Jalandhar, July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday signalled the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would contest the Punjab Assembly elections alone, slated for early 2027, saying the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-ruled state “deserves faster development, better opportunities and good governance, and only the ‘double-engine’ government can fulfil these aspirations”. Speaking at a massive rally here after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of rail and road projects worth over Rs 5,470 …
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Chandigarh, July 15 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said that the state’s journey towards becoming the number one in every sector would continue with the support and trust of its people, saying the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has fulfilled every promise made to the people. Addressing a gathering in Mukerian town, the Chief Minister said his politics is not about holding on to power but about ensuring the progress and prosperity of the people of Punjab.The Chief Min…
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday criticised the AAP government in Punjab over the state’s deteriorating law and order situation, saying the explosion at the Sadar Police Station in Moga was evidence of the government’s failure to maintain security.“I had already expressed this apprehension that certain forces are on the prowl to disrupt Punjab’s peace, and today’s incident has turned this fear into reality,” Bittu wrote on X…
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 …
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Punjab Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday urged the Akal Takht Jathedar to ensure a thorough investigation into the fake video campaign targeting the Chief Minister, saying the forensic examination of more than 1,100 frames has conclusively established that the person seen in the video is not the Chief Minister. Party’s media in-charge Baltej Pannu said the focus must now shift to identifying the actor featured in the video, those who produced and directed it, and the i…
Chandigarh, June 19 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) working committee on Friday condemned Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for challenging the authority of the Akal Takht in public forums while asserting this was hurting the religious feelings of the people. The working committee, chaired by party President Sukhbir Badal, noted that the Chief Minister was deliberately creating fissures in the Sikh community. It said there was an overwhelming feeling in the community that Mann had not onl…
Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday announced a “Dharam Yudh Morcha” from Sri Akal Takht Sahib on July 19 to remove Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who has been declared guilty of “committing heinous sacrilege”. SAD President Sukhbir Badal declared that the Dharam Yudh Morcha would be launched under the Chhattar Chhaya (overall spiritual patronage) of Sri Akal Takht Sahib.Badal told the media that what Bhagwant Mann had done against the Guru Sahiban and est…
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 (…
Chandigarh, April 28 (IANS) A man was killed in a low-intensity blast reported on the Delhi-Rajpura railway track near Shambhu town in Punjab’s Patiala district, police said on Tuesday. The police believed the man who was trying to plant the bomb was killed when it exploded. His badly mutilated body, torn into pieces, was recovered near the site.The incident was reported Monday night. Officials are probing whether it was an attempted sabotage or part of a larger conspiracy.Forensic teams are n…
Chandigarh, April 8 (IANS) Punjab Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Wednesday urged the Central government to send a high-level team to assess the damage caused to wheat and other Rabi crops by unseasonal heavy rainfall accompanied by hailstorms in the state. In a letter to Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, the minister highlighted the severe impact of inclement weather on wheat crops. He said wheat sown on 35 lakh hectares had been expected …