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‘Voting for AAP akin to giving away river waters’

PATIALA: SAD MP and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday said giving a chance to the AAP in Punjab was akin to signing away the state’s river waters and would end all social welfare schemes started by her party.

The Times of India · Feb 14, 2022

Votes for AAP, SAD in Punjab would actually go to BJP: Congress campaign committee chairman Sunil Jakhar

JALANDHAR: A day before Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab, Congress campaign committee chairman Sunil Jakhar has said that when PM expresses a lot of concern and affection for Punjab, he should get the Enforcement Directorate file regarding drug racket case opened as this was linked to Punjab’s future.

The Times of India · Feb 13, 2022

Punjab polls: BJP alliance promises full debt waiver for farmers with less than 5-acre land

CHANDIGARH: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Punjab Lok Congress (PLC)-SAD (Sanyukt) alliance on Tuesday promised waiver of the entire agriculture debt of farmers with less than five acres of landholdings in Punjab.

The Times of India · Feb 8, 2022

Punjab assembly elections: Denied ticket, Satwinder Bitti raises question mark over Congress’s 'Ladki hun lad sakti hun' slogan

LUDHIANA: Prominent Congress leader from Sahnewal in Punjab's Ludhiana district Satwinder Bitti has revolted after party denied ticket to her and instead Vikram Bajwa (son-in-law of former chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal) was fielded from the constituency.

The Times of India · Jan 27, 2022

Punjab assembly elections: Akali Dal's Bikram Majithia to contest against PPCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu

AMRITSAR: The Amritsar East assembly constituency is likely to be the hottest seat in Punjab after SAD(B) announced to field former Akali minister Bikram Singh Majithia.

The Times of India · Jan 26, 2022

Punjab election: Sukhbir Badal asks people of Majitha to ensure Bikram’s victory

MAJITHA: SAD(B) president Sukhbir Singh Badal and brother-in-law of former Akali minister Bikram Singh Majithia claimed that Bikram was allegedly implicated in the false case to prevent him from contesting the assembly elections.

The Times of India · Jan 26, 2022

Punjab: Sukhbir Badal says he will leave politics if charges against Majithia prove right

LUDHIANA: The Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday announced that he will leave politics if a single shred of evidence of wrong-doing in the drug case was proved against Bikram Majithia.

The Times of India · Jan 25, 2022

Punjab: HC dismisses Bikram Majithia's bail plea in drug case

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by former Punjab minister and senior leader of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Bikram Singh Majithia in relation to a drug case.

The Times of India · Jan 24, 2022

Punjab assembly elections: Sanyukt Samaj Morcha list of 8 includes BSP, Congress, AAP, SAD rebels

JALANDHAR/BATHINDA/LUDHIANA: A former Bahujan Samaj Party state unit president, another BSP rebel, a Congress zila parishad member, a former Aam Aadmi Party leader who resigned recently, and a Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) member belonging to Shiromani Akali Dal have figured in the list of eight candidates released by Sanyukt…

The Times of India · Jan 23, 2022

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).

The Hindu · Jan 23, 2022