The Congress, with which he had a bitter parting just months back, hasn’t done too well either in the state, swept by an Aam Aadmi Party wave.
Punjab is witnessing a multi-corner contest this time with Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Shiromani Akali Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance, and the coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party-former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress party as key players.
Moga district officials said that action will be taken against the actor if he steps out of his house.
Targeting the Central govt on a host of issues, including the farmers’ agitation, foreign policy, price rise and unemployment, the former PM said that the Congress had never divided India for political gains or hidden the truth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the law against triple talaq has saved families of thousands of Muslim women from breaking up in Uttar Pradesh.Addressing an election rally at Kanpur Dehat, the prime minister said the tightening of law and order in the state has also benefitted Muslim girls who used to face problems from miscreants while going to school earlier. Watch Kurukshetra to know how this rally can effect UP elections.
Rahul Gandhi also promised that the drug problem would be wiped out from Punjab if his party returns to power. He added Punjab is a "sensitive" state, and it is only Congress that knows how to protect peace in the state.
The development comes after the government announced an increased price of sugarcane per quintal while the payment is also not made on time.
AAP leader Raghav Chadha said that the people of Punjab have to choose between a "dishonest and a hardcore honest man".
Amid tensions over the state's top seat, the Congress is expected to declare its chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab assembly polls tomorrow with all eyes on party leader Rahul Gandhi who is likely to announce the name.
The Punjab government had earlier decided to close schools till February 8 in view of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the state.
Addressing PLC workers after filing his nomination papers from Patiala Urban, the former chief minister trashed Charanjit Channi’s tall claims of delivering on the Congress promises in 111 days.
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Speaking about Akali Dal, the Punjab Congress Chief alleged that Bikram Singh Majithia is a 'Parcha mafia'.
The Congress also named Sukhpal Singh Bhullar as its candidate from Khem Karan and Tarsem Singh Siala from Attari (SC) seat, while Satbir Singh Saini Balichiki will fight from Nawanshahr. From Ludhiana South, Congress has named Ishwarjot Singh Cheema.
The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
The 58-year-old former Indian cricketer, Sidhu, on Saturday filed his nomination papers before the returning officer in Amritsar for the February 20 state assembly elections.
Channi's brother claims that he was posted at Nandpur Kalaur Primary Health Center during COVID-19 and he did a lot of work in the area, but he was transferred from there.
Booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act last month, Bikram Singh Majithia has been trying to secure an anticipatory bail from courts.
Bhagwant Mann will contest from Dhuri constituency in Sangrur district in the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections.
Amarinder Singh also said he did not act against Channi in a #MeToo case as the woman IAS officer did not pursue her complaint.
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