Punjab Politics News
In Gujarat, Sidhu mocks Modi over note ban, jan dhan yojana
Thursday, 18/04/2019
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AHEMDABAD: Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Punjab minister and the Congress’s star campaigner, continued with his spate of attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Campaigning for the Congress in Gujarat, Sidhu on Wednesday took swipes at PM Modi citing demonetisation, zero-balance bank account opening scheme and the government’s push for yoga.
Questions of propriety fly as speaker attends events in Tewari’s support
Thursday, 18/04/2019
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CHANDIGARH : Punjab assembly speaker Rana KP Singh’s presence at poll events in support of Manish Tewari, the Congress candidate from Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha seat, has raised questions of propriety.
Cong bets on this man to conquer Akali fort
Thursday, 18/04/2019
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AMRITSAR : The Congress has placed its bet on former Beas MLA Jasbir Singh Dimpa, 53, from Khadoor Sahib — the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) bastion. The Akali Dal has not lost the seat even once since 1977 and this time Dimpa is pitted against former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Bibi Jagir Kaur. Sukhpal Singh Khairaled Punjab Ekta Party (PEP) has fielded the widow of human rights activists late Jaswant Singh Khalra, Bibi Paramjit Kaur (also a Panthic face).
Capt Amarinder Singh urges NRIs to act as state’s cultural ambassadors
Thursday, 18/04/2019
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Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday called for further strengthening of his government’s innovative ‘Connect with Your Roots’ (CYR) Programme, urging a visiting delegation of Punjabi youth settled in UK to act as cultural ambassadors to complement and create awareness about the state’s growth story.
Development our only agenda: Kewal Dhillon
Thursday, 18/04/2019
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Barnala/Sangrur : Kewal Singh Dhillon , Senior PPCC Vice President and Lok Sabha candidate from Sangrur on Wednesday said, “Development is our agenda and we are committed to integrated development of the area to make Sangrur constituency number one in Punjab. Your unflagging enthusiasm today leaves no doubts that Congress will win all the 13 seats with a decisive margin”.
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