Chandigarh, July 16 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, alleging that it brazenly subverted the democratic mandate during the election of the President of the Qadian Municipal Council. Bajwa said the Congress had secured a clear numerical advantage in the Municipal Council (MC) and was fully prepared to democratically elect its President. He added that t…
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Chandigarh, June 29 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Monday welcomed the decision of the Akal Takht Jathedar to seek a comprehensive review of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act of 2026 and to initiate wider consultations before such a sensitive piece of legislation is moved forward. “The sanctity of Sri Guru Granth Sahib-ji is above politics. Any law concerning our eternal Guru cannot be drafted in haste, passed for headlines, or used…
Amritsar, June 28 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday reaffirmed that the Akal Takht is the supreme temporal authority of the Sikh community and said that all ministers, MLAs and the Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha will appear before it on Monday to present the government’s position with humility. Declaring that every directive of the Akal Takht Sahib is paramount and will be obeyed in true letter and spirit, the Chief Minister said the government would also submit details of the …
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, 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 6 (IANS) Even as the Budget session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is underway and the government is highlighting its claims of maintaining an “upright” law and order situation while projecting policing initiatives, a village sarpanch was shot dead in broad daylight in Moga district on Friday. Sarpanch of Patto village, Harvinder Singh Happy, was gunned down in the Baghapurana area of Moga.According to initial reports, armed assailants arrived in a vehicle, surrounded the sarpa…
Chandigarh, Dec 30 (IANS) The Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution moved by Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, decrying the initiative by the government of India (GoI) for replacing of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the new law, Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin). The new scheme takes away the right to guaranteed wages and employment from poor labourers, women and lakh…