Punjab Politics News
Brahmpura: SAD forgot issues it fought for yrs
Tuesday, 15/01/2019
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Chandigarh : The SAD (Taksali), the recently launched breakaway faction of the SAD, has not just staked claim to the “takdi” poll symbol of the parent party, but it is also taking away its main political line of allowing autonomy to states as prescribed in the 1973 Anandpur Sahib resolution.
Don’t politicise religious events: Minister Tript Bajwa to parties
Tuesday, 15/01/2019
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MUKSTAR: State rural development and panchayats minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa on Monday said the political parties should refrain from politicising the religious functions such as Maghi Mela.
Sidhu smells ‘advert scam’, claims Akali-BJP nexus looted state coffers
Monday, 14/01/2019
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CHANDIGARH :Local bodies minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday alleged an "advertisement scam" during the previous SADBJP regime. A new 'Outdoor Advertisement Policy' was framed by his department and notified in March last year. He said tender for Ludhiana opened on Friday will fetch ₹27.5 crore to the city's municipal corporation in the first year itself.
Punjab loan waiver to farmhands likely
Monday, 14/01/2019
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Chandigarh : In an election mode, a crucial meeting of the Punjab Government on extending its flagship crop loan waiver scheme to 3.7 lakh farmhands in the state is to be held tomorrow.
Khaira hints at contesting LS elections from Bathinda
Monday, 14/01/2019
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BATHINDA: Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, who resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party and floated a new political outfit Punjabi Ekta Party (PEP) said he might contest the Lok Sabha elections from Bathinda as desired by party workers.
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