Punjab General News
AAP blames govt for distress sale of basmati
Thursday, 08/10/2015
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GURDASPUR: Aam Aadmi Party Punjab convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur on Wednesday said farmers were suffering due to alleged anti-farmer policies of the so called profarmer SAD-BJP alliance government in Punjab.
Cops foil Cong workers’ bid to gherao Tota Singh’s house
Monday, 05/10/2015
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Faridkot : The police today used water cannons to disperse protesting Congress workers, who were marching towards the residence of Agriculture Minister Tota Singh. They planned to gherao the minister.
‘Everyone dissatisfied with SAD-BJP govt’
Thursday, 01/10/2015
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GURDASPUR: Commenting on the incident of farmers controlling over the proposed PAU’s Kisan Mela in Gurdaspur on Wednesday, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) general secretary Fateh Jang Singh Bajwa said not only farmers but also every other section of society was dissatisfied with the poor performance of the Akali-BJP government.
PESTICIDE SCAM - Minister shifts blame on officer, Cong seeks probe
Tuesday, 29/09/2015
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Chandigarh : Agriculture Minister Tota Singh today accused a senior agriculture officer of indulging in blame game on the matter of purchase of spurious pesticides.
Cotton farmers continue protest in Malwa, demand `40,000 compensation per acre
Tuesday, 29/09/2015
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BATHINDA: Even as the Punjab government has announced `8,000 compensation for the loss of cotton crop sown over one acre land, disgruntled farmers here continued their protest for the 12th consecutive day, demanding that the amount should be `40, 000.
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