The party also decided to form a high-powered panel to take feedback from its leaders as well people on the election debacle. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had stormed to power after winning 92 of the 117 Assembly seats.
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Punjab Congress dubs Sukhbir Singh Badal as ‘General Dyer II’
Bathinda (Punjab): The Punjab Congress on Wednesday raised the pitch in the high-profile Bathinda poll battle with party candidate Raja Warring dubbing Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal as ‘General Dyer II’ for the police firing on peaceful protesters in Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura. Setting the tone for the party’s[Read More…]
Amarinder criticizes Badal for seeking doubling of relief for farmers
Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday lambasted Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal for demanding the doubling of the Rs 6,000 per annum relief announced for farmers by the Centre in the Union Budget. Accusing Badal of “rubbing salt on the wounds of the farmers with[Read More…]
Actor Akshay Kumar appears before Punjab Police SIT
Chandigarh, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar appeared before the special investigation team (SIT) of the Punjab Police on Wednesday in connection with an alleged deal mediated by him between controversial godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. Police sources said that the questioning began around[Read More…]
Bargari sacrilege case: SIT summons Akshay Kumar, Prakash, Sukhbir Singh Badal
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Punjab police, probing the police firing incidents in the wake of 2015 Bargari sacrilege case in the state, has summoned former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar for questioning in connection with[Read More…]
SAD stages march seeking justice for 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims
New Delhi: Hundreds of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) supporters on Saturday staged a protest march here demanding justice for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The march, led by SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, started from Gurdwara Pratapganj and ended outside Parliament Street[Read More…]
Sidhu releases Kotkapura CCTV footage, wants action against Badals
Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday released CCTV footage that he said showed police action against peaceful protesters and subsequent firing leading to the death of two youths in Kotkapura in October 2015 following sacrilege incidents. Sidhu demanded action against then Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Shiromani Akali[Read More…]
