala said: “If a government betrays the nation’s interests in trade agreements, exposing it …
Ludhiana, Feb 12 (IANS) Punjab unit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal on Thursday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the state of deliberately misleading farmers and stakeholders associated with the dairy sector in Punjab. Baliawal clarified that sensitive agricultural and dairy products have been kept under full protection in the agreement and have been excluded from any provisions that could adversely affect Punjab’s interests. He also presented be…