Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) Manish Tewari, the Congress MP from Chandigarh, on Sunday called for a CBI investigation into the suicide of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, who served as the District Manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation. This demand comes as opposition parties intensified their criticism of the AAP-led government in Punjab regarding the incident.Randhawa had allegedly accused former Transport Minister Laljit Bhullar of harassment and coercion. He reportedly consumed Celphos…
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Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) Punjab BJP President, Sunil Jakhar, on Thursday said AAP and the Congress are working in alliance to divert people’s attention from the real issues of the state.Criticising both parties strongly for spreading misinformation against the Centre and the BJP, Jakhar told the media here that such attempts to spread hatred against the Centre in a border state like Punjab could prove extremely dangerous for the future of the state.Quoting facts and figures, the BJP Preside…
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 9 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Monday exposed what he described as a conspiracy by the state AAP government to financially bankrupt the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL). Jakhar explained to the media here, with supporting facts, how the government is misleading the people of Punjab by showing the power corporation moving from loss to profit on paper. In reality, he said, the government is pushing this institution towards financial failure and eventual p…
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Saturday said the manner in which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was compelled to visit the state and publicly admonish his own party leaders showed that the Congress high command has lost its influence and that the state leadership has gone rogue.In a message posted on social media, the BJP state president wrote: “No matter how big you are, be a team player; otherwise, Kharge-ji and I will set you right.”He said the statement full…
Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Friday asked the Punjab government to take initiative to conduct an impartial investigation in order to prove its credibility in the killing of a man in police encounter in Gurdaspur district. He said the version being put forward by the police “is creating doubts among the public and is raising serious questions about the credibility of the government and the police”.Jakhar told the media here that the government has lost the trust …
Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IANS) Punjab BJP working President Ashwani Sharma and the party’s national General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari for approving Rs 1,463.95 crore for the construction of a six-lane greenfield spur on National Highway 205-A (Ambala-Chandigarh section to Zirakpur bypass) under the Tricity Ring Road Project. Describing it as a historic project that will p…
Chandigarh, Feb 15 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday received a boost with Punjab BJP Vice-President and two-time legislator Arvind Khanna joining the party along with BJP office bearers, including the district president. Welcoming Khanna into the Akali Dal, party President Sukhbir Badal said, “The storm which will throw out Delhi parties from Punjab has started today”. He also announced Khanna’s appointment as ‘halka’ in-charge of the Sangrur constituency.He said the seni…
Amritsar, Feb 10 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday said that the India-US trade agreement has opened doors for the country’s progress towards becoming a developed nation while providing a protective shield to Indian farmers. He told the media that the agreement would act as a “runway” to take the country to new heights of development. Also, Punjab’s textile sector will gain. Jakhar said the BJP “understands its responsibility and accountabilit…
Chandigarh, Feb 7 (IANS) The teachings of Guru Ravidas are not only spiritual guidance but also show the path to creating an ideal society, said Punjab BJP working President Ashwani Sharma on Saturday.He was addressing a programme organised by the Scheduled Caste (SC) Morcha Punjab in Chandigarh on the occasion of the 649th birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas, a 15th-century saint, poet and social reformer.In the presence of SC Morcha BJP State President S.R. Laddhar, Sharma said that considering …