Punjab’s Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday hiked the petrol prices by 61 paise and diesel by 92 paise per liter. The government has also scrapped a scheme introduced by the previous Congress government, which offered subsidized power to households with up to 7 KW load, as reported by The Tribune.
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AAP’s Media Crackdown: Zee News Channel Faces Blackout In Mann Ruled Punjab |
The Bhagwan led Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab has stopped the telecast of Zee News channel in the state. The black out of the media group comes without any formal notice by the Punjab government. Zee News’ viewers in Punjab have confirmed that they are unable to access the channel. Our viewers termed Mann government’s decision as ‘dictatorial’ and likened it to ban on the press during emergency.
ZEE NEWS has always done journalism based on facts. As the oldest channel in the country, we understand our responsibility towards the people. The Mann government’s action comes amidst our coverage of the Punjab Lok Sabha elections where we raised the issues of the people and highlighted the shortcomings of the government.
The same thing happened during the Emergency. Then the government collapsed. Whenever there has been an attempt to suppress the fourth pillar of democracy… the result has not been good.
No matter how hard Arvind Kejriwal or Bhagwant Mann try, Zee News will continue to show the truth. The reality of people like Kejriwal, who cannot face the truth, will continue to reach the people. The people of Punjab are with Zee News.
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Punjab Governor warns CM Mann President’s rule would be imposed in state
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CHANDIGARH: Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday threatened that he would write to President Droupadi Murmu and impose President’s rule within the state if Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann fails to reply to his letters. Purohit additionally warned that he would begin felony complaints for the failure of constitutional mechanism within the state.
Amid the continued chilly struggle between the Governor and the AAP chief and Leader Minister, Purohit demanded Mann to reply to his letters in terms of the alleged breaking down of legislation and order scenario in Punjab. The Governor additionally requested for an action-taken file at the rampant drug business within the state.
“I’m as soon as once more constrained to write down to you in reference to my correspondence dated August 1, 2023. Despite those letters, you have got nonetheless now not given the ideas sought via me. Apparently that you’re intentionally refusing to offer the ideas requested for via me. I Feel sorry about to notice right here that regardless of the transparent provisions of Article 167 of the Charter of India which makes it obligatory for the Leader Minister to furnish all such knowledge in terms of the management of affairs of the State because the Governor might name for, you have got failed to offer the ideas sought via me,’’ Purohit’s letter reads.
“Now not furnishing the ideas which used to be sought via the Governor can be it seems that in dereliction of the constitutional accountability which is imposed at the Leader Minister with regards to Article 167(b),’’ Purohit mentioned.
“I’ve won reviews from more than a few businesses relating to rampant availability and abuse of the medicine in Punjab. It is not uncommon wisdom that they’re to be had in chemist retail outlets, a brand new development is noticed that they’re being offered within the government-controlled liquor vends, the Governor mentioned.
He referred to the new motion via the Narcotics Regulate Bureau (NCB) and Chandigarh Police who’ve sealed 66 liquor vends in Ludhiana which might be promoting medication. The new file of the Parliamentary Status Committee has uncovered that one in 5 other folks in Punjab are hooked on medication.
Those details level to the breaking down of the legislation and order gadget in Punjab, the Governor mentioned.
“Please ship a file in regards to the motion taken via you within the subject of those medication to my place of job right away,’’ Purohit mentioned.
The letter warns, “Earlier than I’m going to take ultimate choice relating to sending a report back to the President of India underneath Article 356 in regards to the failure of the constitutional mechanism and take a call about beginning felony complaints underneath segment 124 of the IPC, I ask you to ship me the considered necessary knowledge sought for only my letters referred to above, as additionally within the subject of the stairs taken via you relating to the issue of substances within the state, failing which I might haven’t any selection however to do so consistent with legislation and the charter.’’
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday threatened that he would write to President Droupadi Murmu and impose President’s rule within the state if Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann fails to reply to his letters. Purohit additionally warned that he would begin felony complaints for the failure of constitutional mechanism within the state.
Amid the continued chilly struggle between the Governor and the AAP chief and Leader Minister, Purohit demanded Mann to reply to his letters in terms of the alleged breaking down of legislation and order scenario in Punjab. The Governor additionally requested for an action-taken file at the rampant drug business within the state.
“I’m as soon as once more constrained to write down to you in reference to my correspondence dated August 1, 2023. Despite those letters, you have got nonetheless now not given the ideas sought via me. Apparently that you’re intentionally refusing to offer the ideas requested for via me. I Feel sorry about to notice right here that regardless of the transparent provisions of Article 167 of the Charter of India which makes it obligatory for the Leader Minister to furnish all such knowledge in terms of the management of affairs of the State because the Governor might name for, you have got failed to offer the ideas sought via me,’’ Purohit’s letter reads.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“Now not furnishing the ideas which used to be sought via the Governor can be it seems that in dereliction of the constitutional accountability which is imposed at the Leader Minister with regards to Article 167(b),’’ Purohit mentioned.
“I’ve won reviews from more than a few businesses relating to rampant availability and abuse of the medicine in Punjab. It is not uncommon wisdom that they’re to be had in chemist retail outlets, a brand new development is noticed that they’re being offered within the government-controlled liquor vends, the Governor mentioned.
He referred to the new motion via the Narcotics Regulate Bureau (NCB) and Chandigarh Police who’ve sealed 66 liquor vends in Ludhiana which might be promoting medication. The new file of the Parliamentary Status Committee has uncovered that one in 5 other folks in Punjab are hooked on medication.
Those details level to the breaking down of the legislation and order gadget in Punjab, the Governor mentioned.
“Please ship a file in regards to the motion taken via you within the subject of those medication to my place of job right away,’’ Purohit mentioned.
The letter warns, “Earlier than I’m going to take ultimate choice relating to sending a report back to the President of India underneath Article 356 in regards to the failure of the constitutional mechanism and take a call about beginning felony complaints underneath segment 124 of the IPC, I ask you to ship me the considered necessary knowledge sought for only my letters referred to above, as additionally within the subject of the stairs taken via you relating to the issue of substances within the state, failing which I might haven’t any selection however to do so consistent with legislation and the charter.’’
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Punjab CM asks ministers to talk over with flood-hit spaces; rescue operations underway
By means of PTI
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday requested his ministers to talk over with the flood-hit spaces within the state, at the same time as rescue and reduction operations are underway in Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar and Gurdaspur districts.
Many spaces in Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar and Gurdaspur districts had been inundated following the discharge of extra water from the Bhakra and Pong dams, officers stated.
The Bhakra Dam on Sutlej river and the Pong Dam on Beas river — each in Himachal Pradesh — are brimming after heavy rain of their respective catchment spaces.
Government have already introduced rescue and reduction operations within the flood-hit spaces in those 3 districts and in addition stated that they had been preserving an eye fixed at the scenario.
Leader Minister Mann directed his ministers to talk over with flood-hit spaces and in addition issued instructions to depute groups of Nationwide Crisis Reaction Drive (NDRF), stated legit assets.
In an advisory on Monday, the Punjab govt had requested citizens of Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Tarn Taran districts to not project close to the Beas after it was once determined that water from the Pong Dam could be launched.
After the water was once launched from dams, it entered low-lying spaces and several other villages, even some homes, situated at the banks of the Beas and Sutlej rivers.
ALSO READ | A number of villages in Punjab inundated after water launched from Pong, Bhakra dam
Vegetation have additionally been submerged in numerous puts on account of floodwaters, villagers stated. Many villagers had been evacuated to protection, officers stated.
Cupboard ministers Harbhajan Singh and Bram Shanker Jimpa took inventory of the location of flood-hit spaces in Tanda Urmar within the Hoshiarpur district.
Talking to journalists, Singh stated rescue operations had been underway and that boats had been deployed to evacuate other people to protection.
He additionally stated that the general public works division and mining division had been engaged in plugging the breaches of embankments alongside the Beas River.
Punjab Training Minister and Anandpur Sahib MLA Harjot Singh Bains visited flood-hit spaces within the Rupnagar district and requested other people to not panic.
He stated other people trapped in Harsa Bela and Patti Dulchi villages in Anandpur Sahib had been rescued.
He additionally appealed to other people residing close to the banks of Sutlej river that they will have to transfer to more secure puts.
Bains stated the CM was once tracking the location.
Punjab has been flooded for the second one time in simply over a month.
A number of portions of Punjab had been suffering from a rains within the state between July 9 and July 11, which flooded huge expanses of agricultural fields and different spaces, but even so paralysing standard lifestyles.
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday requested his ministers to talk over with the flood-hit spaces within the state, at the same time as rescue and reduction operations are underway in Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar and Gurdaspur districts.
Many spaces in Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar and Gurdaspur districts had been inundated following the discharge of extra water from the Bhakra and Pong dams, officers stated.
The Bhakra Dam on Sutlej river and the Pong Dam on Beas river — each in Himachal Pradesh — are brimming after heavy rain of their respective catchment spaces.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Government have already introduced rescue and reduction operations within the flood-hit spaces in those 3 districts and in addition stated that they had been preserving an eye fixed at the scenario.
Leader Minister Mann directed his ministers to talk over with flood-hit spaces and in addition issued instructions to depute groups of Nationwide Crisis Reaction Drive (NDRF), stated legit assets.
In an advisory on Monday, the Punjab govt had requested citizens of Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Tarn Taran districts to not project close to the Beas after it was once determined that water from the Pong Dam could be launched.
After the water was once launched from dams, it entered low-lying spaces and several other villages, even some homes, situated at the banks of the Beas and Sutlej rivers.
ALSO READ | A number of villages in Punjab inundated after water launched from Pong, Bhakra dam
Vegetation have additionally been submerged in numerous puts on account of floodwaters, villagers stated. Many villagers had been evacuated to protection, officers stated.
Cupboard ministers Harbhajan Singh and Bram Shanker Jimpa took inventory of the location of flood-hit spaces in Tanda Urmar within the Hoshiarpur district.
Talking to journalists, Singh stated rescue operations had been underway and that boats had been deployed to evacuate other people to protection.
He additionally stated that the general public works division and mining division had been engaged in plugging the breaches of embankments alongside the Beas River.
Punjab Training Minister and Anandpur Sahib MLA Harjot Singh Bains visited flood-hit spaces within the Rupnagar district and requested other people to not panic.
He stated other people trapped in Harsa Bela and Patti Dulchi villages in Anandpur Sahib had been rescued.
He additionally appealed to other people residing close to the banks of Sutlej river that they will have to transfer to more secure puts.
Bains stated the CM was once tracking the location.
Punjab has been flooded for the second one time in simply over a month.
A number of portions of Punjab had been suffering from a rains within the state between July 9 and July 11, which flooded huge expanses of agricultural fields and different spaces, but even so paralysing standard lifestyles.
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Punjab CM in disagreement mode | Mann at the warpath
The Punjab CM positions himself as an competitive chief via pushing via 3 contentious expenses. However has he bitten off greater than he can chunk?
ISSUE DATE: Jul 10, 2023 | UPDATED: Jun 30, 2023 15:53 IST
CHIEF DISRUPTOR: CM Bhagwant Mann addressing the Punjab meeting, June 20 (Picture: ANI)
On June 26, individuals of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee—or SGPC, the elected apex frame managing the spiritual affairs of Sikhs—assembled at its headquarters within the Teja Singh Samundri Corridor on the iconic Golden Temple advanced in Amritsar. It used to be a different normal space consultation of the SGPC convened with a single-point time table: to sentence the hot amendments within the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, driven via the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) regime in Punjab.
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Punjab Meeting passes invoice to make sure unfastened telecast of Gurbani from Golden Temple
Via PTI
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Meeting on Tuesday handed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Modification) Invoice, 2023 to make sure unfastened telecast of ‘Gurbani’ from the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
The transfer comes after the Punjab Cupboard on Monday licensed an modification to the British-era Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 to make sure a free-to-air telecast of Gurbani.
Talking throughout the controversy at the Invoice, Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann mentioned no channel will have to have unique rights to broadcast the holy Gurbani.
He mentioned former Akal Takht Jathedar Gian Harpreet Singh had ultimate yr directed the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to have its personal channel, nevertheless it was once now not introduced.
“One channel has the unique proper to broadcast the holy Gurbani,” Mann mentioned in an obvious connection with the PTC channel.
Recently, Gurbani is broadcast from the Sikh shrine through PTC, a non-public channel continuously related to the Shiromani Akali Dal’s Badal circle of relatives.
Mann additional argued that many of us who watch this channel in another country need to pay a hefty quantity for its subscription.
The manager minister described it as the will of the hour to disseminate the “Sarb Sanji Gurbani” around the globe with the purpose of spreading the common message of “welfare of all”.
Echoing equivalent sentiments, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Manpreet Ayali mentioned Gurbani will have to be telecast in a clear approach and just one channel will have to now not have the unique rights.
The SGPC will have to get started a channel of its personal and provides rights, he mentioned.
Ayali, on the other hand, adversarial the Invoice as he mentioned the federal government will have to now not be interfering in SGPC issues.
“The SGPC is the apex spiritual frame of the Sikhs and it’s also known as a ‘mini parliament’ of the Sikhs,” he mentioned.
BSP MLA Nachhatar Good friend additionally adversarial the Invoice, announcing ahead of taking such choices, session with spiritual our bodies and others involved will have to be held.
In keeping with the provisions of the Invoice, “Within the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, after Segment 125, Segment 125-A will probably be inserted.”
“It will probably be the obligation of the Board (SGPC) to propagate the lessons of the Gurus through making uninterrupted (with none on display screen operating commercials or ads or distortion) reside feed (audio or audio in addition to video) of holy Gurbani from Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) to be had freed from value to all media properties, retailers, platforms, channels, and so forth, whoever needs to broadcast any place all over the place the arena.
“Any person broadcasting holy Gurbani from Harmandir Sahib shall now not run any commercial a minimum of half-hour previous to the beginning of broadcast of Gurbani and half-hour after the published of Gurbani is over,” the Invoice said.
In keeping with the statements of items and causes of the Invoice, “Sri Guru Granth Sahib accommodates the Bani of Sikh Gurus and saints. It’s extremely fascinating that the instructing of the Gurus be propagated international.”
“Due to this fact, it’s crucial that Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee will have to make Gurbani to be had freed from value to complete humanity and to be sure that the unfold of Gurbani isn’t commercialised in any approach,” it mentioned.
AAP chief Budh Ram mentioned if just one channel has the published rights, the Gurbani can not achieve other people in a in style approach.
AAP MLA Ajitpal Singh Kohli mentioned the Gurbani’s achieve will have to be in all places and there can’t be any improper on this.
He additionally claimed that many SGPC contributors have welcomed the Invoice.
Commenting at the Invoice, Punjab minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal mentioned some are announcing the transfer quantities to interfering in spiritual issues of Sikhs, which is “baseless”.
The SGPC had contested the transfer through the AAP-led Punjab executive, announcing the 1925 Act is a central regulation and will best be amended through Parliament.
Then again, Mann on Monday mentioned the state executive was once totally competent to amend this Act.
He reasoned that the Ideal Court docket had at the factor of a separate gurdwara committee for Haryana dominated that this Act was once now not an inter-state Act, however a state Act.
In the meantime, Congress contributors staged a walkout protesting that there was once no query hour or 0 hour provision within the provide consultation of the Meeting.
The BJP had on Monday mentioned the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) executive in Punjab was once keeping the two-day particular meeting consultation to additional its schedule and losing taxpayers’ cash.
The celebration had introduced to steer clear of the complaints.
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Meeting on Tuesday handed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Modification) Invoice, 2023 to make sure unfastened telecast of ‘Gurbani’ from the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
The transfer comes after the Punjab Cupboard on Monday licensed an modification to the British-era Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 to make sure a free-to-air telecast of Gurbani.
Talking throughout the controversy at the Invoice, Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann mentioned no channel will have to have unique rights to broadcast the holy Gurbani. googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-1687167573941-0’); );
He mentioned former Akal Takht Jathedar Gian Harpreet Singh had ultimate yr directed the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to have its personal channel, nevertheless it was once now not introduced.
“One channel has the unique proper to broadcast the holy Gurbani,” Mann mentioned in an obvious connection with the PTC channel.
Recently, Gurbani is broadcast from the Sikh shrine through PTC, a non-public channel continuously related to the Shiromani Akali Dal’s Badal circle of relatives.
Mann additional argued that many of us who watch this channel in another country need to pay a hefty quantity for its subscription.
The manager minister described it as the will of the hour to disseminate the “Sarb Sanji Gurbani” around the globe with the purpose of spreading the common message of “welfare of all”.
Echoing equivalent sentiments, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Manpreet Ayali mentioned Gurbani will have to be telecast in a clear approach and just one channel will have to now not have the unique rights.
The SGPC will have to get started a channel of its personal and provides rights, he mentioned.
Ayali, on the other hand, adversarial the Invoice as he mentioned the federal government will have to now not be interfering in SGPC issues.
“The SGPC is the apex spiritual frame of the Sikhs and it’s also known as a ‘mini parliament’ of the Sikhs,” he mentioned.
BSP MLA Nachhatar Good friend additionally adversarial the Invoice, announcing ahead of taking such choices, session with spiritual our bodies and others involved will have to be held.
In keeping with the provisions of the Invoice, “Within the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, after Segment 125, Segment 125-A will probably be inserted.”
“It will probably be the obligation of the Board (SGPC) to propagate the lessons of the Gurus through making uninterrupted (with none on display screen operating commercials or ads or distortion) reside feed (audio or audio in addition to video) of holy Gurbani from Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) to be had freed from value to all media properties, retailers, platforms, channels, and so forth, whoever needs to broadcast any place all over the place the arena.
“Any person broadcasting holy Gurbani from Harmandir Sahib shall now not run any commercial a minimum of half-hour previous to the beginning of broadcast of Gurbani and half-hour after the published of Gurbani is over,” the Invoice said.
In keeping with the statements of items and causes of the Invoice, “Sri Guru Granth Sahib accommodates the Bani of Sikh Gurus and saints. It’s extremely fascinating that the instructing of the Gurus be propagated international.”
“Due to this fact, it’s crucial that Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee will have to make Gurbani to be had freed from value to complete humanity and to be sure that the unfold of Gurbani isn’t commercialised in any approach,” it mentioned.
AAP chief Budh Ram mentioned if just one channel has the published rights, the Gurbani can not achieve other people in a in style approach.
AAP MLA Ajitpal Singh Kohli mentioned the Gurbani’s achieve will have to be in all places and there can’t be any improper on this.
He additionally claimed that many SGPC contributors have welcomed the Invoice.
Commenting at the Invoice, Punjab minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal mentioned some are announcing the transfer quantities to interfering in spiritual issues of Sikhs, which is “baseless”.
The SGPC had contested the transfer through the AAP-led Punjab executive, announcing the 1925 Act is a central regulation and will best be amended through Parliament.
Then again, Mann on Monday mentioned the state executive was once totally competent to amend this Act.
He reasoned that the Ideal Court docket had at the factor of a separate gurdwara committee for Haryana dominated that this Act was once now not an inter-state Act, however a state Act.
In the meantime, Congress contributors staged a walkout protesting that there was once no query hour or 0 hour provision within the provide consultation of the Meeting.
The BJP had on Monday mentioned the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) executive in Punjab was once keeping the two-day particular meeting consultation to additional its schedule and losing taxpayers’ cash.
The celebration had introduced to steer clear of the complaints.
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Akhilesh extends toughen to Kejriwal on ordinance factor
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LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Birthday party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav prolonged toughen to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Admi Birthday party (AAP) towards the Centre’s ordinance on keep an eye on of services and products within the nationwide capital. The Delhi CM along side Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and different leaders of his birthday party met the SP leader right here on Wednesday.
“The ordinance is anti-democratic. I wish to guarantee CM Arvind Kejriwal that the Samajwadi Birthday party is with you and can toughen you,” Yadav stated on the press convention.
Kejriwal has been achieving out to leaders of non-BJP events to drum up toughen towards the ordinance in order that the Centre’s bid to exchange it thru a Invoice is defeated when it’s introduced in Parliament.
“I simply had a protracted communicate with Akhilesh ji. the topic of what we mentioned… The folks of Delhi did a protracted fight… They vote, they elect a central authority and so they be expecting and hope that the elected govt is loose,” Kejriwal stated at a joint press convention with Yadav and Mann. “In Might, through issuing a notification, the Narendra Modi govt snatched all our powers. The keep an eye on that a central authority has on officials, paperwork, disciplinary motion on them in case they don’t paintings correctly, motion towards officials if they’re corrupt, advent of a brand new publish, regularisation of them…a lot of these powers had been snatched through the Modi govt through issuing a notification,” Kejriwal added.
The Centre on Might 19 had promulgated the ordinance to create an expert for the switch and posting of Staff-A officials in Delhi, which the AAP govt had known as a deception with the Best Court docket verdict on keep an eye on of services and products.
Kejriwal reiterated that if non-BJP events come in combination then the ordinance can also be defeated within the Rajya Sabha and it’ll ship a powerful message that the Modi govt isn’t coming to energy in 2024. “I thank SP leader Akhilesh Yadav who has confident us that his birthday party will toughen us within the Rajya Sabha,” the Delhi CM stated.
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Birthday party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav prolonged toughen to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Admi Birthday party (AAP) towards the Centre’s ordinance on keep an eye on of services and products within the nationwide capital. The Delhi CM along side Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and different leaders of his birthday party met the SP leader right here on Wednesday.
“The ordinance is anti-democratic. I wish to guarantee CM Arvind Kejriwal that the Samajwadi Birthday party is with you and can toughen you,” Yadav stated on the press convention.
Kejriwal has been achieving out to leaders of non-BJP events to drum up toughen towards the ordinance in order that the Centre’s bid to exchange it thru a Invoice is defeated when it’s introduced in Parliament.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“I simply had a protracted communicate with Akhilesh ji. the topic of what we mentioned… The folks of Delhi did a protracted fight… They vote, they elect a central authority and so they be expecting and hope that the elected govt is loose,” Kejriwal stated at a joint press convention with Yadav and Mann. “In Might, through issuing a notification, the Narendra Modi govt snatched all our powers. The keep an eye on that a central authority has on officials, paperwork, disciplinary motion on them in case they don’t paintings correctly, motion towards officials if they’re corrupt, advent of a brand new publish, regularisation of them…a lot of these powers had been snatched through the Modi govt through issuing a notification,” Kejriwal added.
The Centre on Might 19 had promulgated the ordinance to create an expert for the switch and posting of Staff-A officials in Delhi, which the AAP govt had known as a deception with the Best Court docket verdict on keep an eye on of services and products.
Kejriwal reiterated that if non-BJP events come in combination then the ordinance can also be defeated within the Rajya Sabha and it’ll ship a powerful message that the Modi govt isn’t coming to energy in 2024. “I thank SP leader Akhilesh Yadav who has confident us that his birthday party will toughen us within the Rajya Sabha,” the Delhi CM stated.
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Punjab CM slams Centre for slashing rural construction fund & marketplace charge on foodgrains
By means of PTI
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday slammed the BJP-led executive on the Centre for its resolution to scale back the agricultural construction fund (RDF) in addition to the marketplace charge on foodgrains, bold the “new BJP leaders” to absorb the problem with the top minister.
Mann mentioned the BJP’s “anti-Punjab and anti-farmer” face has been uncovered.
“In spite of our efforts, the marketplace charge has been diminished from 3 consistent with cent to two consistent with cent and RDF from 3 consistent with cent to 0 consistent with cent on this Rabi season — Punjab will lose Rs 250 crore in marketplace charge and Rs 750 crore in RDF, (which is a) overall Rs 1,000 crore,” he tweeted.
“Captain (Amarinder Singh), (Sunil) Jakhar, Manpreet Badal, Bains brothers (Simarjeet Singh Bains, Balwinder Bains), Rana (Gurmit Singh) Sodhi, (Gurpreet Singh) Kangar, Fateh Jung Bajwa, Inder (Iqbal Singh) Atwal, who turned into new BJP individuals, do they have got the braveness to absorb this subject with Modi ji???” he added.
Former leader minister Amarinder Singh, Sunil Jakhar, Manpreet Singh Badal, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Fateh Jung Bajwa had joined the BJP after quitting the Congress.
In a similar way, Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal, who’s the BJP candidate for the Might 10 Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, shifted to the saffron birthday celebration from the Shiromani Akali Dal.
Lok Insaaf Birthday party leader Simarjeet Bains has introduced to improve the BJP within the Jalandhar bypoll.
Punjab levies 3 consistent with cent each and every RDF and marketplace charge at the minimal improve value of wheat and paddy.
Later in a remark, Leader Minister Mann mentioned the AAP leaders had been asking the Centre to transparent the pending RDF cost. “This cash is used for the improvement of rural spaces of the state. However the BJP-led central executive stored denying Punjab its cash, and now on best of that, this Rabi season they diminished marketplace charge and robbed Punjab of some other Rs 250 crore,” he mentioned.
“The Modi executive has been running towards Punjab and its farmers as a result of its defeat right through the farmers’ motion. Lately, the Centre has once more proven its bitterness against Punjab and the farmers via overtly refusing to provide Rs 1,000 crore to the state,” alleged Mann.
He mentioned the Modi executive will have to know that Punjab and the state’s farmers have made the rustic meals enough. “However in go back what has the Centre ever achieved for Punjab and our farmers,” he requested.
The Punjab executive has been not easy Rs 3,000 crore of pending RDF from the Centre.
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday slammed the BJP-led executive on the Centre for its resolution to scale back the agricultural construction fund (RDF) in addition to the marketplace charge on foodgrains, bold the “new BJP leaders” to absorb the problem with the top minister.
Mann mentioned the BJP’s “anti-Punjab and anti-farmer” face has been uncovered.
“In spite of our efforts, the marketplace charge has been diminished from 3 consistent with cent to two consistent with cent and RDF from 3 consistent with cent to 0 consistent with cent on this Rabi season — Punjab will lose Rs 250 crore in marketplace charge and Rs 750 crore in RDF, (which is a) overall Rs 1,000 crore,” he tweeted.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );
“Captain (Amarinder Singh), (Sunil) Jakhar, Manpreet Badal, Bains brothers (Simarjeet Singh Bains, Balwinder Bains), Rana (Gurmit Singh) Sodhi, (Gurpreet Singh) Kangar, Fateh Jung Bajwa, Inder (Iqbal Singh) Atwal, who turned into new BJP individuals, do they have got the braveness to absorb this subject with Modi ji???” he added.
Former leader minister Amarinder Singh, Sunil Jakhar, Manpreet Singh Badal, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Fateh Jung Bajwa had joined the BJP after quitting the Congress.
In a similar way, Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal, who’s the BJP candidate for the Might 10 Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, shifted to the saffron birthday celebration from the Shiromani Akali Dal.
Lok Insaaf Birthday party leader Simarjeet Bains has introduced to improve the BJP within the Jalandhar bypoll.
Punjab levies 3 consistent with cent each and every RDF and marketplace charge at the minimal improve value of wheat and paddy.
Later in a remark, Leader Minister Mann mentioned the AAP leaders had been asking the Centre to transparent the pending RDF cost. “This cash is used for the improvement of rural spaces of the state. However the BJP-led central executive stored denying Punjab its cash, and now on best of that, this Rabi season they diminished marketplace charge and robbed Punjab of some other Rs 250 crore,” he mentioned.
“The Modi executive has been running towards Punjab and its farmers as a result of its defeat right through the farmers’ motion. Lately, the Centre has once more proven its bitterness against Punjab and the farmers via overtly refusing to provide Rs 1,000 crore to the state,” alleged Mann.
He mentioned the Modi executive will have to know that Punjab and the state’s farmers have made the rustic meals enough. “However in go back what has the Centre ever achieved for Punjab and our farmers,” he requested.
The Punjab executive has been not easy Rs 3,000 crore of pending RDF from the Centre.
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Canada “very intently” tracking traits in Punjab, says overseas minister Melanie Joly
Canada’s International Minister Melanie Joly has stated that Toronto is “very intently” following the traits in Punjab and can proceed to handle the troubles of the neighborhood.
Toronto,UPDATED: Mar 25, 2023 23:21 IST
Melanie Joly was once answering a query from Indo-Canadian MP Iqwinder S Gaheer within the Space of Commons on Thursday. (Photograph: Reuters)
Through Press Believe of India: Canada is “very intently” following the traits in Punjab and can proceed to handle the troubles of the neighborhood, International Minister Melanie Joly has stated amid Punjab Police’s crackdown on radical preacher Amritpal Singh.
Joly was once answering a query from Indo-Canadian MP Iqwinder S Gaheer within the Space of Commons on Thursday.
“We’re conscious about the evolving state of affairs in Punjab, and we’re following it very intently. We stay up for a go back to a extra strong state of affairs,” she stated.
“Canadians can at all times rely at the Govt of Canada to ensure that we can proceed to handle the troubles of many contributors of the neighborhood,” she added.
Gaheer stated he had heard in regards to the ongoing mass suspension of Web products and services in Punjab and requested Joly to replace the Space in regards to the state of affairs in India.
Responding to questions on overseas leaders and parliamentarians commenting at the motion in opposition to Amritpal Singh, Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi suggested folks living in a foreign country to not consider “misguided and motivated narratives” which might be being circulated via some components on social media.
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“Government in Punjab are enterprise operations to nab a fugitive. Data relating to that operation is being shared via government involved frequently,” the spokesman stated in New Delhi.
Government in Punjab closing week suspended web and SMS products and services within the state following the police crackdown in opposition to components of ‘Waris Punjab De,’ headed via the unconventional preacher.
Police in Punjab are nonetheless in search of Amritpal Singh.
Previous on Wednesday Canadian High Minister Justin Trudeau stated within the Space of Commons: “We’re having a look ahead to a swift go back to a extra strong state of affairs.”
Canada has additionally noticed a upward push in anti-India actions just lately via Khalistan supporters who’ve vandalised some Hindu temples.
A Ram Mandir in Mississauga was once defaced via ‘Khalistani extremists’ with anti-India graffiti on February 13, drawing a robust response from the Indian Consulate in Toronto.
“We strongly condemn the defacing of Ram Mandir in Mississauga with anti-India graffiti. Now we have asked Canadian government to analyze the incident and take steered motion on perpetrators,” India’s Consulate in Toronto had tweeted.
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AAP government in Punjab completes 12 months; CM Mann guarantees to show state into ‘Rangla Punjab’
Through PTI
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday indexed out the achievements of the AAP govt on its first anniversary and promised to boost up the state’s development to show it into ‘Rangla Punjab’.
Mann mentioned that his govt will now “shift to the second one equipment of development” and lift the usual of dwelling of the deficient.
He additionally mentioned the AAP govt will get started Faculties of Eminence for college students.
“Since we did such a lot paintings within the first yr, we can now shift to the second one equipment of development. Giant industrialists are willing to spend money on Punjab, they are going to arrange their devices and it is going to create jobs,” the executive minister mentioned in a video message.
“Our cause isn’t (to shape) the following govt. Most often, events get started having a look at how their subsequent govt can be shaped. We say folks have made the federal government. Our precedence is to take our subsequent era ahead and lift the usual of dwelling of the deficient,” Mann mentioned.
AAP nationwide convenor and Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal mentioned on Twitter that most of the guarantees made to the folk of Punjab had been fulfilled within the first yr of his celebration’s govt within the state and different guarantees can be fulfilled within the coming years.
“On these days a yr in the past, the brand new hopes of the folk of Punjab had taken oath. Punjab’s hope on AAP has now transform a consider,” he tweeted in Hindi.
“Many guarantees made to the general public had been fulfilled on this 12 months, some can be fulfilled within the coming years. We will be able to satisfy every promise made to the folk of Punjab in 5 years,” Kejriwal mentioned, including, “We will be able to make Rangla (colourful) Punjab. Within the 2022 Punjab Meeting election, the Aam Aadmi Birthday party gained 92 of the entire 117 seats. Inside of 12 months, we gave 26,797 govt jobs,” Mann mentioned, including 87 consistent with cent of the families within the state were given 0 electrical energy expenses.
He additionally mentioned {that a} choice to regularise the services and products of 14,000 transient staff within the training division and 14,000 in different departments has been taken.
Products and services of outsourced staff may also be regularised after taking away “criminal hurdles”, he mentioned.
Announcing that his govt was once operating in opposition to turning the state right into a ‘Rangla (colourful) Punjab’, Mann mentioned, “In case you have proven religion in me after which stay the religion. I will be able to by no means spoil your religion.” The manager minister mentioned that his govt will get started a “very giant marketing campaign” in opposition to medication.
At the agriculture entrance, Mann mentioned his govt gave MSP on ‘moong’ crop and Rs 1,500 consistent with acre for selling direct seeding of rice and likewise cleared sugarcane dues of Rs 392 crore.
Greater than 500 mohalla clinics had been opened in Punjab and 12-15 lakh folks have availed healthcare services and products at those amenities, he mentioned and termed it his govt’s “giant success”.
Mann additionally spoke about sacrilege incidents and accused the former governments of doing not anything to make sure justice within the topic.
He mentioned his celebration had promised to ship justice in circumstances associated with the desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib.
Relating to the 2015 Kotkapura police firing incident, he mentioned a 7,000-page chargesheet was once filed and there was once no “political interference” within the probe performed by way of the Punjab Police particular investigation workforce.
Announcing that his govt has 0 tolerance in opposition to corruption, claimed that his govt took strict motion in graft circumstances.
Many former ministers are in prison and motion has been taken now not handiest in opposition to influential folks but additionally in opposition to those that belonged to the ruling AAP, Mann added.
The AAP was once born out of an anti-corruption motion, he mentioned.
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday indexed out the achievements of the AAP govt on its first anniversary and promised to boost up the state’s development to show it into ‘Rangla Punjab’.
Mann mentioned that his govt will now “shift to the second one equipment of development” and lift the usual of dwelling of the deficient.
He additionally mentioned the AAP govt will get started Faculties of Eminence for college students.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“Since we did such a lot paintings within the first yr, we can now shift to the second one equipment of development. Giant industrialists are willing to spend money on Punjab, they are going to arrange their devices and it is going to create jobs,” the executive minister mentioned in a video message.
“Our cause isn’t (to shape) the following govt. Most often, events get started having a look at how their subsequent govt can be shaped. We say folks have made the federal government. Our precedence is to take our subsequent era ahead and lift the usual of dwelling of the deficient,” Mann mentioned.
AAP nationwide convenor and Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal mentioned on Twitter that most of the guarantees made to the folk of Punjab had been fulfilled within the first yr of his celebration’s govt within the state and different guarantees can be fulfilled within the coming years.
“On these days a yr in the past, the brand new hopes of the folk of Punjab had taken oath. Punjab’s hope on AAP has now transform a consider,” he tweeted in Hindi.
“Many guarantees made to the general public had been fulfilled on this 12 months, some can be fulfilled within the coming years. We will be able to satisfy every promise made to the folk of Punjab in 5 years,” Kejriwal mentioned, including, “We will be able to make Rangla (colourful) Punjab. Within the 2022 Punjab Meeting election, the Aam Aadmi Birthday party gained 92 of the entire 117 seats. Inside of 12 months, we gave 26,797 govt jobs,” Mann mentioned, including 87 consistent with cent of the families within the state were given 0 electrical energy expenses.
He additionally mentioned {that a} choice to regularise the services and products of 14,000 transient staff within the training division and 14,000 in different departments has been taken.
Products and services of outsourced staff may also be regularised after taking away “criminal hurdles”, he mentioned.
Announcing that his govt was once operating in opposition to turning the state right into a ‘Rangla (colourful) Punjab’, Mann mentioned, “In case you have proven religion in me after which stay the religion. I will be able to by no means spoil your religion.” The manager minister mentioned that his govt will get started a “very giant marketing campaign” in opposition to medication.
At the agriculture entrance, Mann mentioned his govt gave MSP on ‘moong’ crop and Rs 1,500 consistent with acre for selling direct seeding of rice and likewise cleared sugarcane dues of Rs 392 crore.
Greater than 500 mohalla clinics had been opened in Punjab and 12-15 lakh folks have availed healthcare services and products at those amenities, he mentioned and termed it his govt’s “giant success”.
Mann additionally spoke about sacrilege incidents and accused the former governments of doing not anything to make sure justice within the topic.
He mentioned his celebration had promised to ship justice in circumstances associated with the desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib.
Relating to the 2015 Kotkapura police firing incident, he mentioned a 7,000-page chargesheet was once filed and there was once no “political interference” within the probe performed by way of the Punjab Police particular investigation workforce.
Announcing that his govt has 0 tolerance in opposition to corruption, claimed that his govt took strict motion in graft circumstances.
Many former ministers are in prison and motion has been taken now not handiest in opposition to influential folks but additionally in opposition to those that belonged to the ruling AAP, Mann added.
The AAP was once born out of an anti-corruption motion, he mentioned.