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More trouble for Punjab Congress as 4 former cabinet minister go to BJP

CHANDIGARH: Barely two weeks after former state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar joined the BJP, four former Punjab cabinet ministers Balbir Singh Sidhu, Sunder Sham Arora, Gurpreet Singh Kangar and Raj Kumar Verka joined the saffron party on Saturday.

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Punjab: Balwant Singh Rajoana’s Kamaldeep Kaur is ‘joint panthic candidate’ for Sangrur byelection

CHANDIGARH/PATIALA: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has announced Kamaldeep Kaur, sister of death row prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana, as its joint candidate with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and some panthic organisations for the June 23 Sangrur Lok Sabha byelection. The decision was taken after Kaur, a day after expressing her…

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Balwant Rajoana’s sister to be SAD-BSP candidate for Sangrur Lok Sabha bypoll

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Punjab: Sukhbir Singh Badal now opposes UAPA, but SAD-BJP govt used it

JALANDHAR: Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal demanded a review of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in a post on Twitter on Thursday, but the use of the stringent anti-terror law was not uncommon when Sukhbir himself was the deputy CM of Punjab during the SAD-BJP government’s rule in…

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Akali Dal wants AAP govt. to compensate farmers for low wheat yield

Party leaders said they would be forced launch agitation if farmers’ problems were not resolved

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Akali Dal, Congress take jibe at Mann’s Delhi visit

They mock his visits to Delhi schools to understand their functioning

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Punjab Police ask Kumar Vishwas, Alka Lamba to join probe

The former AAP leaders were booked for allegedly promoting enmity by accusing Arvind Kejriwal of having links with ‘separatist elements’

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Akali Dal–Congress face–off on Balwant Singh Rajoana’s release demand

‘Clemency could have devastating ramifications for Punjab’s future’

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Previous Punjab govts left Rs 3 lakh crore debt, will probe & recover, says CM Bhagwant Mann

CHANDIGARH: Accusing the previous governments in Punjab of saddling the state with a crippling debt of Rs 3 lakh crore, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday warned that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government would probe where the money went. “Where have these funds been used? We will investigate…

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Akali Dal expels SGPC member who defended CM

BATHINDA: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) member Baldev Singh Chungha, who had stated that chief minister Bhagwant Mann did not seem drunk when he paid obeisance at Takht Damdama Sahib on Baisakhi, has been expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

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SGPC member expelled from SAD for defending Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

BATHINDA: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Member Baldev Singh Chungha, who had stated that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann not seemed drunk when he paid obeisance at Takhat Damdamda Sahib on Baisakhi, has been expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

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Punjab Assembly to have special, one-day session on Friday

Special one-day session to discuss the Centre’s decision to extend the central service rules to employees of the Union Territory of Chandigarh

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Will fight for Punjab’s claim on Chandigarh: CM Bhagwant Mann, Harpal Singh Cheema

CHANDIGARH: A day after Union home minister Amit Shah announced to apply central civil service rules to the employees of the Chandigarh administration, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said his government will fight strongly for its “rightful claim over Chandigarh”. Meanwhile, the SAD has requested Mann to call…

The Times of India

Punjab: SAD forms sub-panel for feedback

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday constituted a 13-member sub-committee, headed by its Sangrur district president Iqbal Singh Jhoonda, to take feedback from all sections of society, as well as, party cadre at the grass-roots level to analyse the reasons for the party’s debacle in the state assembly…

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Punjab parties slam Centre’s move to extend Central rules to Chandigarh employees

Claim over joint capital Chandigarh is once again in spotlight

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Can a party grow nationally on a populist plank?

AAP seems keen to deliver on the promises in Punjab and promote its model of governance

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AAP wave rises on support from all castes, communities

Congress saw massive decline among both the Hindu and the Sikh Dalit voters

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Analysis | AAP’s Punjab win shows acceptance of ‘alternative politics’, trust-deficit towards ‘traditional’ parties

Stalwarts of Congress and SAD faced drubbing at the hands of relatively newcomers of AAP

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Challenger in jail, all quiet in hot seat

AMRITSAR: The hottest contest of the 2022 Punjab assembly elections was fought in Amritsar East constituency, between former SAD minister Bikram Singh Majithia and Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu.

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Verdict Day: Future at stake, all parties jittery in Punjab

CHANDIGARH/JALANDHAR: After a largely silent electorate painted a hazy picture with virtually no signs of a clear wave in favour of any party, the results of the Punjab assembly election will make everything clear on Thursday.

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Exit polls should be banned, says Shiromani Akali Dal chief

AMRITSAR: Days after several exit polls predicted a clean sweep for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab assembly elections, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said that he does not believe in them and further mentioned that exit polls and opinion polls should be banned.

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Has spl term loan to fight militancy in Punjab really bled exchequer?

CHANDIGARH: The Congress and the SAD-BJP alliance, who ruled Punjab after the militancy period, have blamed Rs 5,800 crore special term loan taken between 1984-85 and 1993-94 to fight militancy for bleeding the state exchequer.

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Another farm stir-like moment brewing for BJP?

JALANDHAR: Apart from several other important issues, the upcoming government in Punjab already has a major task cut out for it as the amendment in rules for appointment of Bhakra Beas Management Board members is becoming a major political issue in the state. Already the Congress, the Shiromani Akali Dal…

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4 Amritsar & Ludhiana seats record less than 60% turnout, 11 in Malwa over 80%

BATHINDA: The four assembly segments recorded the polling percentage at less than 60% which is much lower than the overall percentage of 71.95% in Punjab in the February 20 assembly elections. Against this, the 11 assembly segments recorded polling percentage at or over 80% which is at least 8% more…

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AAP does not have any relation with Punjab, says SAD's Parkash Singh Badal

LAMBI: Former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday took a dig at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), saying the party does not have any relation with Punjab.

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