Captain Amarinder meets Rahul, discusses 2019 polls

Friday, 19/01/2018

https://dailypost.in/news/punjab/captain-amarinder-rahul-2019-polls/

NEW DELHI: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday met Congress President Rahul Gandhi at his residence here and discussed the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. “Had a long discussion on 2019 Lok Sabha polls with Congress President,” Captain Amarinder Singh told media after meeting Gandhi. Besides the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the leaders also discussed the organisational structure of the party in Punjab.

Singh was accompanied by Punjab Congress in-charge Asha Kumari, senior party leader Harish Choudhary and State party chief Sunil Jakhar. The Congress leader said: “The resignation of Rana Gurjit Singh has been accepted by the Congress President and the expansion of Punjab Cabinet would take place after elections of Ludhiana Municipal Corporation.”

Rana Gurjit had recently tendered resignation amid ongoing sand mining row allegedly involving him. Asked about the ceasefire violations by Pakistan, the Congress leader, who has also served as a Captain in Indian Army and was part of 1965 India-Pakistan war said, “I want, if one of our jawans (soldier) dies, then 10 of theiros must die. “That is how I look at life,” he added.

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RANA GURJIT SINGH INAUGURATES MARKFED SALES BOOTH AT LOHIAN

Thursday, 01/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/07/31/rana-gurjit-singh-inaugurates-markfed-sales-booth-at-lohian/

Jalandhar : In a major step to boost the rural economy besides providing employment to youth in villages, MARKFED has launched a sale booth in Lohian, which would, provides more than 100 eatable items.

 

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Indian-Americans urge Trump to ‘fully support’ India on Kashmir

Sunday, 04/08/2019

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-urge-trump-to-fully-support-india-on-kashmir/813832.html

Washington : The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to “fully support” India’s decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism.