punjab politics

Chandigarh, March 25 Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia reacted to statements by Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring regarding a CBI investigation into the death of government official Gagandeep Randhawa, saying on Wednesday that Warring's remarks exposed his...

Chandigarh, March 25 Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday demanded a probe by a sitting High Court Judge, not the CBI, into the suicide of an official of the warehousing corporation in Amritsar.He alleged that the CBI has "lost its credibility" under the BJP-led...

Chandigarh, March 25 – A delegation from the BJP, led by the party’s Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar, met with Governor Gulab Chand Kataria here on Wednesday and demanded a CBI investigation into the alleged suicide case of Divisional Magistrate Gagandeep Singh Randhawa.Speaking to the media...

Chandigarh, March 25 The Aam Aadmi Party announced a 10-day statewide outreach campaign in Punjab to mark the fourth anniversary of the Bhagwant Mann government.Punjab AAP chief Aman Arora said that around 16,000 rallies, public meetings, and "nukkad" meetings will be held across the state to...

Chandigarh, March 24 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann virtually rejected the demand for a CBI investigation into the alleged suicide of an official in Amritsar, saying that the state police is capable of investigating the case fairly, and no one will be shielded.He was responding to queries...

Ferozepur, March 23 Reaffirming his government's commitment to honoring the martyrs and building a "vibrant Punjab" rooted in their dreams and vision, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann invoked the legacy of the nation's greatest revolutionaries and questioned the "continued denial" of Bharat Ratna to...

Chandigarh, March 23 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held protests across Punjab on Monday, demanding that the investigation into former Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Laljit Singh Bhullar be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).During these protests, under...

Chandigarh, March 23 – Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia demanded on Monday that the post-mortem of Warehousing Corporation officer Gagandeep Singh Randhawa be conducted either at the PGIMER here or by a panel of AIIMS doctors to ensure complete fairness, even as he demanded...

Chandigarh, March 23 Former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar was arrested on Monday, two days after a state warehousing corporation official died by suicide after accusing the AAP MLA of harassment.Bhullar was arrested in Mandi Gobindgarh in Fatehgarh Sahib district, a police official told...

Chandigarh, March 23 – Leader of the Opposition in Punjab, Partap Singh Bajwa, said on Monday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been forced to abandon its high-handed approach and arrest its former minister, Laljit Singh Bhullar, following sustained pressure from the Opposition.Bajwa...

New Delhi, March 23 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Member of Parliament Harsimrat Kaur Badal urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday to order a CBI investigation into the death of Warehousing Corporation district manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, who was forced to take the extreme...

Chandigarh, March 23 Laljit Singh Bhullar, a former Punjab minister and AAP MLA, who is accused of encouraging the suicide of a state warehousing corporation official, was arrested on Monday, sources said.Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of the Punjab State Warehousing...

New Delhi, March 23 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday promised to immediately order a CBI investigation into the alleged suicide of an official from the state warehousing corporation if all Punjab MPs gave him a written request on the matter. A Punjab minister subsequently resigned...

Fazilka, March 22 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday criticized the opposition Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), alleging that these parties "plundered" the state when they were in power and were now joining hands to ruin it.Addressing a rally, Mann urged the people to come...

Chandigarh, March 22 – Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar alleged on Sunday that a group “is looting the state and has taken control of the government”.He was addressing the media before heading to gherao (surround) the Chief Minister’s residence here in connection with the demand for justice...

Chandigarh, March 22 – The family of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation District Manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, who allegedly committed suicide in Amritsar, demanded strict action and the immediate arrest of former state minister Laljit Singh Bhullar on Sunday, alleging that sustained...

Chandigarh, March 22 Police detained the leader of the main opposition party and used water cannons to disperse protesters as they attempted to force their way through barricades here on Sunday to "besiege" Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence during a joint protest demanding the...

Chandigarh, March 21 Opposition parties on Saturday announced that they would jointly protest outside Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence in Chandigarh, demanding the arrest of former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar for the suicide of an official of the state warehousing corporation in...

Chandigarh, March 21 Punjab Cabinet Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar tendered his resignation on Saturday, following instructions from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, sources said.The MLA from Patti in Tarn Taran was asked to resign in connection with the alleged suicide of a Warehouse Corporation...

Chandigarh, March 20 Aam Aadmi Party leader Baltej Pannu accused Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday of attempting to shift blame and distort facts regarding the sacrilege incidents in Punjab.Pannu stated that major sacrilege incidents, including those in 1986 and 2015...