Punjab Politics News
Can Manpreet Badal avenge his humiliation in Bathinda fighting Harsimrat Badal?
Thursday, 18/07/2013
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/can-manpreet-badal-avenge-his-humiliation-in-bathinda-fighting-harsimrat-badalij/82943
BATHINDA: Manpreet Singh Badal, People’s Party of Punjab chief and the estranged nephew of the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal may already have touched the nadir of his political career after his newly found party’s poor performance in the last assembly elections held in 2012.
Bajwa asks Badal to dismiss Maluka, indicted by central probe panel
Thursday, 18/07/2013
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/bajwa-asks-badal-to-dismiss-maluka-indicted-by-central-probe-panel/83059
CHANDIGARH: Partap Singh Bajwa President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) today demanded that Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal should dismiss his Education Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka after the latter was indicted in the inquiry constituted by the Central Government into the purchase of library books and science kits.
Cong urges HC to take suo-moto notice of Punjab govt move to tap phones
Thursday, 18/07/2013
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/cong-urges-hc-to-take-suo-moto-notice-of-punjab-govt-move-to-tap-phones/82930
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress has urged Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court to take suo-moto notice of Punjab government’s move to tap phones, read e-mails and text messages, monitor social sites on pretext of maintaining security.
Congress has a decisive edge in Ludhiana
Tuesday, 16/07/2013
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/congress-has-a-decisive-edge-in-ludhiana/82847
LUDHIANA: Of the 15 parliamentary elections held so far since independence, Congress has won the seat eight times while the Akalis seven times. Till the last delimitation of the parliamentary and assembly constituencies that took place in 2007, Ludhiana parliamentary constituency was dominated with the rural assembly segments thus providing a natural edge to the Akalis. However, post 2007 delimitation Ludhiana is a predominantly urban constituency with six totally urban, two semi-urban and only one rural segment falling in this parliamentary constituency thus providing a strong edge to the Congress.
Capt’s men to be rehabilitated in new state Cong executive
Tuesday, 16/07/2013
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130716/punjab.htm#3
Former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh's team will be rehabilitated in the new state Congress executive under Pradesh Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa.
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