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  • 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.

  • Congress broadcasts 23 extra applicants for Punjab polls, fields former CM Harcharan Brar’s relative from Muktsar

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    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday launched its 2d record of 23 applicants for Punjab meeting elections, fielding former leader minister Harcharan Singh Brar’s daughter-in-law Karan Brar from Muktsar.

    With this, the birthday celebration has to this point introduced 109 applicants of the full 117 meeting seats in Punjab.

    Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu’s aide Smit Singh has been fielded from Amargarh meeting seat, whilst former Punjab leader minister Rajinder Kaur Bhathal’s son-in-law Vikram Bajwa were given the price tag from Sahnewal meeting constituency.

    Former Punjab minister Ashwani Sekhri has been once more fielded from his Batala meeting seat, which he misplaced closing time.

    Former MLA Harchand Kaur has been fielded from Mehal Kalan (SC) constituency.

    Sitting MLA from Bhoa (SC) seat Joginder Pala has been fielded from the similar constituency and Ramanjeet Singh Sikki from Khadoor Sahib constituency.

    The birthday celebration has additionally fielded Vijay Kalra from Guru Har Sahai, after its sitting MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh Sodhi converted to the BJP.

    Ashu Bangar, who converted to the Congress from the AAP, has been fielded from Ferozepur rural.

    The birthday celebration has dropped Amrik Singh Dhillon from Samrala and fielded Raja Gill in his position.

    The birthday celebration denied price tag to the sitting MLAs of Ferozepur Rural, Samrala, Amargarh and Shutrana meeting seats.

    Particularly, the Congress is but to announce the applicants from 8 meeting seats, together with Patiala City from the place former leader minister Amarinder Singh is the sitting legislator.

    Amarinder Singh had just lately floated the Punjab Lok Congress and is contesting the election in alliance with the BJP.

    The birthday celebration is but to call applicants from Nawanshahr, lately represented by means of birthday celebration legislator Angad Saini and Jalalabad .

    Balloting for Punjab’s 117 Meeting seats is scheduled for February 20 and the counting will happen on March 10.

  • Punjab minister Brahm Mohindra bats for Channi as CM face

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    CHANDIGARH: Punjab minister and Congress chief Brahm Mohindra on Wednesday stated the celebration will have to claim its CM face for subsequent month’s state Meeting polls whilst stressing that Charanjit Singh Channi has proved himself within the function in simply 3 months.

    The native our bodies minister stated the Congress Celebration had set the custom of mentioning its leader ministerial candidate forward of the elections in 2012 and 2017.

    “It will have to proceed with that custom and announce the candidate quicker than later,” he stated in a commentary.

    “There will have to now not be any confusion within the celebration about saying the manager ministerial candidate when there may be already one that proved himself past everyone’s expectancies,” Mohindra stated.

    Mohindra stated it has change into all of the extra vital when the Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) has introduced Bhagwant Mann as its CM candidate and Shiromani Akali Dal-Badal has already been projecting Sukhbir Singh Badal.

    “Beneath such instances, the Congress Celebration can’t manage to pay for to go away any vacuum as it may end up destructive to the celebration’s pursuits”, he stated.

    “That too when we now have a ways better option than others, attempted and examined,” he stated.

    A couple of days in the past, Cupboard minister Rana Gurjeet Singh had asserted that Channi had carried out an “exceedingly remarkable process” throughout simply 3 months.

    He had stated that elevating a query mark about his continuation because the CM after celebration comes again to energy can end up to be suicidal.

    “The problem of leader ministership was once already settled for the Congress in Punjab 3 months again and there is not any want for any longer debates or discussions about it,” Rana had stated in a commentary.

    He had regretted that complicated indicators had been being circulated in regards to the destiny of the manager minister when he’s main from the entrance and that too when elections had already been introduced.

  • Punjab polls: Sanyukt Samaj Morcha announces 17 extra applicants

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    LUDHIANA: The Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, a political entrance of farmer unions, on Wednesday night launched some other listing of 17 applicants for subsequent month’s Punjab Meeting polls.

    Prem Singh Bhangu stated the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM) has introduced 57 applicants to this point and the remaining can be introduced within the subsequent two or 3 days.

    In step with the listing of applicants, Harpreet Singh will contest from Dharamkot, Meghraj Ralla from Zira, Krishan Chauhan from Budhlada, Gurditta Singh from Nihal Singh Wala, Navjot Singh Saini from from Dera Bassi , Satwant Singh from Lehragaga, Harvinder Singh from Rajpura and Predominant Gurnam Kaur from Baba Bakala.

    Jasbir Singh Brar will struggle from Talwandi Sabo, Amarjit Singh Aasal from Amritsar West, Davinder Singh from Roopnagar, Apar Singh Randhawa from Amritsar East, Dharmender from Patiala Rural, Mandeep Singh Sarpanch from Nakodar, Thekedar Bhagwan Dass Sidhu from Sham Chaurasi, Jagjit Singh Kalanaur from Dera Baba Nanak and Grasp Daljit Singh from Khemkaran.

    Bhangu stated,”We will be able to contest all 117 seats in alliance with the BKU (Chaduni).”

    The Sanyukt Samaj Morcha on Monday had introduced a pre-poll alliance with the Gurnam Singh Chaduni-led political outfit for the February 20 Punjab Meeting polls.

    Quite a lot of Punjab farmer our bodies that had taken phase within the stir in opposition to the Centre’s now withdrawn farm regulations had introduced their political entrance the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha ultimate month and had introduced to contest the Meeting polls.

    Vote casting for Punjab’s 117 Meeting seats is scheduled for February 20 and the counting will happen on March 10.

  • ED raids: Opposition hits out at Channi; Congress backs Punjab CM

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    NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief and Chief of Opposition within the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge got here out in toughen of Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday over the ED raids in opposition to his relations and mentioned this “vendetta” will lend a hand the celebration emerge victorious within the upcoming state Meeting polls.

    “ED raids at the relations of Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi display how unnerved the BJP is ready a appearing and fashionable Dalit CM,” he wrote on Twitter.

    “Other folks of Punjab are ready to show BJP and their B-teams a befitting lesson. Such vendetta will handiest result in a landslide victory for Congress in Punjab,” Kharge mentioned.

    Previous, former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mentioned ED raids had turn out to be the BJP’s favorite weapon because it had issues to cover.

    “Carrying out an ED raid is BJP’s favorite weapon as a result of they themselves have issues to cover. Now not everyone seems to be such as you. We’ve got #NoFear.#BJPFakeRaid,” he had mentioned in a tweet on Tuesday.

    The Congress had dubbed the raids as “pretend raids” to intimidate the celebration within the run-up to the February 20 Punjab polls, however had asserted that neither the celebration nor Channi can be cowed down by way of such strikes.

    It had additionally alleged that the ED raids have been an attack on Punjab and Punjabiyat, whilst claiming that Channi’s relations had not anything to do with the accused within the case.

    The ED on Wednesday mentioned it has seized money amounting to over Rs 10 crore, together with about Rs 8 crore from a relative of Channi, all over raids performed in reference to an anti-money laundering investigation in opposition to unlawful sand-mining operations in poll-bound Punjab.

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

    Opposition events on Wednesday centered the Congress executive in Punjab over the ED raids and demanded Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s resignation following the seizure of money from the premises connected to a relative of the CM.

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids have been performed in reference to an anti-money laundering investigation in opposition to unlawful sand-mining operations within the poll-bound state.

    Money amounting to over Rs 10 crore, together with about Rs 8 crore from a relative of Channi, used to be seized by way of the ED all over the raids.

    BJP nationwide normal secretary Tarun Chugh demanded Channi’s resignation “for patronising his members of the family in clandestine sand-mining within the state”.

    In a commentary, Chugh alleged, “The ED raids have established that the Congress has been operating sand mafias within the state underneath the nostril of the executive minister”.

    Chugh debunked the executive minister’s argument that it used to be Centre’s retaliation in opposition to the safety breach in Ferozepur all over Top Minister Narendra Modi’s contemporary seek advice from, pronouncing the case used to be registered in 2018 after due inquiry when the Congress used to be in energy within the state.

    “The ED has handiest finished an investigation in a long-standing case,” mentioned Chugh.

    The restoration of large sums of cash from the premises connected to the executive minister’s nephew proves his involvement within the unlawful sand-mining, he added.

    “The manager minister will have to personal the ethical accountability of the case and surrender from his publish,” Chugh demanded.

    Talking to the media in Amritsar, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal mentioned, “Recoveries of crores of rupees in money made by way of the ED from the home of leader minister Channi’s nephew has vindicated our accusation that Channi is a part of the the most important sand-mining mafia within the state”.

    Now, Channi has no proper to stick on as the executive minister and will have to in an instant surrender from the publish.

    Aam Aadmi Celebration chief and celebration’s co-in-charge of Punjab Raghav Chadha too accused Channi of being excited by unlawful sand-mining.

    Chadha mentioned he had ultimate month “uncovered” how unlawful sand-mining used to be happening in Channi’s Meeting constituency Chamkaur Sahib, however the leader minister did not anything.

    Channi has refuted the claims made by way of the AAP chief.

    Focused on the typical guy symbol which Channi has attempted to domesticate following his elevation as the executive minister ultimate yr, Chadha mentioned, “Leader Minister Channi and his relations have earned crores of rupees from their affiliation with sand mafia. He (Channi) pretends to be a commonplace guy however will have to resolution the place did his relations were given such a lot cash from?”.

    “If this sort of large quantity is located from Channi’s nephew’s space, it’s tough to bet what number of crores would had been seized if the raid used to be performed on the leader minister’s space” Chadha mentioned.

    “What number of of his (Channi) relations has he made millionaires?” he mentioned.

    In the meantime, Channi has dubbed the raids on the homes and places of work of his nephew to probe cash laundering allegations connected to the 2018 unlawful sand-mining case as “vendetta politics”.

    He mentioned his nephew used to be no longer even booked within the three-year-old case.

    The Congress chief has accused the BJP-led central executive of hatching a conspiracy to entice him within the case wherein raids have been performed by way of the ED at many puts in Punjab.

  • Punjab minister Rana Gurjeet’s son to battle independently from Sultanpur Lodhi seat

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    CHANDIGARH: Punjab Cupboard minister Rana Gurjeet Singh’s son Rana Inder Partap Singh on Monday mentioned he would contest as an impartial candidate from the Sultantpur Lodhi meeting seat in Kapurthala district.

    The minister’s son made the announcement after the Congress, in its first listing of applicants for the Punjab meeting polls, gave the price tag to sitting MLA Navtej Singh Cheema from the Sultanpur Lodhi meeting constituency.

    The advance comes an afternoon after leader minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s brother Manohar Singh introduced his goal to battle as an impartial from the Bassi Pathana seat from the place the sitting legislator Gurpreet Singh GP used to be given the price tag.

    “I can be contesting as an impartial from Sultanpur Lodhi,” Rana Inder Partap Singh advised PTI over the telephone.

    He mentioned he had implemented for the birthday celebration price tag however the Congress gave it to Navtej Cheema.

    Singh claimed that the block samiti individuals, the Zila Parishad chairman and the sarpanches of the world have prolonged improve to him and requested him to contest from the Sultanpur Lodhi meeting seat.

    He claimed the protection deposit of Cheema can be forfeited within the polls.

    “There was corruption on this meeting constituency. Circumstances had been registered in opposition to Congress staff together with ladies,” he alleged.

    Singh additional alleged that the advance finances got here for this constituency within the wake of the 550th start anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.

    “However a big a part of those finances had been misappropriated and other people of this constituency had been disenchanted over it,” he alleged.

    Punjab Technical Training Minister Rana Gurjeet Singh is lately MLA from Kapurthala seat.

    The Congress has once more fielded him from Kapurthala.

  • AAP’s leader ministerial face for Punjab polls to be introduced subsequent week: Kejriwal

    Remaining yr, the Aam Aadmi Celebration nationwide convenor had introduced that the birthday celebration's leader ministerial face for the 2022 Punjab meeting polls could be from the Sikh group.

  • Sanyukt Samaj Morcha chief Balbir Singh Rajewal laws out alliance with AAP in Punjab

    By way of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Sanyukt Samaj Morcha chief Balbir Singh Rajewal on Sunday dominated out the alliance with the Aam Aadmi Birthday party for subsequent month’s Punjab Meeting polls and stated they’ll claim their applicants inside per week.

    More than a few Punjab farmer our bodies who had taken phase within the stir in opposition to the Centre’s now withdrawn farm regulation had introduced their political entrance closing month and introduced to contest the Meeting polls.

    The Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM) leaders on Sunday held talks with farmer chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni, who had introduced the Sanyukt Sangharsh Birthday party to contest the polls.

    Addressing the media right here, Rajewal stated the Morcha is not going to have a tie-up with the Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP).

    He termed as “baseless” the tips that his political entrance sought after 60 seats whilst AAP introduced best 10.

    Requested if they’ll tie-up with another birthday celebration, Rajewal stated, “We can see when the time comes.”

    The chief stated the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha has shaped 3 committees, scrutiny committee for shortlisting of applicants, parliamentary board and a manifesto committee.

    “We can pop out with our first record of applicants in two-three days and inside per week, all applicants will probably be introduced,” stated Rajewal.

    Requested if best farmers would be the contestants, Rajewal stated the applicants will probably be from each and every phase of society, together with the Scheduled Castes group and buyers.

    Chaduni, who’s the manager of the Haryana BKU (Chaduni), held a gathering with the SSM leaders and stated he has determined to not announce applicants of his birthday celebration.

    His outfit has halted the announcement of 10 candidate which it sought after to box, Chaduni advised journalists right here relating to his talks with the SSM.

    Requested if there have been any talks with them on seat sharing, he stated, “As issues growth, we can can help you know.”

    Requested if he may merge his outfit with the SSM, Chaduni stated it’s untimely to remark in this.

    Requested in regards to the assembly with Chaduni, Rajewal stated the SSM has shaped a committee, which can pass into what’s their requirement and accordingly a call will probably be taken.

    “What number of tickets they would like, what number of we will be able to give, this will probably be determined via the committee,” stated Rajewal.

    To a query at the PM’s safety lapse in Ferozepur, Rajewal stated farmers weren’t concerned with it and demanded that safety companies will have to probe on this regard.