Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) Congress’s Punjab unit President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday lashed out at Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for not taking any action following two back-to-back explosions in Jalandhar and Amritsar, despite “knowing” who is responsible for the act.His reaction came after CM Mann claimed: “Investigations into these minor blasts are underway. This is part of the BJP’s preparations for the elections in Punjab… In whatever state they have to fight elections, they…
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Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) Punjab Congress President Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, questioning the intent behind his meeting with President Droupadi Murmu. He also accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of political hypocrisy and betrayal of its core principles.Reacting to the Chief Minister’s recent outreach to the President, Warring said such meetings would not alter the ground realities in Punjab. “Nothing is really going to change …
Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) The Punjab Congress on Monday warned against the delimitation of Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies, saying it will reduce the proportionate share of states like Punjab and increase that of states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The party also criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party government for sabotaging the Women’s Reservation Bill and trying to blame the Opposition for it.The party further took a dig at Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s foreign trip…
Barnala (Punjab), Feb 28 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday delivered a stern message to the Punjab Congress leadership, urging them to end internal bickering and function as a united team ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.Addressing party workers at a rally in Barnala under the ‘Save MNREGA, Save Farmers’ campaign, Gandhi said no individual, regardless of seniority or stature, is bigger than the party.“A single player cannot win the game. We have an e…
Chandigarh, Jan 20 (IANS) Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday denied that there was any factionalism in the state party. He said that the Congress does not practice caste or communal politics like the BJP to polarise people. He also took a dig at the AAP government in Punjab for making a U-turn on the issue of the missing ‘swaroops’ of the holy Guru Granth Sahib. In an informal interaction with the media here, he said, unlike the BJP, the Congress does not believe i…
Chandigarh, Jan 8 (IANS) The Punjab Congress, on Thursday, took the lead in launching the first phase of the ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram’ announced by the party to seek the revival of the rural employment guarantee scheme named after Mahatma Gandhi. The ‘sangram’ started with a rally in Gurdaspur town, which was attended by senior party leaders and thousands of workers, labourers, farmers and marginalised sections of the society. Congress leaders reiterated and reaffirmed their resolve that the Bhar…