Anandpur Sahib, May 6 (IANS) As a devout and indebted Sikh, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday embarked on a ‘Shukrana Yatra’ with religious fervour after paying obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib here. Accompanied by Cabinet minister Harjot Singh Bains, CM Mann said the yatra was being undertaken to express gratitude to the almighty for blessing him with the opportunity to serve humanity by enacting the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act of 2026, which provi…
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Chandigarh, April 25 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has sought time to meet President Droupadi Murmu along with his party’s MLAs to present his stance on the recall of seven Rajya Sabha members who have joined the BJP. It is learnt on Saturday that CM Mann is expected to raise the issue of the seven MPs’ defection and argue for their recall during the meeting.The development comes a day after seven AAP Rajya Sabha members — Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, cric…
Chandigarh, April 19 (IANS) With Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria giving assent to the Bill enabling harsher punishment for ‘beadbi’ (sacrilege) of Guru Granth Sahib, state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Sunday urged the government to bring the draft law concerning sacrilege of all religions.As a mark of respect to Guru Granth Sahib, the Assembly, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, on April 13 unanimously passed the Bill.In a social media message, Jakhar wrote: “I express my sincere …
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) The BJP’s Punjab President, Sunil Jakhar, has written a letter to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, demanding that the draft of the proposed law to prevent sacrilege of holy religious scriptures and consecrated idols, along with the Assembly Select Committee report, be made public. He said that “this is an extremely sensitive matter, and it is essential that the general public, all political parties, and religious organisations are taken into confidence regarding the new…