Punjab Politics
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Sri Akal Takht declares Bhagwant Mann 'anti-Guru, anti-Khalsa Panth': Here's Punjab CM's response
India | Jun 16, 2026, 09:53 PM ISTIntense political activity has erupted in Punjab after Sri Akal Takht declared Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann 'anti-Panth' (against the Sikh faith) and 'guilty of disrespecting the Guru.'
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Punjab: AAP accuses Congress of anti-Dalit mindset, demands public apology
India | Feb 09, 2026, 05:54 PM ISTPunjab politics has intensified as AAP accuses Congress of repeatedly insulting the Dalit community through derogatory remarks and threats. AAP's protests and strong demands for public apologies have placed Congress under heavy scrutiny.
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Punjab AAP MLA Anmol Gagan Maan resigns from Kharar seat, cites exit from politics
India | Jul 19, 2025, 04:01 PM ISTMaan said that her heart was heavy, but she had decided to step away from politics. She requested the Hon'ble Speaker to accept her resignation from the post of MLA.
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'Punjab's last chance...': Navjot Singh Sidhu in letter to Sonia Gandhi
India | Oct 17, 2021, 07:58 PM ISTEarlier on Friday, Sidhu had said his concerns have been resolved and the party asserted that he will continue as the head of the state unit.
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War of words escalates in Punjab Congress | Here's who said what
Politics | Oct 03, 2021, 07:00 AM ISTCongress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday claimed that it was not party president Sonia Gandhi who made Amarinder Singh quit as the Punjab chief minister but he had to quit after 78 party MLAs sought his removal.
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Ground Report | Leaving Congress but not joining BJP: Captain Amarinder Singh
News | Sep 30, 2021, 04:36 PM ISTDenying any move to join the BJP, Captain Amarinder said he would leave the Congress where he had been utterly humiliated and was not trusted. “I will resign…will not stay in the party,” he said, adding that he was still thinking through his options in the interest of Punjab, whose security was the predominant priority for him. “I will not be treated in this humiliating manner…I will not take such insults,” he said, adding that his principles and beliefs do not allow him to stay in the Congress.
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Amarinder Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence
News | Sep 30, 2021, 07:00 AM ISTn a tweet, Amarinder Singh said, "Met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. Discussed prolonged farmers’ agitation against Farm Laws and urged him to resolve crisis urgently with repeal of the laws and guarantee MSP, besides supporting Punjab in crop diversification."
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'Met Amit Shah to discuss farm laws': Amarinder amid speculations of joining BJP
India | Sep 30, 2021, 11:53 AM ISTThe meeting assumes significance as Singh had not opened his cards but had claimed that he had not quit politics and would fight till the end.
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Lal Singh likely replacement as new Punjab Congress chief if Sidhu does not relent
India | Sep 29, 2021, 03:58 PM ISTThe Congress is mulling on some names for immediate replacement and one of them is Manish Tewari, the MP from Anandpur Sahib. Names of Ravneet Singh Bittu, Ludhiana MP and from Amarinder Singh's camp and Pratap Singh Bajwa, who is opposed to Amarinder Singh, are also doing the rounds.
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Spoke to Sidhu, invited him for talks to sort out differences: Punjab CM Channi
India | Sep 29, 2021, 02:56 PM ISTUnhappy over the first expansion, allocation of portfolios and appointments on crucial posts, including the Advocate General, Sidhu on Tuesday resigned from his post after remaining at the helm for 71 days.
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Punjab CM Channi holds state cabinet meeting day after Sidhu resigns as PCC chief
India | Sep 29, 2021, 12:58 PM ISTAhead of the meeting, Punjab Minister Raj Kumar Verka said that the agenda for the day was to take "big decisions regarding electricity".
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Can't compromise with my ethics, will continue to fight till end: Sidhu in video message
India | Sep 29, 2021, 11:49 AM ISTSidhu was appointed the party's state unit president on July 18 amid a bitter power tussle with Amarinder Singh, who stepped down as the CM 10 days back while accusing the party high command of humiliating him.
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'He is hungry for CM post': BJP leader Tarun Chugh's jibe at Navjot Singh Sidhu
India | Sep 29, 2021, 07:52 AM ISTNavjot Singh Sidhu in a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi resigned as party's Punjab unit chief but said he will continue to serve the party.
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Punjab Congress Crisis: Called him and told him party is supreme, says CM on Sidhu
India | Sep 29, 2021, 05:10 PM ISTMeanwhile, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said "I had said that he (Navjot Singh Sidhu) is an unstable man, he would not stay for long and the same happened."
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Priyanka Gandhi likely to reach out to Sidhu, may persuade him to take back resignation: Sources
India | Sep 28, 2021, 09:42 PM ISTAmid the ongoing power tussle in the Punjab Congress, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may persuade Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned as party's state unit chief on Tuesday, to take back his resignation, according to sources.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu: 'Born Congressman' who stumped party with shock resignation
India | Sep 28, 2021, 08:33 PM ISTBarely days after Charanjit Singh Channi took over as the Punjab CM and on a day portfolios were given to members of the new state Cabinet, 57-year-old Sidhu's resignation came as a jolt to the party, with the Assembly elections just less than five months away.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu couldn't stand a Dalit was made Punjab CM, alleges AAP
National | Sep 28, 2021, 04:38 PM ISTThe Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday claimed that Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu quit from his post as he 'could not bear" that a Dalit has been made the chief minister of the state.
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Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief and CM Channi has no idea about it.
News | Sep 28, 2021, 04:40 PM ISTNavjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday resigned as Punjab Congress Chief. The cricketer-turned-politician announced his resignation via Twitter.
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Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi's new Cabinet takes shape
National | Sep 26, 2021, 11:04 PM ISTThe much anticipated Punjab cabinet expansion is taking place at the Punjab Governor House in Chandigarh.
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BJP will be a force to be reckoned with in Punjab: Arun Singh
India | Sep 26, 2021, 11:50 AM ISTElections will be held in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab in February-March in 2022.