Amritsar, April 4 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday staged a state-level protest here, demanding justice for the family of state Warehousing Corporation District Manager Gagandeep Randhawa and a CBI investigation into the case. Speaking on the occasion, state BJP President Sunil Jakhar said the party would continue its movement until the family receives justice. He emphasised this is not a political programme but a fight for justice. He added that what happened with Randhawa could happen to anyone, whi…
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Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s state President Sunil Jakhar on Thursday raised the issue of ensuring the security for the family of the warehousing corporation Divisional Manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, who committed suicide. A minister resigned following his death. In a video message, Jakhar said supporters of former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar are still raising slogans in defense of his ideology, while the government has made no arrangements for the family’s s…
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Monday, held protests at the district headquarters across Punjab, demanding the investigation against former Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Laljit Singh Bhullar be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). During this, under the leadership of State BJP President Sunil Jakhar, an effigy of Bhullar was burnt in Patiala city.Speaking to journalists, Jakhar said the arrest of Bhullar took place after the Unio…
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Punjab, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Monday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been forced to climb down from the high horse it was riding and arrest its own former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar following sustained pressure from the Opposition. Bajwa expressed gratitude to Congress workers and Members of Parliament Charanjit Singh Channi, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Gurjeet Singh Aujla and Dharamvira Gandhi for forcefully raising the issue in …
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar was arrested on Monday in connection with the death of a warehousing corporation official.The police arrested Bhullar from Mandi Gobindgarh town. A case was registered against Bhullar on Sunday, hours after Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the District Manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, ended his life. Randhawa, who had accused the minister of harassment and coercion, had repor…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, on Monday said in the Lok Sabha that the alleged harassment-linked suicide case involving a Punjab government official pertains to the state government, but assured that the Centre would consider transferring the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) if Members of Parliament from Punjab submit a written request.Speaking during the discussion in the Lok Sabha, HM Shah said the issue falls under the jurisdiction of the Punjab…
Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Sunday joined the protest along with Congress workers, standing in solidarity with the family of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the District Manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, who ended his life and accused a minister of harassment and coercion. Bajwa reiterated that “this is not merely a fight for one family, but a larger battle for justice, accountability, and the protection o…
Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) The family of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation District Manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, who allegedly died by suicide in Amritsar, on Sunday demanded strict action and the immediate arrest of former state minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, alleging sustained harassment had pushed the officer to take the extreme step.Talking to reporters here, the deceased officer’s brother, Varinder Singh Randhawa, said the family would not compromise and would continue to seek ju…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sanjay Saraogi on Sunday launched a blistering attack on the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab and its national leadership, asserting that the party has ruined the state and has failed to fulfil its constitutional responsibilities.Saraogi said the current situation in Punjab and the earlier tenure of the AAP government in Delhi under Arvind Kejriwal were “concerning”, alleging widespread corruption and cr…
Chandigarh, March 21 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar, on Saturday, expressed sorrow over the suicide of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, District Manager of Punjab State Warehouse Corporation, in Amritsar and said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann no longer has any moral basis to remain in power. While speaking to the media here, Jakhar said the BJP would fight at every level to ensure justice for the victim’s family. He noted that earlier people in Punjab were losing …