Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann wanted to divert attention from his sacrilegious conduct against the Guru Sahiban by summoning him for questioning in an 11-year-old police firing case in Behbal Kalan, which was still under investigation after all these years. The SAD chief, who answered all the questions asked by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) during a two-hour questioning session her…
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Chandigarh, June 25 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Majithia on Thursday said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had committed a self-goal by changing his version on the video in which he was seen committing sacrilege against the Guru Sahiban and Guru Granth Sahib for the third time. Majithia alleged that the Chief Minister was “making repeated somersaults and speaking a hundred lies to defend one lie.” He said another theory was now being put forward, with the Chief Minister…
Chandigarh, June 25 (IANS) Responding to the Punjab Chief Minister’s remark, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Thursday said instead of answering the serious allegations confronting his government, Bhagwant Mann attempted to mislead the people with diversionary statements and theatrical excuses. Dhillon said throughout the press conference that CM Mann deliberately avoided answering the most serious questions about Punjab.He maintained complete silence on t…
Chandigarh, June 24 (IANS) Setting aside allegations of “sacrilegious conduct” levelled against him by political opponents, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said accusations were part of a “dirty politics” campaign aimed at tarnishing his image. In a video message posted on X, he said the controversy was being used as a political tool to target him.“When they have nothing else to control, they use religion to defame me,” he said, adding that the purported video allege…
Chandigarh, June 23 (IANS) Ahead of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s visit on Tuesday, two motorcycle-borne miscreants threw a petrol bomb at the clinic of Tarsem Garg in Bathinda city. The clinic is located opposite to the RSS office. However, no loss of life has been reported. Garg’s wife had recently contested the Bathinda Municipal Corporation elections as a nominee of BJP.A scooter parked in the courtyard was partially burnt in the incident, said the police.Garg told the police tha…
Chandigarh, June 3 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday reviewed two landmark projects aimed at strengthening the state’s cultural identity and showcasing its rich heritage to the world. Chairing a high-level meeting of the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department, CM Mann approved the construction of a grand welcome gate at the Shambhu border, designed to celebrate Punjab’s ‘Panj-ab’ identity and architectural legacy. He also cleared the revised Heritage Street project…
Sangrur, May 11 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday paid obeisance at Gurdwara Jyotisar Sahib here to express gratitude for getting the opportunity to enact the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, asserting that the stringent law has brought relief and satisfaction and will ensure that no one dares to commit ‘beadbi’ (sacrilege) of Guru Granth Sahib. Launching an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre, he said the country is witnessing …
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Friday that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has once again brought shame to democracy by allegedly attending a one-day Labour Day session in the state Assembly under the influence of alcohol. He further said that the way a “drunk” CM Mann staggered into the Assembly and spoke with slurred speech raises questions about the Speaker as well, for not stopping him.Sachdeva added that the manner in which Punjab Chief M…
Chandigarh, April 28 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann, on Tuesday presented a report card of his visits to the Netherlands and Finland, saying the government has secured concrete global partnerships in agriculture, industry, and innovation that will directly benefit farmers, youth, and the state’s economy. Highlighting a Rs 1,300 crore JICA-backed push, strong interest from global companies, and advanced agri-tech collaborations from Keukenhof to Finland, CM Mann told the media here…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Vikramjit Singh Sahney refuted Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s allegation that six of the seven MPs of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) who crossed over to the BJP have betrayed the people of the state. Sahney, who himself is one of the seven estranged MPs, said they have now got an opportunity to serve Punjab “10 times more”.Notably, six of the seven former AAP MPs were elected from Punjab.Following the exits, CM Mann had said, “These people are trai…