Tag: Punjab
Gandhis Holiday In Shimla After Amarinder Singh's Exit
Just hours after settling the political tussle in Punjab with the departure of party veteran Amarinder Singh, Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi were in a holiday mood. ....
Lal Singh Likely Replacement As New Punjab Congress Chief If Sidhu Does Not Relent
As Congress is looking for a new state president in Punjab in case Navjot Singh Sidhu does not relent, the likely replacement for the post could be six-time MLA Lal Singh, the former Finance Minister of Punjab who held several government and organisational posts earlier, sources said. ....
Ajay Maken Hits Back At Kapil Sibal, Defends Gandhis
After senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal launched attack on Congress leadership, party General Secretary Ajay Maken has hit back and said it was Sonia Gandhi who ensured Sibal made union minister. ....
Amarinder Singh Calls On NSA Doval A Day After Meeting Amit Shah
A day after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former Punjab Chief Minister on Thursday called on National Security Advisor Ajit Doval amid talks of switching to BJP.....
'Deadlock' Persists Between Punjab CM Charanjit Channi And Navjot Singh Sidhu Even After Meeting
The crisis in the Punjab Congress between Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu seems to be continuing despite their first face-to-face meeting on Thursday since the latter resigned from the post. ....
Report On Drugs To See Light Of Day After Over 2 Years Delay: Navjot Singh Sidhu
With a new special bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to start hearing in the multi-crore drug racket case concerning Punjab on Tuesday, Congress leader Navjot Sidhu said a report by the Special Task Force (STF) on drugs will finally see light of day after two and a half years of delay. ....
Another Nihang Sikh Surrenders In Punjab In Singhu Murder Case
The second accused and a Nihang Sikh, identified as Parminder Singh, in the Singhu border lynching incident, on Saturday surrendered at a gurdwara before the police in Jandiala Guru in Amritsar district in Punjab amidst the presence of a huge sympathizers.....
Don't Let 1990 Repeat Itself In Kashmir: Manish Tewari
Amid reports of migrants fleeing from the Kashmir Valley after targeted killings by the terrorists, Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday cautioned the government and asked not to allow the repeat of 1990 when Kashmiri Pandits had to flee and the government could not provide security. ....
Akali Dal Leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa Joins BJP Ahead Of Punjab Assembly Polls
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ahead of the next year's Punjab Assembly elections. ....
Leaders Joining From Other Parties Will Benefit Us In Punjab Polls: BJP
The BJP, which is likely to contest the Punjab assembly polls on its own for the first time after its ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) walked away, will be banking on leaders from the opposition parties and prominent personalities to make its electoral presence felt in the state. In the last assembly polls in 2017, the BJP had won only three out of the 23 seats it contested. ....
