Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Punjab Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra on Saturday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at a public meeting in Samana town with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann personally welcoming him into the party. His family and several supporters also joined the AAP along with him. Welcoming Rakhra into the AAP, CM Mann said, “May 16 will be remembered as a significant day in Punjab’s political history, as a clean and respected personality dedicate…
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Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday demanded a high-level probe into the role of Punjab Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener, Arvind Kejriwal, in allegedly facilitating corruption in the Vigilance office which was raided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday night.Speaking to the media here, Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia questioned the manner in which the accused private people were allegedly aided in esca…
Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Monday demanded an Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe against Punjab Aam Aadmi Party legislator Ashok Kumar Pappi Prashar for alleged large scale corruption, including money laundering by using the account of his personal assistant. The SAD leader told the media here that Ludhiana (Central) MLA Prashar used his personal assistant Nikhil Sabharwal as a front man to collect Rs 1.10 crore from 87 people who were to …
Bengaluru, May 11 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday launched a sharp attack on PM Narendra Modi over his speech in Bengaluru, questioning whether he had spoken as the Prime Minister, the BJP state President, or the Leader of the Opposition in the state. In a press release, Siddaramaiah said the Prime Minister must clarify the “confusion” created in people’s minds about the capacity in which he addressed the gathering on Sunday.Although PM Modi targeted the Congress go…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tyrant Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and accused him of dishonestly occupying large parts of the country and now reached Punjab. Addressing a press conference in the backdrop of Enforcement Directorate (ED) action against Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora, Kejriwal said, “Punjab is the land of the Gurus. Several hundred years ago, Aurangzeb seized control of many parts of …
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 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted searches at four premises linked to Punjab Industry Minister Sanjeev Arora and his associates under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) of 2002.This is the third raid in a year. In April, the ED had raided Arora’s locations for the second time. According to officials, the searches are being carried out in Chandigarh and the Delhi-NCR region.The premises being searched include the official residence allott…
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday demanded an independent probe into the manner in which confidants of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s OSD had collected money from builders, besides running illegal sand mining and liquor rackets. Former Cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia said the manner in which the confidants of the Chief Minister’s OSD, Rajbir Ghuman, had thrown bagful of money in the air after their ninth-floor apartment was raided by the Enforce…
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s raids at multiple locations linked to builders and associates in Mohali and Chandigarh on Thursday triggered a fresh political storm in Punjab, with Leader of Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of running a “massive corruption network” in the state.The ED conducted searches at around 12 locations linked to the Suntec City project an…
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) The Opposition in Punjab on Wednesday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government as two back-to-back blasts rocked the state within three hours, first in Jalandhar and then Amritsar, alleging a collapse of law and order. However, no casualty has been reported. Sources said a team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is heading to Jalandhar and Amritsar to gather more information about the incident and assist the police in the investigation.Shiromani Akali Dal (…