Punjab Politics News
Mother-son, father-son, grandfather-grandson: Congress can have its pick for Punjab elections
Wednesday, 17/08/2016
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CHANDIGARH: The “one family, one ticket” diktat has not deterred the kith and kin of Congress leaders from throwing their hat in the election ring. In fact, the promise of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Punjab state chief Captain Amarinder Singh of giving at least 30 seats to youths has resulted in three generations of political families applying for the ticket.
Employees attached with ‘sacked’ CPSes face demotion
Wednesday, 17/08/2016
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CHANDIGARH: In an indirect fallout of the August 12 Punjab and Haryana high court verdict, 54 officials in the rank of private secretary (PS), personal assistant (PA), and stenographer attached with Punjab’s 18 sacked chief parliamentary secretaries (CPSes) are also set to be demoted.
SIDHU, AAP KEEP EACH OTHER WAITING AS TALKS CONTINUE
Wednesday, 17/08/2016
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NEW DELHI: Differences seem to have cropped up between former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Navjot Singh Sidhu and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the terms of his joining and campaigning for it in the Punjab assembly elections.
Govt out to politicise PSPCL: AAP
Monday, 15/08/2016
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Chandigarh : Opposing the decision to appoint politicians as chairpersons of the Electricity Dispute Settlement Committees, AAP today alleged that the Akali Dal-BJP was misusing its powers to ‘infiltrate’ the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) with party workers and interfere in its working.
Badals more worried about CPSs than SYL: Jakhar
Monday, 15/08/2016
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Abohar : State Congress vice president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his Deputy Sukhbir Badal for taking “exceptional pains” to challenge the High Court verdict against the appointment of Chief Parliamentary Secretaries.
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