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  • BSF fires at Pakistan drone, foils medication, weapon smuggling bid in Punjab

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Border Safety Drive (BSF) on Wednesday claimed to have foiled a narcotics and weapon smuggling bid via a drone alongside the India-Pakistan border in Punjab.

    A senior authentic of the drive stated troops fired on the drone when they heard a “humming sound of a suspected flying object coming from the Pakistani facet to the Indian facet” round 1 am within the Panjgrain house of Gurdaspur sector.

    “All over seek within the house of village Ghaggar and Singhoke, two packets of yellow color with suspected contraband were recovered thus far,” the senior officer stated. It’s suspected that the drone dropped the packets, he added.

    A pistol was once additionally noticed wrapped within the packet, and the consignment was once discovered within the box about 2.7 km from the fence, the officer stated.

    A seek is on to seek out if the drone too was once downed or if it escaped, he added.

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

    By way of PTI

    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

    Through PTI

    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.

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

    Through PTI

    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

    Through PTI

    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.

    ALSO READ: Punjab polls: Rahul prone to announce CM face of Congress right through digital rally in Ludhiana

    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.

  • INTERVIEW | Our numbers is not going to come down, says Charanjit Singh Channi

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    As Punjab inches nearer to the Meeting election, the ruling Congress has been witnessing debates about whether or not the birthday party will have to announce a main ministerial candidate forward of the polls. Incumbent Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi tells Harpreet Bajwa that electorate within the state desire a CM face and he’s going to toughen whichever individual the birthday party publicizes for this activity. Excerpts:

    What are the probabilities of Congress preserving energy? What number of seats do you assume the birthday party will win?

    We will be able to retain the entire seats we gained within the ultimate election; our numbers is not going to come down.

    Your birthday party has been dealing with a large number of infighting and plenty of leaders have rebelled as they didn’t get tickets for themselves or for his or her close to and expensive ones. Don’t you assume this will likely hurt the birthday party’s possibilities?

    Other folks need tickets from the birthday party which is anticipated to get most seats and shape the following executive. When leaders don’t get tickets, some resentment is sure to occur however at some point of time it is going to be looked after out. There aren’t many rebels and we can pacify them.

    Many birthday party leaders and sitting MLAs have left and joined different events. Received’t this affect the consequences?

    The folk whom we denied tickets sought after to move elsewhere, so that they went. There can be no impact on us.

    Your hassle is preventing the election as an unbiased candidate from Bassi Pathana towards the professional candidate of the birthday party. Will you pass and marketing campaign for him?

    As each and every birthday party has the correct to battle the elections, each and every individual has additionally the correct to be within the fray. I’ve asked him to not battle the elections as an unbiased. I’m a disciplined soldier of the birthday party and won’t marketing campaign for him.

    The Congress top command needs the polls to be fought beneath collective management. Then why do you and Navjot Singh Sidhu have variations of opinion on stating a CM candidate?

    It’s the call for of the general public. All different events have declared their leader ministerial candidate. In Punjab, Meeting elections are fought on CM face as other folks vote for the CM face. Now the birthday party is taking the opinion of employees and the general public, and according to their comments a reputation can be introduced. Ultimate time the birthday party had introduced Capt Amarinder Singh as CM candidate.

    Who do you assume can be declared because the CM face of the birthday party?

    It’s for the birthday party top command and Rahul Gandhi to make a decision.

    If the birthday party initiatives Navjot Singh Sidhu because the CM candidate and ignores you, will you abide by means of the birthday party’s determination?

    I’ve already been advised that we’re preventing for Punjab and now not for ourselves. We’re with the individual whom the birthday party initiatives. Ultimate time it used to be Capt Amarinder Singh and we have been with him with center and soul. Now, whichever individual the birthday party makes the CM face we’re with that individual.

    Received’t a behind schedule announcement of CM face the birthday party possibilities?

    Ultimate time the CM face used to be declared fifteen days sooner than the election. We nonetheless have time.

    What are your feedback at the ED raids in reference to sand mining at more than a few puts, together with your nephew’s premises? Are you being focused?

    They (BJP) in conjunction with different events are focused on me and my circle of relatives. They need to end me off politically as we’re returning to energy once more. The cash used to be recovered from elsewhere. It had not anything to do with me however my footage have been flashed. The AAP put my footage with the seized cash. We’re submitting a defamation case towards Arvind Kejriwal and now we have already despatched a felony realize.

    Opposition events had been accusing that sand mining is being carried out beneath your patronage?

    It’s all false propaganda to malign my symbol. I’ve been preventing towards sand mining for a protracted. The sand, which used to be being offered at ₹22 in step with cubic ft on the quarry now prices most effective ₹5.50. I’ve additionally introduced that if anyone proves that sand isn’t being offered at this worth, they are going to be given ₹25,000 rewards. The opposition is now taking part in politics in this factor.

    Who do you assume is your primary opponent within the election — AAP or SAD?

    As of now there is not any unmarried competitor. All events are doing their campaigning.

    Do you assume farmers’ access into politics will have an effect on Congress?

    Everybody has a proper to battle elections in a democratic machine.

    You have been the primary SC Leader Minister of Punjab. Do you assume that with the state having a 32 in step with cent SC inhabitants, they are going to vote for congress?

    I don’t glance and assume from this perspective. We’re a mundane birthday party. The deficient and heart magnificence will have to get their rights, everybody will have to be equivalent.

    As SAD has already tied up with BSP, don’t you assume votes can be divided?

    The SAD-BSP alliance is a mismatch. The Akali Dal gave the BSP 20 seats and of those, on 13 seats, Akali leaders are preventing the election. The SAD has betrayed BSP, it is going to hurt the SAD.

    For the primary time, there can be a five-corned contest as there are Congress, AAP, SAD-BSP, BJP-Punjab Lok Congress and SAD (Sanyukt), farmers and different events. Don’t you assume this will likely minimize the Congress votes?

    It’ll most effective receive advantages Congress as all our rival votes can be divided.

    Do you assume the Punjab Lok Congress tie-up with BJP and SAD (Synskut) can have any impact at the floor?

    They are going to now not have any impact in anyway at the floor. There is not any impact of the BJP in any respect within the state. The saffron birthday party is not going to even get a unmarried seat.

    You are saying that you’re a not unusual guy (aam aadmi) and also you undertaking your self like that. Will this lend a hand because the AAP claims you’re a ‘replica aam aadmi’?

    How can I be a replica aam aadmi? I come from the grassroots as I used to be born in a deficient circle of relatives and raised in a village. I fought elections in school and was a councillor thrice, two times president of municipal committee and thrice MLA. I’m a Punjabi, Kejriwal is an intruder.

    How do you view the efficiency of AAP? It’s projected that they are going to get most seats?

    The AAP creates hue and cry each and every time and within the ultimate election too they did the similar. This time their seats can be a lot lower than ultimate time. Day-to-day they’re going down.

    Opposition alleges that you’ve made bulletins value hundreds of crores however nearly there is not any cash with the federal government, and they’re simply mere bulletins

    We carried out all bulletins we made. Energy expenses have been waived, energy tariff used to be lowered, petrol and diesel charges have been lowered, and many others. The entire bulletins made by means of us had been carried out. Let the opposition indicate which announcement has now not been carried out, I can give them the entire info.

    Do you assume that the narrative has modified after High Minister Narendra Modi’s consult with to Punjab as he used to be stopped and later he stated ‘Say thank you for your leader minister that I may just go back alive until Bathinda Airport’? Will the votes get polarised in BJP’s favour?

    The votes gets polarised however towards the BJP. That used to be a conspiracy to defame Punjab and so they may just now not achieve that, as we have been transparent and true from our center.

    It’s regularly heard that you simply don’t dangerous mouth any of your fighters. Why so?

    It will depend on one’s nature, I keep certain since my adolescence as there is not any negativity in me.

    What are the achievements of your executive within the 111 days in administrative center as you could have issued greater than 100 orders?

    We’re projecting the paintings carried out by means of our executive in 111 days as round 150 notifications had been made. Electrical energy and water fees slashed down, petrol and diesel costs minimize down, ₹5 lakh every to gaushalas, analysis centres on Ramayana, Bhagwat Gita and Guru Ravidas, a cutting-edge museum after Bharat Ratna Baba Sahib Dr BR Ambedkar at a value of ₹100 crore. We now have carried out paintings.

    What do you assume that you must now not do whilst in administrative center? As you could have indexed achievements of your 111 days what’s your greatest feel sorry about?

    No paintings used to be omitted however the Punjab Governor didn’t transparent the record of regularisation of 36,000 workers operating on an advert hoc foundation and stored it pending. It used to be a political conspiracy between BJP and SAD. A legislation has been made to transparent the problem and it is going to be carried out sooner or later.

    Why are you preventing from two constituencies?

    It’s the determination of the birthday party top command. They’ve given me a price tag from Bhadaur (SC) and advised me to battle from this seat additionally. I can abide by means of the birthday party’s directive. This isn’t a brand new precedent as within the ultimate election Capt Amarinder Singh fought from Patiala (City) and Lambi. I can be preventing from Chamkaur Sahib as it’s my conventional seat. I can once more win it by means of a comfy margin. The folk of Badhaur have been very excited after they got here to grasp I used to be fielded from that seat.

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

    Through PTI

    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

    By way of PTI

    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.

  • 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).

  • ‘CM looted Rs 1,111 crore’: SAD calls for CBI probe into unlawful sand mining in Channi’s constituency 

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    CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday claimed that it has uncovered a multi-crore sand mining racket being run through CM Charanjit Singh Channi via a sting operation, and demanded a CBI probe into the case in Channi’s house constituency of Chamkaur Sahib.

    Senior SAD chief Bikram Singh Majithia produced the purported audio recordings announcing that an unbiased probe may disclose the level to which the manager minister and his circle of relatives had looted the State exchequer via unlawful sand mining mafia. “The entire loot through Channi in his 111-day tenure can be greater than Rs 1,111 crore”.

    Majithia launched the audio recordings of the manager minister’s closest aide and Salapur village Sarpanch Iqbal Singh and his son Binder by which they detailed all of the unlawful sand mining operation being run with the manager minister’s blessings. 

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    The audio recordings, completed through one Darshan Singh who had befriended individuals of the sand mafia to reveal them, even has Iqbal announcing the manager minister had advised him to not worry anything else or even do mining on woodland land. It additionally gave an account of the way a woodland guard was once browbeaten into silence. The recordings display that the mafia was once additionally the use of boats and forklifts to mine sand from river beds.

    As according to the audio recordings, Iqbal Singh stated the involved DFO had advised him to offer his quantity to all of the drivers and that he would for my part be sure they do not need any drawback in mining sand on woodland land. It additionally disclosed that out of the whole sand being quarried, up to Rs 1.50 according to cubic ft was once going to Channi. The recordings published that one Rakesh Chaudhary of Jammu was once the chief of the sand mafia.

    Majithia stated, “It is usually sure that the proceeds of this criminality have been going to the Congress birthday party and this was once why the Congress top command, in addition to leaders like Harish Chaudhary, have been seeking to save Channi through announcing that he was once being victimised. 

    The SAD chief additional stated the actual fact that the Congress got here out in protection of Bhupinder Honey, the CM’s nephew who was once working the unlawful mining racket, proved that Honey and Channi have been the use of cash to buy patronage from the AICC. “This perspective must even be probed completely,” Majithia added.