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  • Punjab polls: Congress didn’t ship justice to sufferers of 1984 riots, says Smriti Irani

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    CHANDIGARH: Union minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday attacked the Congress, accusing it of now not handing over justice to the sufferers of 1984 anti-Sikh riots and mentioned it was once the BJP executive which put the responsible at the back of bars.

    Irani additionally hit out at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for allegedly supporting those that gave the slogan of “dividing the rustic” and mentioned vote casting for the birthday celebration approach vote casting for individuals who need to divide the rustic.

    Addressing a meeting in Ludhiana, Irani mentioned the Congress, when it was once in energy on the Centre, failed to make sure justice to the sufferers of 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

    “Relating to justice, who can overlook 1984 riots? For 30 years, those that misplaced their very own members of the family waited for justice. They saved looking ahead to the punishment for individuals who had been desirous about it,” she mentioned.

    The minister requested the Congress why it might now not ship those that had been desirous about 1984 anti-Sikh riots to prison.

    “For 30 years, the justice, which the Congress may now not ship, was once delivered by way of the BJP executive,” she mentioned.

    She mentioned 300 instances had been reopened and chargesheets had been filed and added, “The ones leaders who stood shoulder to shoulder with the Gandhi circle of relatives after the riots are as of late at the back of bars.”

    Irani accused Gandhi of supporting the ones individuals who gave a slogan of dividing the rustic.

    She additional mentioned for this reason High Minister Narendra Modi mentioned in Parliament that Congress’ scenario is such that it has develop into the chief of the ‘tukde tukde gang’.

    With out naming Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, she mentioned the Congress gave the command of its state unit to an individual who hugged the executive of the enemy military.

    She was once regarding the 2018 incident when Sidhu had courted controversy by way of hugging Pakistan Military Leader Qamar Javed Bajwa all over his consult with to Pakistan for the swearing-in rite of Imran Khan because the top minister.

    Taking a jibe at Sidhu, she mentioned, “His goals of changing into the chief (Congress’s leader ministerial face) had been shattered by way of his personal leaders.”

    The Congress had declared Charanjit Singh Channi as its leader ministerial candidate for the approaching state meeting polls.

    Sidhu was once additionally the contender for turning into the CM face.

    It seems that regarding the method of declaration of the CM face, she mentioned, within the Congress birthday celebration, a “particular circle of relatives” chooses who’s to be the chief (CM face).

    “They (Congress leaders) imagine a circle of relatives as their birthday celebration,” she mentioned.

  • Extra setback for Congress as Khadoor Sahib MP Jasbir Singh Dimpa’s brother joins SAD

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    AMRITSAR: Khadoor Sahib Congress MP Jasbir Singh Dimpa’s brother Harpinder Singh Gill ‘Rajan’ on Wednesday joined the Shiromani Akali Dal forward of February 20 state meeting polls.

    Gill was once welcomed into the SAD fold through birthday party president Sukhbir Singh Badal.

    He was once appointed the overall secretary of the SAD at the instance.

    Former minister and SAD chief Bikram Singh Majithia, who’s contesting towards Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu from Amritsar East section, was once additionally provide.

    Gill, who was once price tag hopeful from Khadoor Sahib meeting section from the Congress, alleged that deserving applicants had been denied price tag through the birthday party.

    He appealed to Congressmen to apply their judgment of right and wrong, claiming that his elder brother and MP Jasbir Dimpa had supported his transfer to shift to the SAD.

    SAD president Sukhbir Badal claimed Gill’s becoming a member of will reinforce the birthday party potentialities within the Majha area.

    “The competition in Majha has transform utterly one-sided in favour of the SAD,” he claimed.

    Regarding Gill’s declare that tickets through the Congress at some puts have been given to unfit applicants, Badal stated, “Even relatives of senior leaders like Charanjit Singh Channi and Rana Gurjit Singh have entered the competition as independents. You’ll now witness Mr Channi shedding from each Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur.”

    “Navjot Singh Sidhu has already misplaced the fight from Amritsar East. All that continues to be is his go out from the Congress at the day the effects come,” he added attacking the state Congress leader.

    Talking at the instance, Bikram Majithia stated Congressmen have been green with envy on the way during which “mafia components have been inspired all over the Congress rule”.

  • BSP supremo Mayawati lambasts Congress executive in Punjab, calls it ‘anti-Dalit’

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    NAWANSHAHR: BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday lashed out on the successive Congress governments on the Centre and in Punjab for his or her alleged anti-Dalit stance and insurance policies.

    The Bahujan Samaj Celebration (BSP) made up our minds to have an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab for the February 20 polls in order that aspirations of Dalit stalwarts like Dr B R Ambedkar and BSP founder Kanshi Ram might be fulfilled, she stated.

    Kickstarting her birthday celebration’s and its alliance SAD-BSP’s election marketing campaign at a “Chon Jan Sabha” at Dana Mandi right here, she stated time had come when Congress executive in Punjab too must be proven the door.

    Terming Congress “a jabardast Dalit virodhi birthday celebration” (anti-Dalit birthday celebration), she stated the birthday celebration had all the time been in opposition to the weaker and disadvantaged sections together with adivasis, Dalits and backward categories.

    “Congress as a result of its anti-Dalit and anti-poor stance neither conferred Barat Ratna on Dr B R Ambedkar nor on Kanshi Ram even though they certified for it in all respects,” she lamented, including that the then Congress executive on the Centre didn’t announce even an afternoon’s mourning at the loss of life of Kanshi Ram.

    “Dalits needed to watch for V P Singh executive on the Centre to enforce the suggestions of Mandal Fee Record and conferred Bharat Ratna on Dr B R Ambedkar,” she stated.

    Proceeding her anti-Congress diatribe, she stated the birthday celebration, after having been thrown out of the Centre and in majority of the states, has now began “natakbaji” (theatrics) of being pro-Dalit and pro-backward categories.

    Relating to Rahul Gandhi saying Charanjit Singh Channi because the birthday celebration’s subsequent Leader Minister’s face of Punjab, she stated even though she was once skeptical concerning the Congress returning to energy within the state, “Channi would now not be given a loose hand in working his executive if in any respect Congress returns to energy”.

    “Faraway keep watch over will stay in a non-Dalit’s arms or even Channi might be proven the door as soon as elections are entire,” she stated, including that Congress named Channi as the executive ministerial candidate most effective as a way to garner Dalit votes.

    She criticized Leader Minister Channi too “who allegedly failed to look the Congress recreation plan in pointing out him the executive minister’s face”, for now not remembering Dalits’ Guru, Guru Ravidas even though he paid obeisance at a Mandir in Himachal Pradesh on being declared the following leader minister in case the Congress controlled to go back to energy in Punjab.

    She stated she had complete self belief that on achieving energy, alliance’s Leader Minister’s face Sukhbir Badal would start up pro-poor insurance policies and programmes at the trend of Uttar Pradesh (throughout BSP’s rule) in Punjab to make the deficient stand on their toes.

    “The prevailing Dalit leader minister, excluding making bulletins, didn’t take any steps for the welfare of weaker sections,” she alleged.

    Castigating BJP too for following “anti-Dalit, anti-farmer” insurance policies, she stated she was once assured that not one of the anti-farmer insurance policies of the BJP can be applied in Punjab on assuming energy through the alliance.

    All sections together with the individuals of higher caste are “struggling because of flawed insurance policies of BJP executive” within the nation, she stated.

    She appealed to the birthday celebration cadres to not fall prey and to be cautious of the “election-time guarantees” and ‘bhay’ (concern) of more than a few events and vote in favour of the alliance applicants throughout Punjab.

    “Our birthday celebration believes in giving effects as has been proven throughout my phrases as the executive minister in Uttar Pradesh,” she stated.

    “If alliance on coming to energy fulfils the aspirations of Kanshi Ram, it is going to be a really perfect tribute to the BSP founder,” Mayawati added.

    The AAP too got here in for serious grievance at her arms when she stated that floor realities in Delhi had been relatively other than what was once being claimed through the birthday celebration in Punjab.

    “The AAP failed miserably throughout the height of coronavirus,” she stated.

    She additionally sought to dispel the alleged false impression within the nation that land of farmers had been snatched and given to Dalits throughout her phrases in Uttar Pradesh as the executive minister.

    “Land of now not a unmarried farmer was once given away to Dalits throughout her 4 tenures as Uttar Pradesh leader minister,” she emphasised.

    “Best executive land was once given”.

    “Parivartan (exchange) for a greater the following day is on your arms,” she stated, urging the target audience to beef up the arms of Sukhbir Badal.

    She additionally needed former leader minister M and SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal a fast restoration.

    “Parkash Singh Badal is stuffed with a need to serve the state until his ultimate breath,” she added.

    SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal who arrived a complete one hour prior to the coming of Maywati at the degree, in his deal with heaped reward on Mayawati and criticized the Congress for “stalling more than a few schemes and tasks” together with the “sacred memorial mission” at Shri Kuralgarh Sahib close to Garhshankar, a place comparable with Guru Ravidas’ seek advice from throughout his lifetime.

  • AAP leaders wish to loot Punjab, alleges CM Charanjit Singh Channi

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    LUDHIANA: Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday attacked the AAP, alleging that its leaders have come from Delhi to “loot” Punjab.

    He additionally hit out at Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP) nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal, announcing how can he name himself an ‘aam aadmi’ (commonplace guy) whilst staying in dear resorts on every occasion he visits Punjab for the February 20 state meeting elections.

    Addressing a digital rally right here, Channi, who was once declared because the Congress’ leader ministerial face by means of birthday party chief Rahul Gandhi, alleged that the AAP gave tickets to no less than 40 individuals who have been denied a price tag by means of different events.

    “What sort of exchange do they wish to deliver right here? They’ve come right here to loot Punjab,” alleged Channi.

    “How can Kejriwal be an ‘aam aadmi’? He remains in large resorts right here, lives in large homes in Delhi. The Delhi leader minister attracts the easiest wage amongst all chef ministers within the nation,” he claimed.

    Channi accused the AAP of spending Rs 500 crore on commercials in Punjab.

    “From the place did this cash come? Did (AAP chief) Bhagwant Mann have such a lot cash? They were given the cash after looting Delhi and the following day they’re going to loot Punjab,” he additional alleged.

    Attacking Mann, who’s the AAP’s leader ministerial candidate, Channi mentioned he was once a “proxy”.

    “There’s a large distinction between operating a level and the state,” mentioned Channi as he took a swipe on the comedian-turned-politician Mann.

    Channi mentioned 700 farmers laid down their lives throughout farmers’ agitation towards the Centre’s 3 farm regulations and put the blame at the Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

    “Who’s chargeable for this? It’s the BJP executive and SAD, which cleared the farm ordinances in addition to the AAP executive which notified (one) farm regulation. Now, they search votes right here,” mentioned Channi.

    Addressing the development, Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu mentioned he was once by no means after any publish throughout his 17-year-long political profession and wired that he sought after to beef up the lives of other people.

    Hailing Gandhi’s management, Sidhu mentioned it was once he who appointed a Dalit leader minister in Punjab.

    “These days, Punjab wishes new foundations. Stay Sidhu as the primary brick of that basis,” he mentioned pointing against Gandhi.

    Sidhu mentioned if he remained the Punjab Congress leader, then the posts of chairman of more than a few forums and companies shall be given to birthday party staff and no longer MLAs.

    “I can surrender the day this kind of publish is given to anyone else (than a birthday party employee). Employees are the spine of the birthday party,” he mentioned.

    Previous, former PPCC leader Sunil Jakhar alleged that the SAD, BJP and AAP are hand-in-glove and their purpose was once to grasp energy.

    “Even after 700 farmers sacrificing their lives other people do not remember the fact that all 3 events are hand-in-glove, then I might really feel the farmers’ sacrifice went in useless,” mentioned Jakhar.

    At the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, a political entrance of farmer unions, combating the impending polls, Jakhar mentioned if the organisation’s resolution to contest advantages the AAP, SAD or BJP in an immediate or oblique manner, the households of the 700 farmers won’t ever forgive them.

    Hailing Gandhi’s management, he mentioned a pace-setter is understood by means of his braveness of conviction and there are not many leaders round who dare to do what they are saying.

    “Who made Channi CM? It’s Rahul. This is a ancient resolution of your political profession that you simply made an extraordinary individual from the Scheduled Castes neighborhood the manager minister,” Jakhar mentioned, pointing against Gandhi.

    “I’m an insignificant birthday party employee and no matter I’m is as a result of the birthday party. No matter resolution you are taking, we’re with you,” Jakhar mentioned in his speech sooner than Gandhi introduced Channi because the birthday party’s leader ministerial candidate.

  • Punjab polls: BJP questions Rahul Gandhi’s locus standi to call Congress CM face

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    CHANDIGARH: The BJP on Sunday wondered the locus standi of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to announce his birthday party’s leader ministerial face for the Punjab Meeting polls, pronouncing he does not grasp any place within the birthday party presently.

    Rahul Gandhi on Sunday arrived in Ludhiana for a digital rally and he’s going to announce the executive ministerial face of the birthday party.

    “Rahul Gandhi does no longer grasp any place within the birthday party so in what capability and authority will he be saying the birthday party’s CM candidate as of late,” Union Minister for Jal Shakti and BJP chief Gajendra Singh Shekhawat requested in a commentary.

    Whilst opting for the CM candidate is certainly the birthday party’s prerogative however other people of Punjab want to know what authority Gandhi has within the birthday party presently, instead of being probably the most 50-odd MPs belonging to the Congress, he mentioned.

    Shekhawat mentioned Gandhi had resigned because the Congress president in 2019 within the aftermath of the birthday party’s defeat within the Lok Sabha polls.

    His best qualification now’s that he possesses the surname “Gandhi” surname, he mentioned.

    The union minister additionally criticised the Congress for with the exception of from the CM race Sunil Jakhar “simply because he belonged to a selected faith”.

    “The Congress birthday party owes a proof no longer best to the folk of Punjab however the nation as a complete, as to why Mr Jakhar used to be no longer regarded as for the CM’s place,” mentioned Shekhawat.

    Sunil Jakhar had claimed not too long ago that 42 MLAs sought after him to be the executive minister of the state after the unceremonious go out of Amarinder Singh closing yr.

    Jakhar might be heard pronouncing this in a video, which had surfaced on-line, whilst addressing a meeting in Abohar on Tuesday.

  • SAD is the one celebration with a powerful presence throughout Punjab: Sukhbir Singh Badal

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    After snapping ties with the BJP on the Centre and in Punjab over the contentious farm rules, the Shiromani Akali Dal has tied up with BSP within the upcoming Meeting ballot within the agrarian state. Chatting with Harpreet Bajwa, celebration president and previous deputy Leader Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal says his celebration on my own has a powerful presence throughout all 3 areas of the state.

    What number of seats do you assume the SAD-BSP alliance will win? Will you have the ability to shape subsequent govt?

    I feel the SAD is being massively underestimated. That is basically as a result of the monopolisation of ballot surveys via the Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP). AAP is misusing its Rs 850-crore promoting finances to steer electorate. There’s a groundswell for the pro-people, particularly social welfare, insurance policies of the SAD and we’re assured of profitable 75 seats.

    Experiences from the bottom counsel your celebration has advanced so much all the way through the ultimate one month. What has resulted in this?

    One is all the crumbling of Congress. It attempted to befool humans via effecting a metamorphosis in guard. On the other hand, its Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has been totally uncovered as a person who has no longer best misused the SC card but additionally engaged in corruption. In a similar way the AAP is being considered as a celebration of outsiders, which is in truth doing its utmost to put in Arvind Kejriwal as Leader Minister of the state.

    It’s perceived that the principle combat within the Meeting election is between the Congress, SAD and AAP?

    This varies from area to area. SAD on my own has a powerful presence around the state. The AAP is focused best in 3 districts within the Malwa belt the place it’s the major contender along side the SAD. It’s utterly absent in Doaba and Majha areas. In a similar way, Congress is hanging up a combat best within the Doaba belt.

    What’s your technique taking into consideration that you simply have been badly bruised within the ultimate Meeting polls?

    Opposite to this impact, I want to say that the SAD’s core base remained intact even all the way through the ultimate election even supposing a a very powerful drop of five to six share issues value us the danger to shape the federal government. We misplaced for the reason that humans believed Captain Amarinder Singh when he stated he would waive off all loans. His false promise value us pricey.

    The problem of sacrilege is once more haunting your celebration as within the ultimate polls? The Congress has controlled to resurrect the problem simply ahead of the election.

    As I stated previous, it was once the false guarantees of the Congress celebration, together with the reassurance of ghar ghar naukari, which value us pricey. So far as the problem of sacrilege is anxious, it has now come again to hang-out the Congress. The celebration is being accused of failing to provide justice to the Sikh neighborhood via punishing the ones at the back of the heinous acts of sacrilege. The celebration may be being accused of politicising the problem and likewise failing to nab the culprits liable for acts of sacrilege all the way through its tenure. We have now all observed how the Congress govt didn’t take any efficient motion in terms of sacrilege at Sri Darbar Sahib just lately.

    How a lot of a setback do you assume the drug case registered in opposition to Bikram Majithia will turn out to the celebration? Has it no longer harm your celebration within the recreation of belief in those polls?

    Some distance from inflicting any setback, the SAD and its cadre had been charged up following registration of the vendetta-fuelled case in opposition to Majithia. It’s the cadre who sought after Majithia to be fielded in opposition to state Congress president Navjot Sidhu from Amritsar East. The SAD is at the upswing as our cadre is company on taking Sidhu and the Congress to process for registering a false case in opposition to Majithia.

    Will the SC card performed via Congress via appointing Charanjit Singh Channi as CM affect the SAD-BSP alliance?

    We wish to read about Channi’s monitor document on problems with Scheduled Castes first. He was once a part of the cupboard that denied SC scholars their scholarships. He didn’t say a phrase in opposition to the SC scholarship rip-off. He didn’t withstand the deletion of blue playing cards of BPL households. He hasn’t ever stood as much as combat for the rights of Dalits. He can by no means emerge as their champion now.

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    What’s your take at the alliance between the BJP, Punjab Lok Congress and SAD (Sanykut)?

    0 plus 0 plus 0 will all the time be 0.

    With farmers forming a entrance and combating the polls, does your celebration foresee any dent for your predominantly rural vote financial institution?

    You’ll see the effects your self. All Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SSM) applicants will chunk the mud. The give a boost to gained via the SSM was once because of the resentment in opposition to the farm rules. It was once by no means for the formation of a political outfit.

    Why must humans vote for SAD-BSP alliance?

    The SAD has its personal monitor document. The state turned into energy surplus all the way through our tenure. We laid out a contemporary street community. We created air connectivity. All social welfare advantages being gained via the under-privileged got to them via Parkash Singh Badal. We concurrently took everybody alongside and ensured peace and communal team spirit. All this has been torn asunder via the Congress govt.

    You will have been in alliance with the BJP for a very long time. In a state of affairs the place no celebration will get a majority, will the SAD have a post-poll association with the BJP to shape the federal government and stay Congress and AAP out of the sector?

    There’s no such transfer as of now. We do not assume such an eventuality will stand up because the SAD-BSP alliance will shape the federal government by itself energy.

    Has SAD returned to Panthic politics (Panth is an expression for Sikh non secular neighborhood) as senior and old-time leaders have re-joined the celebration? You’re additionally being credited with turning Akali Dal, a Panthic celebration, right into a Punjabi celebration?

    The SAD has all the time been a Panthic celebration and a Punjabi celebration. It’s because we’ve safeguarded each Panthic beliefs and likewise stood via Punjabiat. Even now, should you see, we’ve fielded essentially the most collection of applicants from the Hindu neighborhood at the same time as we deal with our Panthic identification.

    Who would be the CM face of the SAD-BSP alliance?

    The celebration core committee has made up our minds to appoint me for this put up.

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    If voted to energy, as you promised previous, will an SC particular person be the deputy leader minister?

    Sure, the celebration has no longer best taken a choice to have an individual from the Scheduled Caste as deputy leader minister however an individual from the Hindu neighborhood can also be made the deputy CM.

    What’s your take at the raids via the Enforcement Directorate on Leader Minister Channi’s nephew, Bhupinder Singh Honey?

    Corruption finished via Channi is out within the open. The CM have been protective his nephew Honey via even posting safety staff from the CM’s safety element with him. Honey was once running on the CM’s behest. All this has been uncovered now.

    In 2017, Congress declared Captain Amarinder Singh because the CM face only a week ahead of the polls and it labored to its receive advantages. Think Congress broadcasts the CM face this time too, how will it affect your celebration?

    A: Not anything can save the Congress celebration. Even Rahul Gandhi understands this. Critical infighting has resulted in all the cave in of the ruling celebration.
     

  • Would’ve been ‘pleasantly shocked’ had it been differently: Manish Tewari on being overlooked of Congress record

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    NEW DELHI: An afternoon after the Congress left out his title from its record of famous person campaigners for the impending Punjab polls, senior birthday party chief Manish Tewari on Saturday mentioned he would had been “pleasantly shocked” if he were incorporated.

    He additionally mentioned the explanations for his title no longer being at the record weren’t a state secret and were a public affair for some time now.

    The Congress on Friday launched a listing of 30 famous person campaigners for the February 20 Punjab Meeting elections and overlooked names of Tewari and Ghulam Nabi Azad, who’re a few of the distinguished participants of the ‘G-23’ leaders who had written to the birthday party management in search of an organisational overhaul.

    Then again, every other participants of the ‘G-23’ akin to Anand Sharma and Bhupinder Singh Hooda have been incorporated within the record.

    “I’d had been pleasantly shocked if it will had been the wrong way round. The explanations also are no state secret,” Tewari mentioned on Twitter, tagging a information document in regards to the Congress’ determination to drop him and Azad from its famous person campaigners’ record.

    Previous, the Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib tweeted pictures of himself campaigning in Punjab’s Kharar and different spaces in his constituency in improve of Congress applicants.

    Abhijit Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress chief and son of ex-president Pranab Mukherjee, got here out in Tewari’s improve and mentioned such narrow-minded steps won’t ever lend a hand the Congress win elections.

    “Unhappy scenario in @INCPunjab as they exclude a distinguished senior congress chief, MP from Punjab & former minister @ManishTewari Ji from the record of famous person campaigners in ballot sure Punjab,” Mukherjee tweeted.

    He mentioned, “Such slim minded steps won’t ever lend a hand Congress to win elections!” Replying to Mukherjee, a former Congress MP, Tewari mentioned, “I’d had been shocked if it will had been the wrong way round.

    The explanations had been a Public Affair now for fairly some time @ABHIJIT_LS Da. Mukherjee wrote again, pronouncing, “Brother @ManishTewari Ji, our folks with their votes are the one solution to such bipartisan mentality!” “By some means, you shall all the time stay indomitable! You might have all the time been one of the vital best parliamentarians i’ve noticed & that has been my overdue father’s opinion too,” he mentioned.

    But even so Sharma and Hooda, Congress’ record of famous person campaigners for the Punjab Meeting elections comprises birthday party president Sonia Gandhi, former high minister Manmohan Singh and senior chief Rahul Gandhi.

    The record additionally comprises Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and birthday party state unit leader Navjot Singh Sidhu.

  • Punjab polls: Rahul prone to claim Cong’s CM face on Sunday

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    CHANDIGARH: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is prone to announce the identify of his birthday celebration’s leader ministerial candidate for the Punjab polls on Sunday, when he visits Ludhiana for a digital rally, assets mentioned.

    All through his final consult with to Punjab on January 27, Gandhi had introduced that the Congress will quickly claim its leader ministerial face for the February 20 election and a choice on it is going to be taken after consulting the birthday celebration staff.

    But even so taking comments from the leaders and staff of the birthday celebration, Congress may be in quest of the opinion of the general public on who must be its leader ministerial candidate thru an automatic name machine.

    For the final a number of weeks, each Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu have, immediately or not directly, made a case for themselves to be declared because the birthday celebration’s nominee for the highest submit.

    Channi additionally indicated in his constituency Chamkaur Sahib that the executive ministerial face of the Congress might be declared on Sunday.

    Sidhu’s spouse Navjot Kaur Sidhu mentioned regardless of who turns into the executive minister, her husband is a hero and can stay so. “Navjot Singh Sidhu is a hero and he’ll stay a hero,” she advised journalists in Amritsar. “Whosoever the executive minister could also be, it does now not topic,” she added.

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    She used to be replying to a query about her husband’s political long run if he does now not turn into the executive minister of Punjab. “Whoever is the executive minister, he must concentrate to his ministers, signal their recordsdata and allow them to do their paintings. Had (former leader minister) Amarinder Singh carried out this, no one would have had any downside with any leader minister,” Navjot Kaur Sidhu mentioned.

    Addressing a digital rally in Jalandhar final week, Gandhi had mentioned each Channi and Sidhu have confident him that whosoever is selected because the birthday celebration’s leader ministerial face, they’re going to stand via the verdict. He had mentioned this after Sidhu demanded on the rally that the Congress claim its leader ministerial face for the Punjab polls and mentioned he does now not need to be a “showpiece”.

    Channi had then mentioned he used to be by no means after any submit and would wholeheartedly again the birthday celebration’s candidate for the highest submit. Channi changed Amarinder Singh as the executive minister in September final yr. He’s the primary Scheduled Caste (SC) leader minister of Punjab.

    Polling for the 117-member Punjab Meeting is scheduled to be hung on February 20 and the counting of votes might be taken up on March 10.

  • Punjab Polls: Charanjit Singh Channi has property price Rs 9.44 crore

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    CHANDIGARH: Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has property price Rs 9.44 crore, in keeping with his ballot affidavit filed on Monday.

    Channi on Monday filed his nomination papers from Bhadaur seat in Barnala district. The Congress has fielded Channi from two Meeting segments, the opposite being Chamkaur Sahib.

    Consistent with his election affidavit, Channi (58) owns an SUV, Toyota Fortuner, price Rs 32.57 lakh whilst his spouse, who’s a physician, has two cars price Rs 45.99 lakh.

    Channi, who’s the primary Dalit leader minister of Punjab, has proven his portable and immoveable property, together with the ones of spouse, price Rs 2.62 crore and Rs 6.82 crore, respectively.

    He has agricultural, non-agricultural land and industrial belongings at Kharar in Mohali and Rupnagar, in keeping with his affidavit.

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    There’s one residential space with 14,062 sq. ft of house in Morinda in Channi’s identify and every other residential belongings with 13,500 sq. ft of house at Kharar in Mohali in his spouse’s identify, as consistent with the affidavit.

    Each Channi and his spouse’s overall liabilities, together with a automotive mortgage, stand at Rs 88.35 lakh, as consistent with his affidavit.

    Channi has declared his overall source of revenue at Rs 27.84 lakh for 2020-21. Channi has declared trade as his occupation.

    He has completed BA, LLB from Panjab College, and MBA from Punjab Technical College and is now pursuing PhD from the PU, Chandigarh.

    Channi, who changed Amarinder Singh ultimate yr, is the primary leader minister of Punjab from the Scheduled Castes group.

  • Punjab polls: Cong fields CM Channi from two seats, replaces 3 MLAs

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    CHANDIGARH: The Congress fielded Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from a 2nd seat, Bhadaur (SC), within the Punjab Meeting polls and changed 3 MLAs because it launched its ultimate listing of 8 applicants on Sunday.

    The overall listing of applicants of Congress got here two days forward of the remaining date for submitting nominations for the February 20 election.

    The ruling celebration within the state has now introduced applicants on all 117 seats.

    The announcement to box Channi from a 2nd seat comes days after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi stated the celebration would cross to the Punjab polls with a primary ministerial face and the verdict on this regard can be taken quickly after consulting the employees.

    AAP nationwide convenor Arvind Kejriwal took a jibe at Channi, announcing he had identified that in keeping with his celebration’s survey, the executive minister would lose the electoral fight from the Chamkaur Sahib (SC) seat, which he these days represents within the Meeting.

    “I had stated that in keeping with our survey, Channi is shedding from Chamkaur Sahib. As of late, Congress introduced that he’ll contest the polls from two seats. Does it imply that the survey is true?” Kejriwal wrote on Twitter.

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    The Congress has fielded former Union minister and previous Chandigarh MP Pawan Bansal’s son Manish Bansal from the Barnala Meeting seat. The celebration has fielded former Patiala mayor Vishnu Sharma from the Patiala City seat.

    Former leader minister Amarinder Singh will even contest the polls from Patiala City. Sharma rejoined the Congress this month. He was once the Patiala mayor from 2002 to 2007, when Congress was once in energy within the state.

    From Jalalabad, the place the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has fielded its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Congress has nominated two-time former MP Mohan Singh Phalianwala. The seat is these days represented within the Meeting through Congress MLA Raminder Awla.

    Awla was once learnt to were in quest of the celebration price tag from Guruharsahai. Then again, in its earlier listing of applicants, Congress fielded Vijay Kalra from the seat. The celebration has fielded Channi from the Bhadaur (SC) seat in Barnala district.

    The executive minister was once previous nominated from the Chamkaur Sahib (SC) seat, which he has been representing within the Meeting since 2007.

    By way of fielding Channi from Bhadaur, the Congress is eying electoral positive factors within the politically-significant Malwa area, which has a excellent presence of Dalits, along with their focus within the Doaba house.

    The celebration would additionally hope to test the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration’s (AAP) affect within the Sangrur-Barnala belt through fielding Channi from Bhadaur.

    Particularly, Punjab has a 31.94 in line with cent Scheduled Caste (SC) inhabitants. Channi, who changed Amarinder Singh remaining yr, is the primary SC leader minister of Punjab.

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    Previous, his identify was once doing the rounds for being fielded from the Mehal Kalan (SC) seat in Barnala. Revolt AAP chief Pirmal Singh is the present Bhadaur MLA. The AAP has fielded Labh Singh Ugoke from the seat.

    Barnala district has 3 Meeting segments — Barnala, Mehal Kalan, and Bhadaur — which fall beneath the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency, State AAP president, and the celebration’s leader ministerial face within the upcoming polls Bhagwant Mann is the MP from Sangrur.

    The Congress has denied a price tag to its MLA Tarsem Singh DC from Attari. It has fielded Tarsem Singh Sialka from the seat. The celebration has additionally denied tickets to Nawanshahr MLA Angad Saini and has fielded Satbir Singh Saini in his position.

    Angad Saini had just lately stated his allegiance to Congress can’t be doubted and his spouse’s defection to the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) is inconsequential to his loyalty to his constituents. His spouse Aditi Singh is an MLA from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. She joined the BJP after quitting Congress remaining yr.

    From Khemkaran, the celebration has retained the present MLA, Sukhpal Singh Bhullar. It has fielded Ishwarjot Singh Cheema from Ludhiana South.