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  • Punjab: AAP gifts document card of 6 months; hits again at Opposition 

    Via PTI

    CHANDIGARH: The AAP on Saturday offered a document card of six months of its executive in Punjab and hit again on the opposition events, bold them to end up any main paintings executed inside six months in their governments all the way through their decades-old regime.

    AAP leader spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang mentioned the ruling dispensation has equipped 20,000 jobs, 300 gadgets of unfastened electrical energy per 30 days, strict motion in opposition to corruption, minimal improve worth on ‘moong’ crop, and opened 100 ‘mohalla clinics.

    The birthday party’s response got here an afternoon after the Opposition introduced a scathing assault in opposition to the state executive, alleging it bought goals to other folks of Punjab ahead of polls, however failed on all fronts after coming to energy.

    The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) executive in Punjab finished six months in energy on September 16.

    Addressing the media right here, AAP chief Kang mentioned below the management of Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann, this executive hit the bottom from day one, not like the former governments which most effective befooled the general public and spent taxpayers’ cash to fill their very own coffers.

    He challenged Congress and Akali Dal to end up that their governments had executed extra paintings within the first six months.

    “I dare Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa and SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal to record any main paintings they’d executed inside six months after forming their events’ governments all the way through their decades-old regime. They simply looted the folk and are actually so pissed off with the AAP’s blank operating that they’re levelling baseless accusations,” Kang alleged.

    Checklist out the efficiency of the AAP executive, Kang mentioned the Mann executive has given 20,000 jobs and regularised products and services of round 9,000 contractual staff as promised in its ballot promise.

    He mentioned Punjab is an agri-oriented state, all the economic system of Punjab is dependent upon agriculture in spite of earlier governments failing to deliver reforms.

    For the primary time within the historical past of Punjab, minimal improve worth (MSP) used to be given for the cultivation of moong through the federal government, he mentioned.

    As a way to save fertility of Punjab’s water and soil, the federal government is giving an incentive of Rs 1,500 consistent with acre to farmers.

    Pending repayment to cotton farmers of the Malwa area which have been pending since 2020 used to be additionally cleared through the Mann executive. The federal government is giving 300 gadgets of unfastened electrical energy to other folks, he said.

    Likewise, the Punjab Roadways had at all times been in loss as a result of fleets of personal transporters persevered to be inspired. However now it’s in benefit and buses for NRIs to the Delhi airport have additionally been began through the federal government, he mentioned.

    He mentioned the state executive began ‘Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan’ to advertise sports activities within the state and has even began the Balbir Singh Senior scholarship scheme for avid gamers.

    On corruption, he mentioned the Mann executive cracked a whip in opposition to corrupt other folks through arresting former ministers and senior bureaucrats mentioning that the AAP has a zero-tolerance coverage towards corruption.

    Kang additional mentioned the AAP executive freed over 10,000 acres of encroached land from the clutches of influential other folks.

    With the hole of 100 mohalla clinics, thus far 1.50 lakh other folks were handled and greater than 20,000 unfastened scientific checks were performed, he mentioned.

    The state executive additionally shaped an anti-gangster job drive and greater than 300 other folks related to organised crime were arrested, whilst over 4,000 peddlers were arrested to wreck the nexus of drug smuggling in Punjab.

    CHANDIGARH: The AAP on Saturday offered a document card of six months of its executive in Punjab and hit again on the opposition events, bold them to end up any main paintings executed inside six months in their governments all the way through their decades-old regime.

    AAP leader spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang mentioned the ruling dispensation has equipped 20,000 jobs, 300 gadgets of unfastened electrical energy per 30 days, strict motion in opposition to corruption, minimal improve worth on ‘moong’ crop, and opened 100 ‘mohalla clinics.

    The birthday party’s response got here an afternoon after the Opposition introduced a scathing assault in opposition to the state executive, alleging it bought goals to other folks of Punjab ahead of polls, however failed on all fronts after coming to energy.

    The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) executive in Punjab finished six months in energy on September 16.

    Addressing the media right here, AAP chief Kang mentioned below the management of Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann, this executive hit the bottom from day one, not like the former governments which most effective befooled the general public and spent taxpayers’ cash to fill their very own coffers.

    He challenged Congress and Akali Dal to end up that their governments had executed extra paintings within the first six months.

    “I dare Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa and SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal to record any main paintings they’d executed inside six months after forming their events’ governments all the way through their decades-old regime. They simply looted the folk and are actually so pissed off with the AAP’s blank operating that they’re levelling baseless accusations,” Kang alleged.

    Checklist out the efficiency of the AAP executive, Kang mentioned the Mann executive has given 20,000 jobs and regularised products and services of round 9,000 contractual staff as promised in its ballot promise.

    He mentioned Punjab is an agri-oriented state, all the economic system of Punjab is dependent upon agriculture in spite of earlier governments failing to deliver reforms.

    For the primary time within the historical past of Punjab, minimal improve worth (MSP) used to be given for the cultivation of moong through the federal government, he mentioned.

    As a way to save fertility of Punjab’s water and soil, the federal government is giving an incentive of Rs 1,500 consistent with acre to farmers.

    Pending repayment to cotton farmers of the Malwa area which have been pending since 2020 used to be additionally cleared through the Mann executive. The federal government is giving 300 gadgets of unfastened electrical energy to other folks, he said.

    Likewise, the Punjab Roadways had at all times been in loss as a result of fleets of personal transporters persevered to be inspired. However now it’s in benefit and buses for NRIs to the Delhi airport have additionally been began through the federal government, he mentioned.

    He mentioned the state executive began ‘Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan’ to advertise sports activities within the state and has even began the Balbir Singh Senior scholarship scheme for avid gamers.

    On corruption, he mentioned the Mann executive cracked a whip in opposition to corrupt other folks through arresting former ministers and senior bureaucrats mentioning that the AAP has a zero-tolerance coverage towards corruption.

    Kang additional mentioned the AAP executive freed over 10,000 acres of encroached land from the clutches of influential other folks.

    With the hole of 100 mohalla clinics, thus far 1.50 lakh other folks were handled and greater than 20,000 unfastened scientific checks were performed, he mentioned.

    The state executive additionally shaped an anti-gangster job drive and greater than 300 other folks related to organised crime were arrested, whilst over 4,000 peddlers were arrested to wreck the nexus of drug smuggling in Punjab.

  • SAD’s Majithia seeks clearance of cane dues from Punjab govt, non-public sugar generators

    By way of PTI

    PHAGWARA: Former Punjab minister and senior Akali chief Bikram Singh Majithia on Tuesday demanded clearance of dues of sugarcane growers via the state govt in addition to non-public sugar generators.

    He additionally demanded an building up within the fee of sugarcane in Punjab at the strains of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

    Majithia, who was once just lately launched from the Patiala prison after he was once granted bail via the Punjab and Haryana Prime courtroom in a medicine case, stated it was once dropped at his realize that farmers have been protesting right here and critical their cane dues of Rs 72 crore pending against a neighborhood sugar mill right here.

    He stated that farmers will have to get their rights.

    Previous, Majithia was once given a convincing welcome via Akali staff on the Bhullarai underpass of Mehli-Mehtan Phagwara bypass.

    The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief was once on his solution to the Golden Temple in Amritsar the place he’s going to be offering prayers.

    Chatting with newshounds, Majithia took a dig at former leader minister Charanjit Singh Channi, announcing he created “historical past” via dropping each the seats — Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur– he had contested all over the February state meeting polls.

    It’s for the primary time {that a} sitting leader minister misplaced each the seats, he stated.

    Accusing Channi of following vindictive politics and framing him in a cooked-up drug case, Majithia requested the previous leader minister as to what had he were given from this “politics of hatred and vendetta”.

    “Channi Sahib has fled to the USA and now not returned but,” stated Majithia.

    With out naming former MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu, Majithia stated the opposite one that labored in opposition to him day in and day trip was once his neighbour within the Patiala prison.

    “I pray for him additionally as when a political chief is going to prison, his circle of relatives suffers so much,” he stated.

    On his method, Majithia additionally visited the Bhagat Singh memorial at Khatkar Kalan in Nawanshahr.

    He was once welcomed via the birthday party staff on his solution to Amritsar.

    “Day after today I will be able to pay obeisance on the Golden Temple in Amritsar,” he stated.

    He attacked the AAP govt, accusing it of taking part in fraud with other people and stated its defeat within the Sangrur bypoll inside of 3 months of its coming to energy had “uncovered its actual face”.

    To a query on his birthday party MLA from Dakha, Majithia stated legislator Manpreet Singh Ayali was once like his brother.

    “We’re a circle of relatives and can stay a circle of relatives,” he stated.

    Ayali had sought the implementation of the suggestions of the Iqbal Singh Jhundan panel shaped to analyse the explanations for the birthday party’s humiliating defeat within the Punjab meeting polls.

    The SAD gained simply 3 seats within the 117-member Punjab Meeting.

    PHAGWARA: Former Punjab minister and senior Akali chief Bikram Singh Majithia on Tuesday demanded clearance of dues of sugarcane growers via the state govt in addition to non-public sugar generators.

    He additionally demanded an building up within the fee of sugarcane in Punjab at the strains of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

    Majithia, who was once just lately launched from the Patiala prison after he was once granted bail via the Punjab and Haryana Prime courtroom in a medicine case, stated it was once dropped at his realize that farmers have been protesting right here and critical their cane dues of Rs 72 crore pending against a neighborhood sugar mill right here.

    He stated that farmers will have to get their rights.

    Previous, Majithia was once given a convincing welcome via Akali staff on the Bhullarai underpass of Mehli-Mehtan Phagwara bypass.

    The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief was once on his solution to the Golden Temple in Amritsar the place he’s going to be offering prayers.

    Chatting with newshounds, Majithia took a dig at former leader minister Charanjit Singh Channi, announcing he created “historical past” via dropping each the seats — Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur– he had contested all over the February state meeting polls.

    It’s for the primary time {that a} sitting leader minister misplaced each the seats, he stated.

    Accusing Channi of following vindictive politics and framing him in a cooked-up drug case, Majithia requested the previous leader minister as to what had he were given from this “politics of hatred and vendetta”.

    “Channi Sahib has fled to the USA and now not returned but,” stated Majithia.

    With out naming former MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu, Majithia stated the opposite one that labored in opposition to him day in and day trip was once his neighbour within the Patiala prison.

    “I pray for him additionally as when a political chief is going to prison, his circle of relatives suffers so much,” he stated.

    On his method, Majithia additionally visited the Bhagat Singh memorial at Khatkar Kalan in Nawanshahr.

    He was once welcomed via the birthday party staff on his solution to Amritsar.

    “Day after today I will be able to pay obeisance on the Golden Temple in Amritsar,” he stated.

    He attacked the AAP govt, accusing it of taking part in fraud with other people and stated its defeat within the Sangrur bypoll inside of 3 months of its coming to energy had “uncovered its actual face”.

    To a query on his birthday party MLA from Dakha, Majithia stated legislator Manpreet Singh Ayali was once like his brother.

    “We’re a circle of relatives and can stay a circle of relatives,” he stated.

    Ayali had sought the implementation of the suggestions of the Iqbal Singh Jhundan panel shaped to analyse the explanations for the birthday party’s humiliating defeat within the Punjab meeting polls.

    The SAD gained simply 3 seats within the 117-member Punjab Meeting.

  • All isn’t smartly in NDA? JD(U) 3rd main best friend to snap ties with BJP in remaining 3 years

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: The JD(U) on Tuesday turned into the 3rd main best friend after the Shiv Sena and the Akali Dal to snap ties with the BJP after 2019.

    Inside 18 months of the BJP’s 2d consecutive Lok Sabha election victory, the social gathering had misplaced two of its oldest allies – Shiv Sena and Akali Dal.

    And now, with lower than two years left for the following basic elections, every other main best friend JD(U), the most important in relation to lawmakers, moved out of the ruling BJP-led Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA).

    JD(U)’s George Fernandes was once as soon as the convener of the NDA however the Nitish Kumar-led social gathering snapped ties with the BJP in 2013 after Narendra Modi emerged as the primary face of the saffron social gathering.

    Nitish Kumar walked out of the RJD-led Grand Alliance in 2017 and once more joined fingers with the BJP.

    The JD(U) and the BJP fought the 2020 meeting election in combination however the ties remained strained and the 2 parted techniques on Tuesday, the second one time in 9 years.

    The JD(U)’s go out additionally highlights the truth that for the BJP and the party-led NDA, the japanese area continues to stay tricky terrain, particularly the 3 large states of West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar.

    The situation continues to stay difficult in many of the southern states additionally and the saffron social gathering is but to emerge as a drive to reckon with in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

    With the JD(U)’s departure, the BJP along side its allies is in energy in most effective two of the massive states in relation to Lok Sabha seats.

    Uttar Pradesh and not too long ago secured Maharashtra have the blended energy of 128 Lok Sabha seats.

    Bihar along side Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, the place the BJP isn’t in energy, have the blended energy of 122 Lok Sabha MPs.

    Then again, the social gathering had received 18 MPs in West Bengal and 17 in Bihar within the 2019 election.

    At the again of sturdy efficiency within the north and western areas, the BJP has remained in energy on the Centre since 2014 and has been specializing in japanese and southern areas to additional make bigger its footprint.

    “This is a transparent sign that the allies aren’t feeling ok with the BJP and one after the other they’re transferring out of the ruling alliance,” Sanjay Kumar, a professor on the Centre for the Learn about of Creating Societies, mentioned at the JD(U)’s breaking its alliance.

    “However on the similar time, this additionally opens up alternatives for the BJP to make bigger the place the regional events have left it,” he mentioned.

    Akali Dal’s Naresh Gujral, then again, mentioned that the BJP “believes in ‘Ekala Chalo’ (move solo) and NDA most effective exists on paper”.

    “Those that are nonetheless there this can be a subject of time prior to in addition they transfer of this one social gathering display for his or her survival,” he mentioned.

    Between 2014 to 2019 – Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples’ Democratic Celebration (PDP) and N Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Celebration (TDP) – had been the foremost ones to transport out of the alliance.

    The TDP moved out of the alliance simply forward of the 2019 elections over the problem of the particular standing for Andhra Pradesh, whilst the SAD severed ties in protest towards the 3 farm regulations.

    The Shiv Sena dumped the BJP and allied with NCP and Congress in Maharashtra in 2019 over the problem of the manager ministerial publish.

    However a large faction of the Shiv Sena led via Eknath Shinde got here again not too long ago to best friend with BJP and once more shaped the federal government in Maharashtra with Shinde as the manager minister.

    But even so them, there have been a number of different sub-regional gamers akin to Sudesh Mahto-led All Jharkhand Scholars Union, OP Rajbhar-led Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Celebration, Hanuman Beniwal-led Rashtriya Loktantrik Celebration, Bodo Folks’s Entrance (BPF), Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, Goa Ahead Celebration, MDMK and DMDK which additionally moved out of the ruling alliance.

    The NDA has no less than 17 events as its constituents on the central degree, whilst many different outfits are in coalition within the states additionally.

    NEW DELHI: The JD(U) on Tuesday turned into the 3rd main best friend after the Shiv Sena and the Akali Dal to snap ties with the BJP after 2019.

    Inside 18 months of the BJP’s 2d consecutive Lok Sabha election victory, the social gathering had misplaced two of its oldest allies – Shiv Sena and Akali Dal.

    And now, with lower than two years left for the following basic elections, every other main best friend JD(U), the most important in relation to lawmakers, moved out of the ruling BJP-led Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA).

    JD(U)’s George Fernandes was once as soon as the convener of the NDA however the Nitish Kumar-led social gathering snapped ties with the BJP in 2013 after Narendra Modi emerged as the primary face of the saffron social gathering.

    Nitish Kumar walked out of the RJD-led Grand Alliance in 2017 and once more joined fingers with the BJP.

    The JD(U) and the BJP fought the 2020 meeting election in combination however the ties remained strained and the 2 parted techniques on Tuesday, the second one time in 9 years.

    The JD(U)’s go out additionally highlights the truth that for the BJP and the party-led NDA, the japanese area continues to stay tricky terrain, particularly the 3 large states of West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar.

    The situation continues to stay difficult in many of the southern states additionally and the saffron social gathering is but to emerge as a drive to reckon with in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

    With the JD(U)’s departure, the BJP along side its allies is in energy in most effective two of the massive states in relation to Lok Sabha seats.

    Uttar Pradesh and not too long ago secured Maharashtra have the blended energy of 128 Lok Sabha seats.

    Bihar along side Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, the place the BJP isn’t in energy, have the blended energy of 122 Lok Sabha MPs.

    Then again, the social gathering had received 18 MPs in West Bengal and 17 in Bihar within the 2019 election.

    At the again of sturdy efficiency within the north and western areas, the BJP has remained in energy on the Centre since 2014 and has been specializing in japanese and southern areas to additional make bigger its footprint.

    “This is a transparent sign that the allies aren’t feeling ok with the BJP and one after the other they’re transferring out of the ruling alliance,” Sanjay Kumar, a professor on the Centre for the Learn about of Creating Societies, mentioned at the JD(U)’s breaking its alliance.

    “However on the similar time, this additionally opens up alternatives for the BJP to make bigger the place the regional events have left it,” he mentioned.

    Akali Dal’s Naresh Gujral, then again, mentioned that the BJP “believes in ‘Ekala Chalo’ (move solo) and NDA most effective exists on paper”.

    “Those that are nonetheless there this can be a subject of time prior to in addition they transfer of this one social gathering display for his or her survival,” he mentioned.

    Between 2014 to 2019 – Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples’ Democratic Celebration (PDP) and N Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Celebration (TDP) – had been the foremost ones to transport out of the alliance.

    The TDP moved out of the alliance simply forward of the 2019 elections over the problem of the particular standing for Andhra Pradesh, whilst the SAD severed ties in protest towards the 3 farm regulations.

    The Shiv Sena dumped the BJP and allied with NCP and Congress in Maharashtra in 2019 over the problem of the manager ministerial publish.

    However a large faction of the Shiv Sena led via Eknath Shinde got here again not too long ago to best friend with BJP and once more shaped the federal government in Maharashtra with Shinde as the manager minister.

    But even so them, there have been a number of different sub-regional gamers akin to Sudesh Mahto-led All Jharkhand Scholars Union, OP Rajbhar-led Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Celebration, Hanuman Beniwal-led Rashtriya Loktantrik Celebration, Bodo Folks’s Entrance (BPF), Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, Goa Ahead Celebration, MDMK and DMDK which additionally moved out of the ruling alliance.

    The NDA has no less than 17 events as its constituents on the central degree, whilst many different outfits are in coalition within the states additionally.

  • ‘CM looted Rs 1,111 crore’: SAD calls for CBI probe into unlawful sand mining in Channi’s constituency 

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    CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday claimed that it has uncovered a multi-crore sand mining racket being run through CM Charanjit Singh Channi via a sting operation, and demanded a CBI probe into the case in Channi’s house constituency of Chamkaur Sahib.

    Senior SAD chief Bikram Singh Majithia produced the purported audio recordings announcing that an unbiased probe may disclose the level to which the manager minister and his circle of relatives had looted the State exchequer via unlawful sand mining mafia. “The entire loot through Channi in his 111-day tenure can be greater than Rs 1,111 crore”.

    Majithia launched the audio recordings of the manager minister’s closest aide and Salapur village Sarpanch Iqbal Singh and his son Binder by which they detailed all of the unlawful sand mining operation being run with the manager minister’s blessings. 

    ALSO READ | CM Channi, most sensible Congress leaders in Punjab keen on unlawful sand mining: Amarinder

    The audio recordings, completed through one Darshan Singh who had befriended individuals of the sand mafia to reveal them, even has Iqbal announcing the manager minister had advised him to not worry anything else or even do mining on woodland land. It additionally gave an account of the way a woodland guard was once browbeaten into silence. The recordings display that the mafia was once additionally the use of boats and forklifts to mine sand from river beds.

    As according to the audio recordings, Iqbal Singh stated the involved DFO had advised him to offer his quantity to all of the drivers and that he would for my part be sure they do not need any drawback in mining sand on woodland land. It additionally disclosed that out of the whole sand being quarried, up to Rs 1.50 according to cubic ft was once going to Channi. The recordings published that one Rakesh Chaudhary of Jammu was once the chief of the sand mafia.

    Majithia stated, “It is usually sure that the proceeds of this criminality have been going to the Congress birthday party and this was once why the Congress top command, in addition to leaders like Harish Chaudhary, have been seeking to save Channi through announcing that he was once being victimised. 

    The SAD chief additional stated the actual fact that the Congress got here out in protection of Bhupinder Honey, the CM’s nephew who was once working the unlawful mining racket, proved that Honey and Channi have been the use of cash to buy patronage from the AICC. “This perspective must even be probed completely,” Majithia added.