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  • Accept as true with folks’s judgment to ship sure verdict in our favour: Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

    By way of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: At the eve of the counting of votes, former Punjab leader minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday exuded self assurance that the folks of Punjab will ship a favorable verdict in favour of his birthday party’s alliance with the BJP and SAD (Sanyukt).

    Counting of votes for 117 meeting constituencies of Punjab will probably be hung on Thursday.

    A complete of one,304 applicants, together with 93 ladies and two transgenders, are within the fray.

    After quitting the Congress following his unceremonious go out as the manager minister remaining 12 months, Singh had introduced his personal political birthday party — Punjab Lok Congress – and stitched an alliance with the BJP and the Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led SAD (Sanyukt).

    “The counting of votes marks the realization of the electoral competition of democracy and we’re assured of remarkable effects,” Singh mentioned in a remark.

    “We accept as true with folks’s judgment to ship a favorable verdict in our favour and supply us with a possibility to serve them for subsequent 5 years,” he mentioned, including that the comments from applicants and employees used to be very sure and inspiring.

    The previous leader minister mentioned folks of Punjab perceive the significance of a “double-engine” executive that may watch and safeguard the nationwide passion and lend a hand in reviving Punjab’s financial system.

    “Promising days are forward for Punjab,” added Singh.

    The time period “double engine” is utilized by BJP leaders to confer with the birthday party being in energy on the Centre in addition to in a state.

  • Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh resolves to empower women

    Through IANS

    CHANDIGARH: At the Nationwide Woman Kid Day, former Punjab Leader Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday resolved to empower the women through giving them schooling, freedom and equivalent area.

    Singh’s fledgling the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) is contesting the Punjab Meeting polls in alliance with the BJP and SAD (Sanyukt),

    “On #NationalGirlChildDay, I salute our women and their accomplishments in quite a lot of fields,” Amarinder Singh tweeted.

    “They’re the actual change-makers, in point of fact our long run. Allow us to unravel to empower them, give them schooling, freedom and equivalent area and spot the wonders they do,” he additional tweeted.

    Amarinder Singh on Sunday launched the primary checklist of applicants for 22 constituencies for the February 20 Punjab Meeting polls and introduced that he’ll contest from his house constituency — Patiala (City).

  • Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi is shedding from Chamkaur Sahib, claims Arvind Kejriwal

    By way of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday mentioned Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will face defeat from his Chamkaur Sahib seat within the subsequent month state meeting polls as he cited some survey to corroborate his declare.

    The Delhi Leader Minister additional mentioned that “individuals are stunned” to look the seizure of crores of rupees from Channi’s nephew throughout the new Enforcement Directorate raids.

    “Our survey is appearing that Channi ji is shedding from Chamkaur Sahib. Persons are stunned to look on TV the ED officials counting bundles of notes,” mentioned Kejriwal in a tweet.

    Channi will struggle the February 20 state meeting polls from the Chamkaur Sahib seat.

    The Aam Aadmi Celebration has been attacking Channi ever because the ED performed raids at many puts together with on the premises of Channi’s nephew.

    Kejriwal had on Wednesday mentioned Channi isn’t a not unusual guy however a “cheating guy” as he sought to nook the Congress chief over the ED raids.

    The AAP convenor thru his remark had sought to focus on the typical guy symbol, which Channi has attempted to domesticate following his elevation as the executive minister remaining yr.

    “Channi aam aadmi nahi, baiman aadmi hai (Channi isn’t a not unusual guy, he’s a unethical guy),” Kejriwal had tweeted in Hindi attacking the CM on Wednesday.

    AAP chief Raghav Chadha on Thursday had requested Channi to give an explanation for the restoration of large sums of money seized throughout the ED raids from the premises connected to his relative.

    The ED on Wednesday had mentioned it seized money amounting to over Rs 10 crore, together with about Rs 8 crore from a relative of Channi, throughout raids carried out in reference to an anti-money laundering investigation in opposition to unlawful sand-mining operations within the poll-bound state.

    In a remark, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had mentioned “incriminating” paperwork associated with “unlawful” sand mining and belongings transactions, cellphones, gold price greater than Rs 21 lakh and a Rolex watch price Rs 12 lakh have been additionally seized throughout the searches that ended on Wednesday.

    Particularly, Channi on Wednesday had accused the BJP-led central govt of hatching a conspiracy to lure him within the case wherein raids have been carried out by means of the ED at many puts in Punjab.

    The Congress on Thursday had complained to the Election Fee of India (ECI), searching for stern motion in opposition to the ED officers for sporting out “unlawful and malafide” raids to defame Channi and the incumbent state govt.

  • 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.