A day after being suspended from Congress, Patiala MP Preneet Kaur says ‘I derive my strength from people, rest is secondary’
Preneet Kaur is accused of helping the BJP in the northern state A day after the Congress disciplinary committee suspended Preneet Kaur and asked her to explain within three days why she should not be expelled for anti-party activities, party’s Lok Sabha MP said “take whatever decision you want. I derive my strength from my people. […]Read More
Congress win in Himachal Pradesh a boost for party in Punjab
Braces for 2024 parliamentary election Congress’ win in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections has come as a boost for the Punjab Congress, which is bracing for the coming civic body polls and 2024 parliamentary elections. The win has come at a time when the Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ is scheduled to enter Punjab, en […]Read More
Punjab vigilance department summons ex-deputy CM Soni
SSP (Vigilance), Amritsar, Varinder Singh said that a complaint against Soni had been received from the Chandigarh Vigilance Bureau on November 8 The Punjab Vigilance Department has summoned Congress leader and former deputy chief minister Om Prakash Soni for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets. He has been asked to appear on Saturday. SSP (Vigilance), Amritsar, Varinder […]Read More
People fed up with AAP’s misgovernance, Cong to win all 4 MC seats: Warring
Warring said that the committee will supervise and monitor the election process. “It consists of all senior leaders who include former deputy CM and ministers,” Warring said, added that the party will ensure that it won all the four corporations The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) on Tuesday set up four high-powered committees with five […]Read More
Congress sets up 4 high-powered committees for municipal polls in Punjab
Punjab Congress has set up four high-powered committees for the municipal elections in Punjab, with top priority given to Ludhiana, Patiala, Jalandhar and Amritsar. The Punjab Congress on Tuesday constituted four high-powered committees – with five members each- for four municipal corporations likely to have polls early next year. “The party accorded top priority to […]Read More
Haryana’s separate Vidhan Sabha demand fraught with danger: LoP Partap Singh Bajwa
Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa has urged PM Narendra Modi to critically evaluate Haryana’s demand for 10 acres for the construction of new Vidhan Sabha building in Chandigarh. In a letter to the PM, Bajwa has drawn his attention to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s demand for 10-acre land for the construction […]Read More
LOP Bajwa slams Punjab govt over state’s fragile fiscal health
Partap Singh Bajwa Sunday criticised the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government for its failure to revive the financial health of Punjab and escalating the debt burden on the state Leader of Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday criticised the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government for its failure to revive the financial health of Punjab and escalating […]Read More
4 MLAs, 11 ex-MLAs among 28 Punjab Congress district chiefs
Four sitting MLAs and eleven former legislators are among the 28 party leaders who have been named as presidents of the District Congress Committees in Punjab approved by the AICC Four sitting MLAs and 11 former legislators are among the 28 party leaders who have been named as presidents of the District Congress Committees in […]Read More
₹65 lakh scam: Streetlights missing or of poor quality, finds Punjab vigilance team
After Captain Sandeep Sandhu, senior Congress leader and a former political secretary to ex-chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, was booked in a ₹65 lakh LED streetlight scam, it has come to light that 890 streetlights had been planned to be installed but many of these existed only on paper or were of substandard quality. A […]Read More
Streetlight Grant Embezzlement: Vigilance books Cong leader and ex-Captain aide Sandeep Sandhu
Vigilance has claimed that the payment was released to a private firm even as lights were never installed in the villages. Also, the lights were purchased at inflated rates. The Punjab vigilance bureau has booked senior Congress leader Capt Sandeep Sandhu in the case of alleged case misappropriation of Rs 65 lakh government grant which […]Read More