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  • Punjab CM to speak to his brother over denial of birthday celebration price tag to him 

    Through PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday stated he would communicate to his brother Manohar Singh over the denial of the Congress price tag to him.

    Channi made the statement after his brother stated he’ll contest as an unbiased from the Bassi Pathana meeting seat in opposition to the sitting Congress MLA.

    Channi additionally indicated that he might attempt to succeed upon his brother to not soar within the fray in opposition to the sitting MLA Gurpreet Singh GP from the constituency.

    Channi’s brother Manohar Singh, who used to be eyeing a Congress price tag from the Bassi Pathana meeting seat, had on Sunday stated he’ll contest as an unbiased from the constituency after the ruling birthday celebration fielded its sitting legislator Gurpreet Singh GP.

    “He sought price tag however birthday celebration denied it. GP (the sitting MLA) too is our brother. Will cause them to sit down and communicate and factor shall be resolved,” Channi instructed journalists right here.

    In its first record of 86 applicants, the Congress birthday celebration on Saturday gave the price tag to birthday celebration MLA Gurpreet Singh GP from Bassi Pathana (SC) seat.

    Manohar Singh had dubbed the verdict of the Congress giving price tag to Gurpreet Singh GP as “injustice” to the folk of the constituency and alleged that the sitting legislator used to be “incapable and useless.”

    Singh had stated he took the verdict to contest as an unbiased after assembly a number of councillors, village sarpanch and panch who requested him to battle the polls.

    Singh, an MBBS and MD, had in August ultimate 12 months resigned as a senior scientific officer from Kharar Civil Clinic.

    Replying to a query on his brother announcing he’ll contest as an unbiased, Channi stated, “So far as my brother is worried, we are living in a joint circle of relatives. My brother changed into a physician after doing MD. He used to be hired as a central authority physician and used to be posted within the Bassi Pathana as SMO. The MLA of the realm GP were given him transferred.”

    “He (Manohar) additionally instructed the MLA that he’s the brother of the minister (Channi used to be a Minister then within the Amarinder Singh-led Cupboard). At this (after the MLA were given him transferred), my brother took the verdict to surrender the activity and later other people of the realm instructed him that he will have to contest the election.”

    Requested why had the MLA were given his brother transferred, Channi answered, “Perhaps he idea at the moment that he might battle election.”

    Replying to some other query, Channi stated senior Punjab Congress chief and previous MP Mohinder Singh Kaypee’s displeasure over denial of the price tag from the Adampur meeting seat used to be justified and added birthday celebration will certainly take into accounts this.

    “He’s our tall chief, he has been our state unit president,” Channi stated.

    Kaypee had on Sunday expressed his displeasure over denial of the price tag from the Adampur meeting seat, announcing his circle of relatives is concentrated by means of the birthday celebration each election.

    Previous within the day, AAP chief Raghav Chadha had alleged that by means of denying tickets to the brother and some other relative of Punjab Leader Minister Channi, the Congress has proved that it had made him CM simply for “the use of him as a device” to get the Scheduled Caste votes.

    Except Channi’s brother, the CM’s relative Mohinder Singh Kaypee, who sought after the price tag from the Adampur seat in Jalandhar, used to be additionally denied it, stated Chadha, alleging that Kaypee used to be denied the price tag as a result of he used to be Channi’s relative.

    Chadha, alternatively, had stated the ruling birthday celebration gave tickets to the sons of Fatehgarh Sahib MP Amar Singh and minister Brahm Mohindra.

    Chadha additional alleged that the Congress up to now had appointed Sushil Kumar Shinde as the executive minister of Maharashtra for a couple of months to woo votes of a specific neighborhood and later after the elections, Shinde used to be got rid of.

  • Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi writes to ECI, calls for polling be postponed

    By means of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has recommended the Election Fee of India to delay the February 14 meeting polls by means of six days in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti.

    Balloting for Punjab’s 117 meeting seats might be hung on February 14 and the counting of votes will happen on March 10.

    In a letter to Leader Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, Channi wrote that it used to be delivered to his understand by means of some representatives of the Scheduled Castes neighborhood, which contributes round 32 according to cent of the state’s inhabitants, that the beginning anniversary of Guru Ravidas falls on February 16.

    “In this instance, numerous SC devotees (about 20 lakh) from the state are prone to seek advice from Banaras in Uttar Pradesh from February 10 to 16,” Channi wrote.

    “In this kind of scenario, many of us from this neighborhood would now not have the ability to solid their votes for the state meeting, which is another way their constitutional proper,” he said within the letter written on January 13.

    “They have got asked that the balloting date could also be prolonged in this kind of manner that they can seek advice from Banaras from February 10 to February 16 as additionally take part within the meeting elections,” he stated.

    Channi stated, “It is thought of as honest and suitable that the balloting for Punjab meeting elections 2022, could also be postponed for a minimum of six days, enabling about 20 lakh other folks to utilise their proper to vote for the state legislative meeting.”

    Previous, Bahujan Samaj Birthday celebration’s Punjab leader Jasvir Singh Garhi had demanded from the ECI to reschedule polls from February 14 to February 20.

  • Punjab polls 2022: Congress releases first checklist of applicants, Sidhu to contest from Amritsar East

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    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday launched its first checklist of 86 applicants for the approaching meeting elections in Punjab, fielding Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from Chamkaur Sahib and PCC leader Navjot Singh Sidhu from Amritsar East.

    The birthday celebration has additionally fielded Punjab deputy leader ministers — Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa from Dera Baba Nanak and Om Prakash Soni from Amritsar Central, the seats they already constitute. Arguable Punjabi singer Sidhu Mussewala, who joined the Congress someday in the past will contest from Mansa and actor Sonu Sood’s sister Malvika Sood from Moga.

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    Celebration’s Rajya Sabha MP Pratap Singh Bajwa will contest from Qadian meeting seat in Gurdaspur. Former PCC president and marketing campaign committee leader Sunil Jakhar won’t contest the meeting polls and his nephew Sandeep Jakhar will contest the Abohar meeting seat as an alternative.

    In a similar fashion, Punjab minister Brahm Mohindra won’t contest and his son Mohit Mohindra will contest from Patiala rural meeting seat in his position.

    Amongst different sitting Punjab ministers, Manpreet Singh Badal will contest from Bathinda City, Vijay Inder Singla from Sangrur, Razia Sultana from Malerkotla, Gurkirat Singh Kotli from Khanna, Rana Gurjit Singh from Kapurthala, Tript Rajinder Bajwa from Fatehgarh Churian, Randeep Singh Nabha from Amloh, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring from Gidderbaha, Pargat Singh from Jalandhar Cantt.

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    Different ministers like Sangat Singh Gilzian has been fielded from Urmar, Raj Kumar Verka from Amritsar West-SC, Sukhbinder Sarkaria from Rajasansi, Bharat Bhushan Ashu from Ludhiana West. Former deputy leader minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal has been fielded from Lehragaga.

    The checklist was once launched after the birthday celebration’s central election committee chaired through birthday celebration leader Sonia Gandhi cleared the names in its assembly hung on Thursday. Punjab meeting elections are slated in one segment on February 14 and the effects might be out on March 10.

  • Deal between Charanjit Singh Channi, Badal circle of relatives to save lots of Majithia: Punjab AAP leader Bhagwant Mann

    By way of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Punjab AAP leader Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday alleged that there used to be a “deal” between Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and the Badal circle of relatives for saving Akali Dal chief Bikram Singh Majithia who has been booked in a medication case.

    The Punjab and Haryana Top Courtroom on Monday had granted him anticipatory bail within the Narcotic Medicine and Psychotropic Elements Act filed in opposition to him.

    He used to be directed to sign up for the police investigation on Wednesday.

    The previous Punjab minister were requested to not go away the rustic until the following date of listening to.

    Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration chief Mann alleged {that a} “vulnerable” case used to be registered in opposition to Majithia.

    “There used to be a deal between Channi and the Badal circle of relatives even sooner than the FIR that Congress executive would document a vulnerable case in opposition to Majithia and no concrete motion could be taken. That is why the Congress executive didn’t arrest Majithia even after FIR or the rejection of his anticipatory bail from the Mohali courtroom,” Mann alleged in a observation right here.

    Majithia used to be booked on December 20 closing yr beneath the Narcotic Medicine and Psychotropic Elements (NDPS) Act at the foundation of a 2018 document of a probe into the drug racket within the state.

    The document used to be filed via anti-drugs particular job power (STF) leader Harpreet Singh Sidhu within the Punjab and Haryana Top Courtroom in 2018.

    Mann stated that criminal motion in opposition to Majithia within the drug case met the similar destiny as Shipping minister Amarinder Singh Raja Warring’s motion in opposition to buses of the Badal circle of relatives, “for the reason that Congress leaders didn’t take criminal movements to punish the mafia”.

    “Consequently as of late Badal’s buses are on roads and Majithia will roam loose as it’s.”

    Mann stated if the AAP is voted to energy, it is going to reopen those recordsdata and case to take exemplary motion in opposition to each and every mafia and corrupt leaders.

    Mann stated the folks of Punjab would elect the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration executive.

    “The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration already has a roadmap able for the improvement of Punjab. A roadmap for the improvement of the farming sector, industries, training, clinical remedy and getting rid of unemployment and poverty is able. The AAP is an earthly birthday party and we’re going to identify brotherhood and sure politics within the state,” he said.

    In the meantime, AAP chief Raghav Chadha stated his birthday party didn’t put up any pamphlet which said that the folks of Punjab must take cash from any political birthday party or chief and vote for the AAP.

    Chadha stated the AAP is a decent birthday party and the folks of Punjab know that.

    “Our birthday party does no longer give out cash, items or liquor to entice electorate.”

    Such pamphlets had surfaced in Patiala district two days in the past.

    In the meantime, Congress chief from Ludhiana Gurpreet Singh Gogi joined the AAP right here.

  • Safety lapse at PM’s convoy: Punjab bureaucracy probe panel; recommend knocks SC door

    Through PTI

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab executive on Thursday constituted a two-member high-level committee to behavior a radical probe into the “lapses” that came about right through Top Minister Narendra Modi’s consult with to Ferozepur, an legitimate spokesperson mentioned.

    The committee accommodates Justice (Retd.) Mehtab Singh Gill and Essential Secretary, House Affairs and Justice, Anurag Verma.

    “So as to perform a radical probe into the lapses that came about right through the Top Minister’s consult with to Ferozepur the day past, the Punjab executive has constituted a high-level committee,” the spokesperson mentioned.

    The committee shall put up its file inside 3 days, the spokesperson added.

    The high minister’s convoy was once stranded on a flyover for 15-20 mins because of a blockade via protesters in Ferozepur on Wednesday, an incident the Union house ministry described as a “primary lapse” in his safety.

    After this, Modi returned from the poll-bound state with out attending any match, together with a rally.

    Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, on the other hand, denied there was once any safety lapse or political reason in the back of it and mentioned his executive was once in a position for an inquiry.

    The Very best Courtroom agreed to listen to on Friday a plea to verify there is not any breach within the safety of the high minister in long term.

    A bench headed via Leader Justice N V Ramana took notice of senior recommend Maninder Singh’s submission {that a} critical breach in Top Minister Narendra Modi’s safety came about in Ferozepur, Punjab, on Wednesday.

    After that, the high minister returned from poll-bound Punjab with out attending any match, together with a rally.

    “We can checklist it the next day as the primary merchandise,” the bench, additionally comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, mentioned on Thursday.