Punjab Politics News
Scholarship ‘scam’: Cong to bring privilege motion against Ranike
Wednesday, 23/09/2015
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CHANDIGARH: The opposition Congress will move a breach of privilege motion against Punjab minister for welfare of SCs/BCs Gulzar Singh Ranike on Thursday, the last day of the monsoon session, to highlight what it calls the “scholarship scam”.
Loyal to Captain and Congress, legislators try to avert breakup
Wednesday, 23/09/2015
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CHANDIGARH: Amid reports that former Patiala royal family scion Captain Amarinder Singh may sound the war bugle to lead his own army in the 2017 poll battle in Punjab, hectic backroom diplomacy is on to prevent his breakup with the party.
Protesting farmers snub Mann
Wednesday, 23/09/2015
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BATHINDA: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann, who had planned to address farmers — hundreds of whom are on a dharna here, seeking compensation for their whitefly-hit cotton crop — had to abandon his plans as farmer leaders didn’t allow him to share the stage with them or address the gathering.
Akali MP, PAU V-C face farmers’ wrath in Bathinda, leave kisan mela venue in a huff
Wednesday, 23/09/2015
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BATHINDA: Akali Rajya Sabha MP Balwinder Singh Bhunder and Punjab Agricultural University vice-chancellor Baldev Singh Dhillon faced the farmers’ wrath on the whitefly issue during the kisan mela at the regional centre of Punjab Agricultural University here on Tuesday.
Congress leader Manish Tewari too questions relevance of reservation
Tuesday, 22/09/2015
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New Delhi: In remarks that could raise eyebrows within Congress, former Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari today questioned the relevance of reservation in the 21st century and said if it was required at all, the economic condition, and not caste, should be the basis for it.
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