Punjab Politics News
Preneet Kaur trounces SAD nominee in Patiala Urban
Tuesday, 26/08/2014
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PATIALA: Preneet Kaur of the Congress Party here on Monday won the Patiala Urban assembly bye-election by a massive margin of 23,282 votes against Bhagwan Dass Juneja of the ruling Akali Dal-BJP alliance. Preneet Kaur polled 52967 votes against 29685 votes polled by Bhagwan Dass Juneja while the Aam Aadmi Party candidate Harjit Singh Adaltiwala had to be content with 5724 finishing a poor third.
SAD, Congress win one seat each in Punjab by-polls - Aam Aadmi Party finished a distant third, loses security deposit on both seats
Tuesday, 26/08/2014
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Chandigarh : Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and main Opposition Congress won one seat each in the by-polls to Patiala (urban) and Talwandi Sabo Assembly seats while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) not only finished a poor third but also lost security deposit on both seats, on Monday.
Stakes high for royal family in Patiala
Monday, 25/08/2014
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PATIALA: With the results for the Patiala Urban bypoll set to be declared on Monday, the stakes are high for both the Patiala’s royal family and the ruling Akali-BJP alliance as the result is expected to be a game-changer, irrespective of whose favour it may be.
Illegal immigration - NAPA urges CM to help Punjabis detained in US
Monday, 25/08/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140825/punjab.htm#19
Chandigarh : The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) has urged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to take up the matter of youths detained in the US for illegal immigration and take action against the erring travel agents.
Jakhar demands high-level probe into blue card scam
Monday, 25/08/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140825/punjab.htm#13
Abohar : Congress Legislative Party Leader Sunil Jakhar said here today that 33,000 applications for blue cards had been collected by organising camps in a town which has a population of 1.75 lakh, including minors. He said 15,000 cards had been prepared and beneficiaries were being forced to attend photo-sessions sponsored by SAD workers and to humiliate them socially, pictures were being released through the regional media. Still, hundreds of government seed farm colony residents took to streets to express anguish over denial of such cards which entitles them to avail subsidised food grain under the Food Security Act, he added.
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