Punjab Politics News
Cong seeks views of panches on rural growth
Monday, 26/09/2011
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110926/punjab.htm
Punjab Pradesh Congress president Amarinder Singh has launched an exercise to reach out to 60,000 panches and sarpanches in the state to get their views on the issues of rural development and agriculture so that these are incorporated in the party poll manifesto.
Capt Amarinder condemns Sukhbir’s cruel joke on police personnel
Sunday, 25/09/2011
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Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Capt Amarinder Singh today said that the Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal’s announcement of giving mass promotions to police personnel was a cruel joke on them as they do not stand benefitted in any way from these promotions. At the same time, he assured, once Congress comes to power after elections he will ensure that they got all the benefits that should come to them with the promotions.
Capt Amarinder raps Akali-BJP govt for failure to protect Punjab interests
Saturday, 24/09/2011
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CHANDIGARH, September 23: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Capt Amarinder Singh today blamed the Akali-BJP government in the state for its failure to protect the Punjab’s interests in the Supreme Court of India on the issue of the construction of the concrete wall on the bank of Hansi-Butana Canal along the river Ghaggar by Haryana.
Cong: CM misusing scholarship funds
Friday, 23/09/2011
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110923/punjab.htm#4
The Punjab Congress today accused Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal of distributing Rs 50 crore, received from the Centre for the post-matric scholarship scheme, at Sangat Darshan programmes in July.
Probe into illegal voting too little, too late, says Capt
Thursday, 22/09/2011
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Capt Amarinder Singh today said the inquiry ordered into illegal voting in the SGPC elections was too little and too late, as even non-Sikhs were allowed to vote in Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s village.
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