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Bhagwant Mann

Bhagwant Mann

Bhagwant Singh Mann, AAP's MP from Sangrur, is also a professional comedian. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has named Bhagwant Mann as the party’s chief ministerial face for the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab, who will contest from Dhuri seat. In May 2014, Mann became the MP for Sangrur constituency, Punjab. Bhagwant Mann is the only member of parliament from the Aam Aadmi Party in the lower house (Lok Sabha) of the parliament. Born into a Sikh family, Mann also performs skits in the Punjabi language. He is a comic poet with political satire in it. In early 2011, Mann joined the People's Party of Punjab. In 2012, he unsuccessfully contested elections in the Lehragaga constituency. Mann's political journey took a turn after he joined Aam Aadmi Party in 2014 to contest elections in the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency and won by 211,721 votes. Mann was also the convener of AAP Punjab but resigned after Arvind Kejriwal tendered an unconditional apology to Bikaramjeet Majithia over the drug mafia case. In 2017, Mann contested elections in Jalalabad against Sukhbir Singh Badal and Ravneet Singh Bittu. He lost the elections to Badal by 18,500 votes. Mann had an alcohol addiction and had been often found drunk during parliamentary sessions. His alleged problems with alcohol became a huge controversy ahead of the 2017 Punjab elections. However, he does not have any criminal records against him. In 2019, to handle this controversy AAP held a rally at Barnala, where he swore not to touch alcohol again. And later in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Mann won again from the Sangrur constituency by 111,111 votes.

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Gujarat Elections 2022: Will give 'free electricity' from March, promises Bhagwant Mann

Elections | Nov 30, 2022, 04:32 PM IST

Gujarat Elections 2022: CM Bhagwant Mann also highlighted that the people of Punjab will soon get zero electricity bills.

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Punjab government transfers 22 IAS, 10 PCS officers in administrative reshuffle

India | Nov 27, 2022, 03:33 PM IST

Punjab news: Services of IAS officer Malwinder Singh Jaggi have been placed at the disposal of the department of local government for posting as chief executive officer of Punjab water supply and sewerage board, the order said.

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Punjab cabinet approves old pension scheme

India | Nov 18, 2022, 03:44 PM IST

Old pension scheme Punjab: Earlier, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand too went back to the Old Pension Scheme and quashed the new pension scheme.

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Air pollution worsens in Delhi-NCR: 'Now not the time for blame game,' says Kejriwal

India | Nov 04, 2022, 12:08 PM IST

Air Pollution worsens: The Delhi CM also accepted that it is the responsibility of the AAP government which is Punjab to stop stubble burning.

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'19% rise in farm fires in Punjab': Union Minister slams AAP for turning Delhi into gas chamber

India | Nov 02, 2022, 09:51 PM IST

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar made a statement saying, "Punjab CM tries to find politics in everything, stubble burning in Haryana reduced by 25 per cent to 2,249 cases, compared to last year. Punjab has seen a 20 per cent hike.

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AAP's Bardoli candidate accepts black money came from Delhi AAP's office, claims Gujarat Minister

Elections | Oct 29, 2022, 07:31 PM IST

The Gujarat Home Minister asked, "He received the cash through Angadia. From where has this money come? This question should be asked from leaders of AAP."

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BJP supporters greet Kejriwal, Mann with black flags upon arrival in Gujarat

India | Oct 29, 2022, 05:08 PM IST

While addressing the rally Kejriwal took stock of this situation and said that he considers the flag wavers as his brothers, and that he would win over their hearts one day.

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'Punjab govt should learn from me how work happens': Guv to AAP govt in another face off over VCs

India | Oct 21, 2022, 10:22 PM IST

Purohit's response came after Punjab Finance Minister HS Cheema, who met Punjab Agriculture University VC in a statement asked the Governor to not obstruct the government's work.

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Disallowed in Delhi, same excise policy doing wonders in Punjab, says Kejriwal

India | Oct 13, 2022, 10:20 PM IST

The AAP government in Delhi was forced to withdraw the policy in July after LG VK Saxena recommended to the CBI a probe alleging irregularities in its implementation.

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Punjab against contractual employment, will regularise 28,000 temporary employees soon, says CM

India | Oct 11, 2022, 10:05 PM IST

Mann said that services of 8,736 employees have already been regularised and the process of regularising that of others is in pipeline.

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VC appointment: Punjab Governor strikes down CM Mann govt pick at Faridkot’s Baba Farid University

India | Oct 11, 2022, 09:23 PM IST

Sources said the Governor sent back the file with the proposal to appoint noted cardiologist Dr Gurpreet Singh Wander as VC. Instead, he has asked the state government to send a list of three names for the post.

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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann wins confidence vote in Assembly; Congress walks out

India | Oct 03, 2022, 05:59 PM IST

Punjab trust vote: 93 MLAs voted in support of the trust vote, there were no votes against the motion, and was passed unanimously.

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India | Sep 27, 2022, 03:03 PM IST

Punjab confidence motion: The AAP government enjoys brute majority with 92 MLAs in the 117-member House

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Punjab Assembly session: Governor Banwarilal Purohit permits to convene 3rd session on September 27

India | Sep 25, 2022, 12:17 PM IST

Punjab Assembly session: This will be the Punjab government's third Assembly session that is scheduled to take place at around 11:00 am in Chandigarh.

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Punjab CM Mann says "it's too much" after Guv seeks details of Sep 27 proposed assembly session

India | Sep 24, 2022, 12:27 AM IST

The fresh development comes after governor Banwari Lal Purohit had stopped the Mann-led regime's plan to summon a special assembly session on September 22 to bring a "confidence motion only".

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AAP to hold Punjab assembly session again on September 27, says Bhagwant Mann

India | Sep 22, 2022, 01:01 PM IST

AAP MLAs began a 'peace march' from the Vidhan Sabha complex to the Governor's residence. The state assembly session will be called again on Sep 27.

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'When Op Lotus started failing': Kejriwal, Mann slam Punjab Guv for not allowing assembly session

India | Sep 22, 2022, 12:39 AM IST

Bhagwant Mann slammed Governor Purohit for withdrawing his order of summoning a special session of the Assembly, saying not allowing it raises a big question on the country's democracy.

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Bhagwant Mann 'de-boarded'? Lufthansa clarifies aircraft change led to delay in Frankfurt flight

India | Sep 20, 2022, 07:55 AM IST

Bhagwant Mann de-boarded row: Lufthansa News tweeted that it can't provide information regarding individual passengers due to data protection reasons.

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Was Punjab CM Mann deboarded from plane at Franfurt for being 'drunk'? Oppn claims yes, AAP says no

India | Sep 19, 2022, 11:10 PM IST

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal who that Mann was deplaned from the Lufthansa flight because of being in a drunk state. He shared a media report on Twitter and claimed that "reports have embarrassed & shamed Punjabis all over the globe."

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AAP will fully support Agnipath scheme: Arvind Kejriwal

India | Sep 14, 2022, 06:52 PM IST

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had earlier criticized the Agnipath Scheme and appealed to the central government to give defence job aspirants the chance to serve the country throughout their life, not just four years.