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  • BJP exudes self assurance about forming executive in 4 states, spectacular positive factors in Punjab

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Best BJP leaders on Saturday exuded self assurance that the birthday party will shape the federal government in 4 states the place it used to be in energy, together with in Uttar Pradesh, and it’s going to make spectacular positive factors in Punjab.

    Addressing a joint press convention right here, BJP president JP Nadda and Union House Minister Amit Shah stated the birthday party gets a large majority in Uttar Pradesh and the ones hoping for any dilution within the birthday party’s mandate could be disillusioned.

    “Folks will give BJP a excellent majority in 4 states the place it’s in energy,” Nadda stated.

    Underlining that the birthday party ran a systematic and well-organised marketing campaign, Shah stated, “We noticed High Minister Modi’s recognition in 5 poll-bound states used to be greater than that of any previous high minister.”

    Shah stated he’s assured that BJP will go back to energy in 4 states — Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, and make spectacular positive factors in Punjab.

    In Uttar Pradesh, Shah stated, BJP gets a large majority.

    He additional stated that some leaders may have left the birthday party, however now not the electorate.

  • Over Rs 1000 crore value of money, medication, liquor, freebies seized right through meeting polls in 5 states

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: With the Election Fee stepping up vigil, greater than Rs 1,000 crore value of money, medication, liquor and freebies had been seized to this point within the ongoing meeting polls in 5 states, a just about four-fold build up in such seizures over the former spherical of elections in 2017.

    In line with an Election Fee commentary, Punjab crowned the chart with overall seizures amounting to Rs 510.91 crore, adopted through Uttar Pradesh (Rs 307.92 crore), Manipur (Rs 167.83 crore), Uttarakhand (Rs 18.81 crore) and Goa (Rs 12.73 crore).

    The overall seizures within the 5 states had been over Rs 1,018 crore, a just about four-fold build up over the entire seizures of Rs 299.84 crore made right through the 2017 meeting elections in those states.

    Within the 5 states, the entire money seizures amounted to Rs 140.29 crore, whilst greater than 82 lakh litres of liquor valued at Rs 99.84 crore was once additionally confiscated.

    Medicine value Rs 569.52 crore, valuable metals value Rs 115.054 crore and freebies value Rs 93.5 crore had been additionally seized.

    “Excluding above discussed seizure figures, the Fee’s consult with galvanised enforcement government because the businesses seized medication value Rs 109 crore in Punjab and greater than 8 lakh litres of liquor in Uttar Pradesh within the run-up to the elections,” the Fee mentioned in a commentary.

    The Fee mentioned it had bolstered tracking of expenditure within the run-up to the elections within the 5 states thru a multi-pronged technique.

    “The tactic integrated appointment of skilled officials as Expenditure Observers, sensitising and reviewing a bigger ambit of enforcement businesses for extra coordinated and complete tracking, making sure good enough availability of box degree groups within the tracking procedure,” a commentary from the Fee mentioned.

    It mentioned 228 Expenditure Observers had been deployed and Particular Expenditure Observers, who’re officials with impeccable and sensible observe document of area experience, too had been appointed for efficient tracking.

    The seven-phase meeting elections started on February 10 and can conclude on March 7. Votes shall be counted on March 10.

  • Being Bihari Babu, it hasn’t simply disenchanted me however harm many: Shatrughan on Channi’s ‘Bhaiye’ commentary

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Taking exception to Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s ‘Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi de bhaiye’ commentary, actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday mentioned being a “Bihari Babu”, it has now not simply disenchanted him however harm many of us from different states too.

    With Priyanka Gandhi Vadra via his facet all the way through an election roadshow in Rupnagar on Tuesday, Channi had mentioned, “Priyanka Gandhi is the daughter-in-law of Punjab. Is not going to let the ‘Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi de bhaiye’, who’ve come right here to rule, input the state.”

    The Punjab leader minister later mentioned his remark was once “twisted” and it was once directed at a couple of people inflicting disruption within the state.

    He had lauded migrants for his or her contribution to the state’s building.

    Regarding the talk, Sinha, who had joined Congress in 2019 forward of the Lok Sabha polls, tweeted, “Although, CM, Punjab @CHARANJITCHANNI has already clarified and @priyankagandhi has already supported the rationalization. However, nonetheless being a public determine, our buddy Channi, right now the CM, will have to know the way to behavior himself. Public figures will have to watch their number of phrases & language.”

    “Being a Bihari Babu, it hasn’t simply disenchanted me however harm many of us from different States, UP, Bihar & Delhi too. Jai Hind!” Sinha mentioned.

  • Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi, singer Sidhu Moosewala booked for violating ballot code

    By means of PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Congress candidate Sidhu Moosewala from Mansa seat were booked for violating the fashion code of habits.

    They had been discovered campaigning in Mansa after the 6 pm electioneering time limit on Friday, the remaining day for campaigning, an FIR lodged towards them mentioned. The case used to be lodged on a grievance through Aam Aadmi Birthday party candidate Vijay Singla from Mansa.

    CM Channi on Friday had long gone to Mansa to marketing campaign for Moosewala. They’ve been booked beneath phase 188 (disobedience to reserve duly promulgated through public servant) of the IPC, the FIR published. The case has been registered at Mansa police station Town-1.

    Polling for 117 meeting seats is scheduled to be hung on February 20 whilst counting of votes will happen on March 10.

  • In a position to lend a hand states to give a boost to their training, well being infrastructure: Kejriwal forward of Punjab polls

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday stated his dispensation used to be able to lend a hand state governments in making improvements to their training and well being infrastructure with out the honor of political ideologies for the welfare of the rustic.

    He used to be talking on the release of 12,430 study rooms in Delhi executive colleges.

    “I’m making an be offering these days. If any state executive, irrespective if it is led through BJP or Congress, desires to give a boost to its training infrastructure, we’re able to mortgage Schooling Minister Manish Sisodia to it,” Kejriwal stated.

    “In a similar fashion, if any state executive desires to construct mohalla clinics, well-equipped executive hospitals, we’re able to mortgage Well being Minister Satyendar Jain to it,” he added.

    Kejriwal’s feedback got here at a time when his Aam Aadmi Celebration is within the ballot fray in states like Punjab.

    “We don’t combat the elections in each state. We would like the rustic to development and we’re able to lend a hand the state governments. We would like corruption to finish,” he stated.

    Kejriwal has come below assault from the BJP and the Congress after former Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) chief Kumar Vishwas accused him of supporting separatists in poll-bound Punjab.

    Kejriwal has dubbed Vishwas’s allegations as “laughable”.

    Speaking in regards to the allegations, the Delhi leader minister stated he used to be operating to raised the training gadget and the healthcare infrastructure.

    “I’ve devoted those 12,430 study rooms to the rustic. The individual, whom they’re calling a terrorist, has made such colleges the place the youngsters of deficient and wealthy folks find out about in combination. The individual, whom they’re accusing of terrorism, is satisfying the goals of Baba Saheb Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh,” he stated.

    Kejriwal alleged that political leaders are scared of faculties.

    “Hardcore patriots are being ready in those colleges. After five-ten years, when they are going to vote, they are going to no longer vote at the foundation of caste or faith however for the rustic’s development,” he stated.

    Kejriwal discussed freedom fighter Bhagat Singh at the instance and stated, “He had given the slogan Inquilab Zindabad. I’m giving the slogan Inquilab Zindabad, Shiksha Kranti Zindabad’.”

    Within the ultimate 7 years, Delhi government has constructed 20,000 study rooms, greater than the ones constructed through all state and central governments blended all the way through this era, the manager minister claimed.

    Previous within the day, Kejriwal had claimed that all of the corrupt folks have teamed up towards the AAP and stated they are going to get a befitting answer with the inauguration of 12,430 fashionable study rooms in town colleges.

    In a tweet in Hindi, he additionally stated the rustic is not going to bow down ahead of those corrupt folks and transfer forward.

    “The entire corrupt folks of the rustic have teamed up towards us. Nowadays, we will be able to give them a befitting answer through inaugurating 12,430 fashionable study rooms in Delhi colleges.”

    “This nation is not going to bow down ahead of those corrupt folks. The rustic has determined. The rustic will transfer forward. The goals of Baba Saheb and Bhagat Singh can be fulfilled,” the manager minister stated.

  • PM Modi slams Congress over CM Channi’s ‘ UP, Bihar ke bhaiya’ observation

    Via ANI

    FAZILKA (Punjab): High Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out on the Congress over Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s ‘UP, Bihar ke bhaiya’ observation and mentioned that the celebration all the time pits folks of 1 area towards any other.

    Addressing an election rally in Abohar, PM Modi additionally mentioned that the BJP executive will guarantee the safety and building of Punjab.

    “Congress all the time pits the folks of a area towards any other. Congress CM gave a observation the day prior to this that gained claps from a member of the circle of relatives in Delhi. Who’re they insulting by means of such statements? There isn’t one village right here the place folks from UP-Bihar do not toil,” he mentioned.

    “The place used to be Guru Govind Singh born? In Patna Sahib, in Bihar. Will you take away Guru Govind Singh from Punjab? Folks of such divisive mentality must no longer be allowed to rule Punjab even for one second,” mentioned PM Modi.

    “Best the day prior to this we seen Sant Ravidas Jayanti. The place used to be he born? In Uttar Pradesh, in Varanasi. Will you take away Sant Ravidas from Punjab?” he added.

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     He additionally mentioned that Punjab wishes a central authority this is impressed by means of patriotism. “As of late, Punjab wishes a central authority that attracts inspiration from patriotism for its building. The BJP has come sooner than you with determination, with the unravel of safety and building of Punjab,” he mentioned.

    He additional mentioned that it’s the BJP-led executive on the Centre that has applied the long-pending suggestions of the Swaminathan Fee.

    “Historical past is witness that Congress all the time betrayed farmers. There used to be a protracted pending call for to put in force suggestions of the Swaminathan Fee. They simply stored sitting on the ones information. After we shaped our executive on the Centre, we applied the suggestions,” added PM Modi.

    He mentioned underneath the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, greater than 75 thousand hoses are being inbuilt Punjab.

    ALSO READ | Criticism lodged in Bihar courtroom towards Punjab CM

    “Punjab on my own has been given an quantity of greater than Rs 2,000 crore for pucca homes,” he added.

    The High Minister mentioned that underneath the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, the central executive has deposited Rs 3,700 crore immediately within the financial institution accounts of farmers of Punjab, including that about 23 lakh farmers of the state have benefited from the scheme.

    He additionally mentioned the farmers of Punjab want a central authority that has a brand new idea procedure and imaginative and prescient. The farming neighborhood needs excellent produce with lesser funding, which a BJP executive can be sure that, he added.

    He mentioned that no industrialist is keen to put money into Punjab because of the insurance policies of the ruling Congress executive.

    “If BJP is voted to energy in Punjab election 2022, the ‘double engine sarkar’ at Centre and state will be sure that funding within the state,” mentioned PM Modi. 

  • Congress has at all times betrayed farmers: PM Modi

    In complete Punjab, one voice is popping out and that’s to make the BJP-led alliance victorious and shape a “double engine” executive, the high minister mentioned.

  • Congress lacks inspirational management, birthday celebration faces existential problem: Ashwani Kumar

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Former Legislation Minister Ashwani Kumar, who resigned from the Congress on Tuesday in the middle of the election cycle, mentioned the grand previous birthday celebration had misplaced contact with the bottom fact and not mirrored the nationwide temper.

    In a no-holds-barred interview to PTI after quitting the Congress, the 69-year-old former Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab mentioned he had reached his limits of perseverance within the birthday celebration, which, he mentioned, lacked inspirational management and is going through an existential problem.

    He additionally accused the birthday celebration of failing to reinvent itself regardless of its decline.

    Expressing anguish over contemporary controversies over Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’ statue at India Gate and Padma Bhushan award to senior birthday celebration chief Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kumar mentioned those occasions betrayed a narrowness of way now not anticipated of the Congress.

    He additionally mentioned the Congress must glance inwards as a substitute of discovering fault with the ones quitting it. Excerpts of the interview.

    What induced you to go away the Congress after many years of affiliation with the birthday celebration going again for your father’s days? 

    Loss of inspirational management, absence of a way of belonging and debilitating processes of interior functioning mixed to make imaginable a painful choice to finish a 46-year-long affiliation with the Congress with which two previous generations of my circle of relatives have been carefully attached all the way through the liberty fight.

    Unnecessary controversy round Netaji’s statute and Ghulam Nabi Azad’s nationwide award additionally disillusioned me in up to those betrayed a narrowness of way now not anticipated of the Congress.

    As has been mentioned, “Concepts wait upon occasions, which offer them start”.

    Absent an inspiring management and captive to its interior compulsions, the birthday celebration has did not reinvent itself regardless of unmistakable indicators of decline over time.

    I don’t want to criticise somebody however failings of the ones accountable can’t be brushed apart.

    Any particular reason why for quitting the birthday celebration at the moment at the eve of Punjab elections the place you might have been energetic? 

    In Punjab, the political discourse used to be by no means as low.

    The open struggle over the place of job of leader minister confirmed Congress in deficient mild and lowered us all within the procedure.

    It confirmed that apart from a couple of other folks no person else used to be related or entitled to recognize.

    A bit of Congress veterans used to be very disillusioned on the method Capt Amarinder Singh used to be ousted in Punjab. Has your resignation the rest to do with that factor?

    The way by which Capt Amarinder Singh used to be humiliated and compelled to surrender used to be an ominous sign. He deserved higher.

    The dismal State of Punjab’s financial system calls for an raising and consensual politics and shunning of slim non-public prejudices.

    What’s your long run plan? Are you going to sign up for any birthday celebration? 

    I’ve now not considered becoming a member of every other political birthday celebration but however intend to stay energetic in pursuit of public and nationwide reasons as perfect as imaginable. What the long run holds can’t be predicted as of late.

    What’s your affect of Punjab elections?

    Election leads to Punjab will marvel many.

    In line with the groundswell of common beef up, I think that AAP will very easily shape the following Executive in Punjab and Bhagwant Mann would be the state’s subsequent leader minister.

    Punjab is in a position for a sensational political alternate.

    Is your choice to hand over the Congress attached with the aspirations of G 23? 

    My choice has not anything to do with G23. I used to be by no means part of that grouping.

    You’ve gotten labored with many PMs and Congress presidents. What’s other now that a number of leaders are leaving the birthday celebration? Rahul Gandhi says the ones leaving the Congress are fearful of taking at the BJP and that the fewer courageous are unfastened to go away. Your take?

    A number of leaders leaving the birthday celebration in fast succession let us know that one thing could be very incorrect with the oldest birthday celebration. It’s higher for the management to appear inwards somewhat than to find fault with those that are forced to go away the birthday celebration.

    Do you assume the life of Congress as a countrywide birthday celebration is in peril taking into account handiest the regional avid gamers seem to be ready to problem the ruling BJP. Bengal and Uttar Pradesh are instances in level.

    Congress is going through an existentialist problem as a countrywide birthday celebration. The birthday celebration has misplaced contact with the bottom and not displays that nationwide temper. Regional events have stuck the creativeness of the folk, in particular of the adolescence. Congress is nearly a 3 states birthday celebration now.

    Regional events may just come in combination at a long run date at the foundation of a minimal commonplace programme however none of them can in my view problem the BJP’s dominant political place within the nation.

    Ideological battles want transformative management that may upward push above particular person vanities and aspirations. This isn’t taking place, sadly.

    Did you succeed in out to Sonia Gandhi together with your grievances given your shut affiliation along with her over the past a number of years? 

    Sure, however there’s a prohibit to perseverance. Let me resolution you in verse. “Chup si ho gayin dil ki dhadkane, so gayi kahin saari aahatein, charsoo yahaan sirf khamoshi, ab sadayein dein kya kisi ko hum, waqt ne kiya kya haseen sitam. (There’s silence/indifference throughout. Who must I summon to my name. What a tragedy of our occasions).

    Is the Congress ready to fulfil aspirations of other folks nationally?

    I don’t believe so. I see an extra decline in its relevance as a countrywide birthday celebration sooner or later.

  • Rahul asks folks to not ‘experiment’ in Punjab polls, to select Congress

    By means of PTI

    HOSHIARPUR/GURDASPUR: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday cautioned folks towards going for any “experiment” within the Punjab meeting polls, pronouncing that keeping up peace used to be maximum necessary for the state and handiest his birthday celebration used to be in a position to it.

    Addressing ballot rallies in Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur, Gandhi asserted that his birthday celebration understands Punjab rather well and will take the state ahead.

    The Congress chief additionally centered High Minister Narendra Modi over unemployment, pronouncing he does now not discuss it and black cash in his election speeches.

    Gandhi additionally attacked Union House Minister Amit Shah over his observation at the drug threat in Punjab, and requested him why he didn’t talk at the matter when his birthday celebration’s earlier alliance spouse Shiromani Akali Dal used to be in energy within the state.

    Gandhi additionally promised that the drug downside can be burnt up from Punjab if his birthday celebration returns to energy within the state.

    He stated Punjab is a “delicate” state and it is just the Congress which is aware of how to offer protection to peace within the state.

    “Punjab’s peace is an important factor. Take note, this isn’t a laboratory, now not a chemistry lab to hold out an experiment, as a result of if peace is going and if hatred begins to unfold right here, it is going to now not handiest be Punjab’s, however country’s loss.”

    “You realize the Congress birthday celebration. It could possibly take everybody alongside and care for peace. We now have revel in in doing so. This isn’t the time to experiment,” stated Gandhi, whilst in search of a transparent mandate to carry his birthday celebration to energy within the state once more.

    Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who used to be scheduled to wait the Hoshiarpur rally, used to be not able to take action.

    He later stated that his chopper used to be now not allowed to fly on account of the no-fly zone declared in view of High Minister Narendra Modi’s Punjab seek advice from.

    Taking at the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration, Gandhi stated it does now not perceive Punjab and can’t care for the state.

    “They can’t care for Punjab and so they have no idea methods to do it. Handiest the Congress can care for Punjab. The Congress can care for peace in Punjab. We deeply perceive Punjab. We all know that an important factor for Punjab is peace, brotherhood and harmony and for this, the Congress birthday celebration can do the rest,” he stated.

    Attacking Congress’ opponents, he stated the state can’t be run with false guarantees.

    Deriding the AAP over its claims of putting in place mohalla clinics, Gandhi stated everybody noticed the situation all the way through the second one wave of COVID-19 in Delhi.

    “In the event that they (AAP) modified Delhi’s image, why Congress employees had to offer oxygen cylinders to folks all the way through the second one wave of Covid. The AAP govt in Delhi utterly failed all the way through Covid,” he stated.

    Focused on AAP over its promise of giving Rs 1,000 to each girl in Punjab elderly 18 years each and every month if it involves energy, Gandhi stated as Navjot Singh Sidhu identified within the rally the age bracket over 18 used to be selected with a watch to garner votes.

    “They (Kejriwal-AAP) can do the rest for vote, they may be able to search apology (regarding Kejriwal) from (SAD chief) Bikram Majithia,” he stated.

    “However Congress birthday celebration does now not do vote financial institution politics. Punjab for us isn’t just a state, it’s India’s soul, it safeguards our country, this state must by no means develop into susceptible and if all sections stand in combination, no energy can contact Punjab,” he stated.

    The Congress chief centered the Centre over demonetisation and items and services and products tax, alleging that handiest two-three billionaires benefited from it.

    Mentioning that Channi understands poverty smartly, Gandhi stated Channi will lead a central authority of deficient folks, farmers, small investors and small and medium companies, now not of ‘arabpatis’ (billionaires).

    “We now have Punjab elections ahead of us. This isn’t an unusual election. You need to elect a brand new govt,” stated Gandhi.

    Hitting out on the Centre, he stated, “Within the nation these days, unemployment is emerging in each state.”

    The Congress chief recalled how the SAD and the BJP had made a laugh of him when he had raised the drug downside factor in Punjab.

    Gandhi additionally recalled how the BJP had mocked him when he had cautioned how adversely Covid would have an effect on India.

    He stated the folk had been advised a “lie” on Covid deaths and the in fact choice of fatalities is 5 to seven occasions greater than what has been formally introduced.

    It seems that regarding the registration of NDPS case towards Akali chief Bikram Singh Majithia, Gandhi stated, “We can proceed to do so and wipe out medication from Punjab.”

    He additional stated, “Our govt isn’t of 2 or 3 billionaires. If our govt used to be of 2 to a few billionaires, then in Punjab, the Congress birthday celebration do not need stood towards farm regulations. Our govt is pro-farmer which is why we stood with farmers and attempted to prevent those agri regulations in Parliament.”

    He lauded Punjab farmers for agitating towards the farm regulations and stated, “Had you now not compelled the repeal of those regulations, then now not handiest Punjab however farmers throughout India would have suffered losses.”

    He additionally stated the Congress govt even gave reimbursement to the households of farmers who died all the way through the agitation.

    “I had previous stated that Narendra Modi must withdraw those farm regulations as a result of I do know the energy of farmers. What I say is with cautious idea,” stated Gandhi.

    In his cope with, Punjab Congress president Sidhu stated, “There have been two cancers in Punjab, one Capt Amarinder Singh who used to be thrown out (as CM via Congress). And 2nd most cancers, I will be able to guarantee you that Punjab’s mafia will likely be eradicated from Punjab’s map when the birthday celebration returns to energy.”

  • BJP-led alliance will shape subsequent executive in Punjab, new bankruptcy of building will get started: PM

    I wish to guarantee the folk, particularly the adolescence, that for his or her brighter long term, we will be able to now not go away any stone unturned, Modi mentioned.