Chandigarh, March 25 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, reacting to statements by Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on a CBI inquiry into the death of government functionary Gagandeep Randhawa, said on Wednesday that the remarks have exposed Warring’s role in aiding the state government and the Chief Minister. He alleged that at the direction of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Warring sought to avoid a CBI probe, as he himself is facing a corruption cas…
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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…
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 12 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar said on Thursday in the State Assembly that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Opposition Congress “are creating drama through mutual coordination to divert people’s attention from real issues affecting the state”. Speaking to the media here, Jakhar noted that the Congress and AAP have “a secret understanding, under which the Opposition avoids questioning the government on public issues and instead keeps…
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 6 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, saying the conduct of Cabinet ministers during the Governor’s address “exposed the hollowness, confusion and deep contradictions within the ruling dispensation”.Bajwa said in an unprecedented development in state’s legislative history, Cabinet Ministers Harpal Cheema and Aman Arora walked out of the Assembly while the Governor’s…
Chandigarh, Feb 13 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab, on Friday, held statewide protests against the Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa over his casteist and derogatory remarks targeting Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO. Senior AAP leaders, Ministers, MLAs, activists and residents joined demonstrations in large numbers, raising slogans and demanding a public apology from Bajwa and the Congress leadership.AAP leader Baltej Pannu said, “Partap Singh Bajwa’s shameful and casteist remarks aga…
Chandigarh, Feb 13 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab on Friday held statewide “band-baja” protests against Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa over his casteist and derogatory remarks targeting Cabinet Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO. Senior leaders, ministers, MLAs, activists, and residents joined demonstrations in large numbers, raising slogans and demanding a public apology from Bajwa and the Congress leadership.AAP leader Baltej Pannu said, “Partap Singh Bajwa’s shame…
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab on Thursday slammed the Congress leadership for maintaining a “criminal silence” over the shocking statements made by its former Chief Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, who claimed that she was advised to allow bomb blasts in the state to help the Congress government return to power. AAP spokesperson Baltej Pannu told the media that it was disturbing that more than 24 hours after the interview went viral, neither Bhattal nor any senior Co…