Ahead of the polls, senior AAP leader Raghav Chadha had accused the previous Akali-BJP and the then Congress government in Punjab of pushing the state into debt.
Punjab assembly election will be held in one single phase on February 20 and results will be declared on March 10. It's going to be a multi-polar fight in the forthcoming elections between SAD-BSP, Congress, Captain Amarinder Singh's new-founded Punjab Lok Congress (PLC)-BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Badal, a five-time chief minister, broke former Kerala chief minister VS Achuthanandan's record of being the oldest candidate in the fray, the CPI(M) leader was 92 years old when he fought the Assembly polls in 2016.
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Speaking about Akali Dal, the Punjab Congress Chief alleged that Bikram Singh Majithia is a 'Parcha mafia'.
Majithia was booked under Section 25/27A/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act on the basis of a report submitted by the Special Task Force.
Shiromani Akali Dal is protesting against the three farm laws in Delhi. However, this has led to heavy traffic jam across several localities of Delhi, where commuters are facing a lot of problems.
Delhi Traffic Police have closed the Jharoda Kalan border in view of farmers' protests. A multi-layer barricading has been placed at the border and heavy police contingents have been deployed in the vicinity to check any untoward incident.
The farmers' protests against the three farms laws have completed one year in the nation. On the occasion of the same, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has staged protest in national capital Delhi.
Punjab congress chief Navjot singh Sidhu attack against Shiromani Akali dal, sidhu said Akali Dal laid foundation of three Farm Laws.
Sekhwan, 71, was a senior vice-president of Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt). He quit the Shiromani Akali Dal in 2018 after raising a banner of revolt against the party leadership.
Shiromani Akali Dal Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal showed placards to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar for protesting against the new agrarian laws.
Arvind Kejriwal said if elected, the AAP government in Punjab will give every household in the state free electricity up to 300 units. By doing this around 77 per cent to 80 per cent people of Punjab will have zero electricity bill.
Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal holds protest against CM Amrinder Singh
Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and BSP's General Secretary Satish Mishra, who reached Chandigarh on Friday, are expected to hold a joint press conference on Saturday.
Punjab CM Capt. Amarinder Singh ridiculed BJP and Akali Dal for failing to uplift Dalits during their terms in power
Launching a scathing attack on the BJP over farmers' protest against the three central farm laws, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday dubbed the saffron party as "real tukde tukde gang" and accused it of setting Hindus against Sikhs in Punjab.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh lashed out at SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday over his "persistent politicisation" of the new farm laws and said his “antics and political tirades” will not help the Akali Dal restore its credibility in Punjab.
The SAD is the third major party to walk out of the BJP-led coalition in the last couple of years. Reacting to the development, Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala hailed it as a "victory" of "farmers-labourers".
A day after the Lok Sabha passed two contentious agriculture Bills, despite the opposition by BJP's oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal terming it as an "anti-farmer" move, a protesting farmer in Punjab on Friday tried to commit suicide by consuming poisonous substance.
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