Punjab Politics News
Akalis luring people with drugs for dharnas: Jakhar
Monday, 05/01/2015
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Amritsar : Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Leader Sunil Jakhar today said the Akali Dal should stop blaming Pakistan and neighbouring Rajasthan for the supply of drugs as Punjab was not the only state sharing border with the two.
Bhattal lambasts govt for auctioning PRTC properties
Monday, 05/01/2015
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PATIALA: Former Punjab chief minister and senior Congress leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal censured the Parkash Singh Badal-led government for auctioning property worth ` 226 crore of the Punjab Roadways to settle pending liabilities of the corporation.
First, ask PM not to label Punjab a drug state, Jakhar tells SAD
Monday, 05/01/2015
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AMRITSAR: Punjab Congress legislature party (CLP) leader Sunil Jakhar on Sunday advised the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leadership that instead of staging dharnas along the border with Pakistan, they should go and discuss the drug issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tell him that Punjab was being wrongly targeted on this issue. Talking to the media on the eve of the SAD’s proposed anti-drug dharnas, Jakhar pointed out that Modi had himself expressed grave concern on the drug addiction problem in Punjab.
Punjab’s next CM should be a ‘Dalit’ from Doaba: Meera Kumar
Monday, 05/01/2015
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Jalandhar : Urging dalits to play a pro-active role in Punjab politics, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meera Kumar on Sunday said that the next Chief Minister should be a ‘Dalit leader’ from the Doaba region of Punjab.
Cong challenges to govt on drugs
Monday, 05/01/2015
http://epaper.dailypostindia.com/Details.aspx?id=122257&boxid=58362&uid=&dat=2015-01-05
Amritsar : A day before Akali protest against drugs at Attari international border, the state Congress has come up with a challenge for Punjab government on Sunday.
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