Punjab Politics News
Clamour grows for Harsimrat’s resignation after Moga incident
Sunday, 03/05/2015
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SANGRUR: Former Sangrur Member of Parliament (MP) Vijay Inder Singla, along with his supporters protested at the local railway station against the ruling SAD-BJP government which, he alleged, had failed to protect the rights of farmers, labourers and business community in the state. The protesters also raised slogans against the state government for failing to provide justice to the family of the minor girl thrown out of an Orbit bus on April 29. The protesters stopped the DelhiLudhiana Shatabdi train for over an hour.
AAP joins protest bandwagon; demands Badal’s resignation
Sunday, 03/05/2015
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PATIALA: Demanding the resignation of Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son, deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal for the way they handled the molestation and murder of a minor girl aboard a Orbit bus, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member of Parliament from Patiala Dharamvira Gandhi, along with hundreds of party workers, protested at the local bus stand on Saturday.
Shameful phase for Punjab, says Bajwa
Sunday, 03/05/2015
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FATEHGARH SAHIB: With the Congress already having announced a ‘Rail Roko’ agitation to protest against the bungling in wheat procurement in the state, the horrific events in Moga over the past three days gave party workers added ammunition to ramp up their protest on Saturday and demand the resignation of deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Moga bus incident shakes foundations of Badal empire
Sunday, 03/05/2015
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CHANDIGARH: For the Parkash Singh Badal government, the timing of the Moga bus incident couldn’t have been worse. If the farmers’ anger over tardy wheat procurement was simmering, the ruling coalition is now also feeling the heat of the shocking death of a 13-year-old girl who was molested and thrown out of a moving bus.
Bajwa seeks CM’s resignation for not meeting family
Sunday, 03/05/2015
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa on Saturday demanded resignation of chief minister Parkash Singh Badal for lacking courage to go personally to meet the family of 13-year-old girl Arshdeep Kaur, who died near Moga after being pushed off a moving bus on Wednesday.
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