New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) A Delhi court sentenced Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), drawing strong and divergent reactions from political leaders across party lines.Additional Sessions Judge, Chander Jit Singh delivered the sentence after concluding arguments on the quantum of punishment. Andrabi, the chief of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, had earlier been convicted on charges including waging war against the country and criminal…
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Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday demanded that the AAP-led Punjab government should first account for the promises made in last year’s state Budget before presenting a new Budget on March 8.Chugh said the AAP government has repeatedly made tall claims in its Budgets, but the reality is that most of the major projects announced last year have not seen any progress on the ground.He said that the Bhagwant Mann government had announced a Drug Census w…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) After the Delhi–Himachal Pradesh Police standoff in connection with the shirtless protest at the AI Summit, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday slammed the Congress, alleging that it has adopted a new scheme to protect the accused. Speaking to IANS, Tarun Chugh claimed, “During the International AI Summit in Delhi, the incident in which Congress youth leaders took off their shirts to protest, was not merely political opposition. This was not a simp…
Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IANS) Punjab BJP working President Ashwani Sharma and the party’s national General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari for approving Rs 1,463.95 crore for the construction of a six-lane greenfield spur on National Highway 205-A (Ambala-Chandigarh section to Zirakpur bypass) under the Tricity Ring Road Project. Describing it as a historic project that will p…
Chandigarh, Feb 14 (IANS) The Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party organised an NRI Samellan titled “Punjabi Diaspora Meet” here on Saturday. Addressing the inaugural session, the party’s state working President Ashwani Sharma welcomed the Punjabi diaspora, acknowledging their immense contribution in bringing global recognition and pride to Punjab and India.He said that Punjabis settled across the world have always carried the spirit of their motherland in their hearts. He emphasised that under t…
Imphal, Feb 4 (IANS) Former Assembly Speaker and Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Manipur on Wednesday.The swearing-in came a day after the BJP announced in New Delhi that the 61-year-old Meitei community leader will be the new Legislature Party Leader.Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new Chief Minister, two Deputy Chief Ministers, and two other ministers at a ceremony at the Lok Bhavan.The other ministers who …
Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IANS) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, on Wednesday, condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for calling Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu a “traitor” in Parliament. Chugh said that Rahul Gandhi’s statement “is extremely unfortunate, condemnable, and an insult to democratic decorum”. Union Minister Bittu walked towards protesting MPs, prompting the Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition to initiate a handshake which was rejected, as the gesture cam…
Imphal, Feb 4 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh is likely to take oath as the new Chief Minister of Manipur at the Lok Bhavan on Wednesday evening, a top official said. A senior Manipur government official said that a few ministers, including one or two Deputy Chief Ministers, are also likely to be sworn in along with the new Chief Minister.“The timing of the swearing-in ceremony and the names of the ministers will be finalised at any moment. Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla will admin…
Imphal, Feb 3 (IANS) Sportsman-turned-politician and senior BJP leader Yumnam Khemchand Singh, 61, will become the 13th Chief Minister of Manipur since the Northeastern state attained full statehood on January 21, 1972. After being elected as the BJP Legislature Party leader, Singh expressed his gratitude to BJP National President Nitin Nabin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Taking to his official X account, Singh said: “I express my sincere gratitude to …
New Delhi/Imphal, Feb 3 (IANS) Ending months of uncertainty and prolonged parleys over government formation in Manipur, the BJP on Tuesday announced that former Assembly Speaker Yumnam Khemchand Singh will be the state’s next Chief Minister.The BJP legislature party, after a meeting in New Delhi, announced that Khemchand Singh has been elected as the party’s Legislature Party Leader and will take over as Chief Minister of Manipur, where President’s Rule has been in force since February 13 …