Governor Banwarilal Purohit addresses Budget Session of Punjab Assembly as Congress stages a walkout
Lists various initiatives of the govt in the past one year The Budget Session of the Punjab Assembly began here on Friday. Addressing the Session, Governor Banwarilal Purohit said, “With your cooperation I would like to say that my government has completed one year.” To this, Leader of the Opposition Partap Bajwa said, “You should […]Read More
SC pulls up Punjab CM, Governor over spat on budget session, says both are duty-bound
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit has summoned the state Assembly for budget session on March 3. With Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit deciding to convene the Budget Session of the Assembly from March 3, the Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a plea challenging the delay in the Governor’s action, but not before conveying its disillusionment over […]Read More
PU’s status: Haryana speaker opposes resolution by Punjab Vidhan Sabha
The resolution said any decision to change PU’s character would not be acceptable to the people of Punjab and, therefore, any proposal in this regard should be dropped with immediate effect Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha and Panchkula MLA Gian Chand Gupta has opposed the resolution passed by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Thursday slamming […]Read More
Punjab assembly passes resolution against Agnipath scheme
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann, who moved the resolution in the House, said he will soon raise the issue over the contentious programme with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah. The Punjab assembly on Thursday passed a resolution against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for short-term recruitment to the armed forces that has […]Read More
AAP govt committed to reduce Punjab’s debt burden: Cheema
Speaking in the Punjab Assembly during a discussion on budget estimates, Cheema said the state has an annual borrowing limit of Rs 55,000 crore. Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday said the Bhagwant Mann-led government is committed to reduce Punjab’s debt burden. Speaking in the Punjab Assembly during a discussion on budget estimates, Cheema […]Read More
Will bring in resolution against Agnipath scheme, says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
All members, barring BJP MLA, support move | ‘Will bring resolution against the change in the nature and character of Panjab University, Chandigarh’ The AAP government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will table a resolution in the ongoing Budget session of the Vidhan Sabha opposing the Agnipath scheme for the armed forces proposed by […]Read More
Health, Education Key Focus In First Budget Of AAP-Ruled Punjab Government
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was among those present in the visitor’s gallery of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday presented the AAP government’s first budget for FY23 in the state assembly and announced that the focus in the first year will be to restore deteriorating fiscal health, […]Read More
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann announces educational, health reforms for state
Winding up the discussion on governor’s address, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann also termed the Emergency a “big blot” on India’s democracy, lambasting it as a period when people’s voice was suppressed. Saturday marked the 47th year since Emergency was first imposed in the country. Listing out the achievements of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government […]Read More
Punjab Vidhan Sabha pays tributes to slain singer Sidhu Moosewala, SAD’s Tota Singh
Others paid tributes included Arjuna awardees Gurcharan Singh Bhangu and Hari Chand. Congress’s Raj Kumar Chabbewal suggested that farmers who committed suicides should also be paid tributes. Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Friday paid tributes to singer-turned politician Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popular as Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot dead in Mansa last month. In its obituary references, […]Read More
3 major Bills to be tabled in Vidhan Sabha session starting today
The previous Punjab government, led by Charanjit Singh Channi, had floated the Punjab Protection and Regularisation of Contractual Employees Bill-2021 on November 11, 2021, for 36,000 employees who were working on contract, ad-hoc, temporary and daily basis in different government departments. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has drafted a legislation on regularisation of contractual employees in […]Read More
