Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Punjab government over the state’s law and order situation, alleging that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was indulging in “accusation and counter-accusation politics” instead of addressing public concerns.Speaking to IANS, Chugh claimed that Punjab was facing a serious law and order crisis and accused the state government of failing to curb crime and violence.”The w…
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Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday launched the ‘Meri Rasoi Yojana’ at a programme in Bhalwan village in Sangrur district, marking the beginning of distribution of free nutritional food kits to nearly 40 lakh poor and economically weaker families across the state.Describing it as one of the country’s largest household nutrition support initiatives, CM Mann said the scheme was aimed at reducing the burden on household kitchens amid rising inflatio…
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, while launching a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab, said the party’s national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann constantly invoke the names of invaders and Mughal rulers because their “style of functioning resembles the same mindset”. He said ministers, Members of Legislative Assembly, and officials of the Aam Aadmi Party are “repeatedly being caught in corruption cases and t…
Chandigarh, May 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Sanjeev Arora, one of the powerful Cabinet ministers in the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government, from his official residence in Sector 2 here. The action came after the ED carried out extensive search operations on Sanjeev Arora’s residences and offices under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002. However, there is no official statement from the ED on his arrest.Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram …
Chandigarh, May 8 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday sought the Punjab government’s stand on the withdrawal of security cover provided to Rajya Sabha MP and industrialist Rajinder Gupta, while also directing that no harm should come to his family within the state in view of recent incidents.Advocate Chetan Mittal, appearing for Gupta, told court that the Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab and Chairman Emeritus of the Trident Group had approached the High Court challenging the withdrawal …
Anandpur Sahib (Punjab), May 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Party (BRP) founder, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Punjab government over the recent blast incidents in Jalandhar and Amritsar, raising serious questions on Intelligence failure and deteriorating law and order in the state.Speaking to IANS, on Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accusing BJP of the twin blasts, Sidhu said that blaming any single political party for such incidents was not justified, bu…
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) Punjab BJP President, Sunil Jakhar, on Wednesday termed the Bhagwant Mann-led state government a complete failure in maintaining law and order and condemned the Chief Minister’s irresponsible statement regarding the twin bomb blasts.He demanded that the Chief Minister accept responsibility for his failure and resign immediately.In a message posted on social media, he wrote: “The bomb blasts that took place last night in Jalandhar and Amritsar are a matter of grave co…
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the AAP-led Punjab government over the recent blasts in the state, accusing Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of making “irresponsible statements” by blaming the BJP and failing to maintain law and order.Reacting to the blasts reported from Amritsar and Jalandhar, Punjab BJP Vice President, Fatehjang Singh Bajwa, told IANS that the Chief Minister’s remarks alleging the BJP’s involvement in the blasts were “unbecoming of a re…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP, Raghav Chadha, on Tuesday met President Droupadi Murmu along with three fellow MPs and raised concerns over alleged misuse of state machinery by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government following their decision to merge with the BJP.In a statement after the meeting, Chadha said the delegation conveyed to the President that two-thirds of their MPs had exercised their constitutional right to leave AAP and join the BJP but were now facing what he descr…
Sangrur, April 30 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a Rs 14.63 crore sports stadium in Sangrur, setting the tone for a decisive push to transform the state’s youth landscape through sports, health, and discipline. Positioned as both an infrastructure upgrade and a social intervention, the world-class facility, coming up on 4.38 acres in Satouj, will offer professional training and host a wide range of sports, including badminton, handball, judo…