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Punjab police is citing social media activity as evidence of charges under UAPA

In 2016, Mandeep Singh Dhaliwal returned to Punjab from Canada, where he’d moved to with his parents a decade ago. He came back to get married. Two months after his wedding and weeks before the 32-year-old was to return to Canada, Dhaliwal was charged with violating the Unlawful Activities (Prevention)…

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Punjab: Hidden powers working behind PM Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal, says Rahul Gandhi

PATIALA/MANSA/BARNALA: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that there are “hidden powers” at work behind them and asked the voters in Punjab to judge the leaders by their actions. He again cautioned people against going for any “experiment”…

The Times of India

Another Election Show: Amarinder Singh’s daughter on the way forward for her party

Ahead of the assembly elections in Punjab, we met Amarinder Singh’s daughter Jai Inder Kaur, who is also the vice president of the Punjab Lok Congress – the party led by her father. She speaks about her father’s relationship with the Congress, her party’s strategies and its understanding with the…

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Amarinder replaced as his govt. was being run by BJP from Delhi, says Priyanka

“That hidden nexus has come out in the open today. That is why we had to change that government”

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Punjab Assembly elections | Good ties with Centre crucial for Punjab’s progress, says Amarinder

Head of nascent PLC pitches for reviving State’s economy in sync with BJP in New Delhi

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Morning Show Ep 14: Why are the youth in Punjab forced to leave India?

In a freewheeling live conversation, Atul, Manisha and Meghnad talk about a host of issues with students of Punjabi University. Is Bhagwant Mann’s alleged ‘alcohol issue’ an election issue? Will Channi stand out as a leader for Dalits in Punjab? How did Captain Amarinder Singh fail the youth of Patiala?

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Punjab Assembly elections 2022 | In Chamkaur Sahib, Channi banks on development work

Charanjit Singh Channi recently said that it would not be a victory if he wins by less than 50,000 votes.

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Punjab needs central ally in power: Amarinder Singh

PATIALA: Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) president and former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh said here on Tuesday that for development, industrialisation, and jobs, the state needed a government that was in alliance with the Centre.

The Times of India

Punjab Lok Congress mocks Sidhu after Channi declared Congress CM face

CHANDIGARH: The Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress has taken a jibe at Congress's state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu after Charanjit Singh Channi was declared the chief ministerial candidate for the assembly polls.

The Times of India

Punjab polls: Why Congress dithers over declaring CM face

NEW DELHI: Punjab Congress leaders and workers are waiting with bated breath for party leader Rahul Gandhi to announce a chief ministerial candidate for the assembly election in the state to be held on February 20. On the other hand, declaring a CM face has become a Hobson’s choice for…

The Times of India

Punjab Assembly election | Amarinder terms Rahul’s claims of deciding CM face with inputs from ground ‘farce’

All this talk is just drama, he says

The Hindu

Punjab Assembly election 2022 | Channi claiming credit of works done by my government: Amarinder

Amarinder Singh, who was accompanied by BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, has filed his papers from Patiala Urban seat in Patiala

The Hindu

Rahul Gandhi in Jalandhar: How Congress in Punjab sees a repeat of 2017 assembly election

NEW DELHI: During his one-day visit to Punjab on Thursday, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declared that the state party unit will get a chief ministerial candidate for the February 20 assembly election. With Punjab Congress getting a CM candidate, the situation appears similar to the one that had arisen…

The Times of India

From the shadows to the forefront

Charanjit Singh Channi has been working to establish himself as a common man’s leader

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Punjab Assembly elections | Amarinder Singh says Sidhu’s tall claims of fighting sand mafia have fallen flat

Sidhu’s persistent and unsubstantiated attacks against me even after my departure from Congress shows how insecure he is, he says

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Pakistan PM had requested me to induct his 'old friend' Navjot Sidhu in my cabinet, says Amarinder Singh

Amid electioneering in high-stakes electoral battle Punjab, former state chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh said on Monday that he got a request from Pakistan Prime Minister for "inducting" Navjot Singh Sidhu into his cabinet after he was removed due to "incompetence".

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Punjab Assembly polls | NDA firms up alliance, BJP senior partner for first time

NDA government needed for security in sensitive border State, says J.P. Nadda

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BJP will contest 65 seats, Amarinder Singh's party 37 seats in Punjab, says JP Nadda

Bharatiya Janata Party will contest 65 seats, Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress 37 seats and Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) 15 seats in the upcoming Punjab assembly polls, said BJP national president JP Nadda.

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Punjab Assembly elections | Amarinder’s Punjab Lok Congress releases first list of candidates

PLC is fighting the elections in the State as part of its alliance with the BJP and SAD (Sanyukt).

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Assembly poll: Opposition tries to corner Punjab CM Channi over illegal sand mining

At a press conference, Mr. Majithia released purported audio recordings of what he termed as a conversation between the Chief Minister’s close aide and his son

The Times of India

Punjab: ED raids exposed Channi govt as 'Suitcase Di Sarkar' that made transfers-postings an industry, says Capt Amarinder Singh

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) leader Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday launched a scathing attack on CM Charanjit Singh Channi, accusing the latter’s government of "stage-managing" the blockade that had led to the serious security lapse on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's route.

The Hindu

PM Modi’s security breach stage-managed by Channi government, says Amarinder

The Prime Minister’s convoy was stranded on a flyover due to a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur earlier this month

The Hindu

BJP releases first list of 34 candidates for Punjab polls

BJP is fighting the polls in alliance with Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa’s SAD (Sanyukt).

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Sand mining case: ED raids house of Punjab CM’s nephew

Timing of the searches is set to intensify political heat in poll-bound State

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Hindustan Times journalist claims she was laid off at Amarinder Singh’s behest

On September 12, Sukhdeep Kaur, a journalist in Chandigarh, posted on Facebook that she had been pressured to resign from Hindustan Times after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh complained to the newspaper’s management about her adversarial reporting. When she resisted, Kaur claimed, she was handed a termination letter on September…

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