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History cannot be censored: Punjab unites after Diljit Dosanjh's 'Satluj' removed from Zee5

Political parties and Sikh bodies in Punjab have strongly condemned the removal of Diljit Dosanjh's film "Satluj" from ZEE5 in India. Critics argue the movie, based on human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, confronts a dark chapter of Punjab's history and its censorship is an assault on truth and freedom…

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Indian politician serving religious punishment at Golden Temple shot at

Sukhbir Singh Badal is keeping guard in a wheelchair outside the Sikh shrine and wearing a plaque around his neck as part of punishment for alleged religious sacrilege

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Rebellion, rise in radical Sikh politics: Inside the Akali Dal’s existential crisis

Jagtar Singh, a resident of Halwara village in Ludhiana district, was once a hardcore supporter of the Shiromani Akali Dal. He is now among the many voters in Punjab who are growing increasingly wary of the country’s second-oldest political outfit.

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Akali Dal’s proposed march a political gimmick, says Punjab CM

Akali Dal’s proposed march a political gimmick, says Punjab CM. SAD & AAP leaders exchange sharp words over SAD’s proposed ‘Punjab Bachao Yatra’ to expose AAP’s failures

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Akali Dal plans party units in Sikh-populated States in a move towards core ‘panthic’ agenda

SAD president Sukhbir Badal announces to set up party units in states with Sikh population, in an effort to regain relevance in State politics.

The Hindu

BJP expels Rajasthan leader Sandeep Dayma for hate speech

BJP expels Rajasthan leader Sandeep Dayma for hate remark against mosques/gurdwaras. Complaint lodged by BJP members. Capt. Amarinder Singh demands legal action. Dayma tenders apology, but rejected by Sukhbir Badal. SGPC slams Dayma for statement against religious places of Muslims.

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Hate speech: clamour against BJP leader Sandeep Dayma grows within party, Punjab leaders demand legal action

BJP members file complaint against Sandeep Dayma for his hate remarks about mosques and gurdwaras. Capt. Amarinder Singh demands strict action against him. Dayma issued an apology, which was rejected by Sukhbir Badal and SGPC. Dayma's statement created an atmosphere of insecurity and hurt religious sentiments.

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They might have expelled me but I never said I left SAD: Bibi Jagir Kaur

AMRITSAR: If the indications given by Bibi Jagir Kaur, former four-time president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), are to be construed, it appears that she is not only ready to regain power in SGPC but has also conceptualized the notion of a Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) without the Badal…

The Times of India

Immature, unprofessional: Opposition hits out at Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann over confrontation with governor Banwarilal Purohit

CHANDIGARH: Opposition parties on Saturday blamed Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday for his ongoing confrontation with governor Banwarilal Purohit.

The Times of India

Akali Dal stages protest against AAP for ‘surrendering water to Rajasthan’

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) members and leaders on Wednesday staged a protest in Punjab’s Abohar against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, accusing it of ‘surrendering the State’s water to Rajasthan’, even as the AAP flatly denied it.

The Hindu

Parkash Singh Badal cremated at ancestral village in Punjab; leaders across political spectrum pay respects

BADAL(PUNJAB): Parkash Singh Badal was cremated on Thursday at his ancestral village in Punjab's Muktsar district with thousands of mourners and leaders across the political spectrum paying their last respects to the Akali stalwart and five-time chief minister.

The Times of India

Ex-Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal, son Sukhbir Badal move anticipatory bail pleas in 2015 Kotkapura firing case

Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal moved anticipatory bail petitions in the 2015 Kotkapura police firing case in Faridkot district court on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Opposition flays Punjab CM over deplaning controversy; AAP denies reports

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Punjab leaders back Arshdeep trolled for dropping catch in India-Pakistan match

Arshdeep could not hold onto a relatively easy catch of Pakistan batsman Asif Ali in the 18th over

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SAD team meets Punjab Governor

AAP has failed to protect the interests of Punjab, says Sukhbir Badal

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Punjab: Balwant Singh Rajoana’s Kamaldeep Kaur is ‘joint panthic candidate’ for Sangrur byelection

CHANDIGARH/PATIALA: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has announced Kamaldeep Kaur, sister of death row prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana, as its joint candidate with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and some panthic organisations for the June 23 Sangrur Lok Sabha byelection. The decision was taken after Kaur, a day after expressing her…

The Hindu

Punjab’s ‘knowledge-sharing’ deal with Delhi: provisions, reasoning, and criticisms

The knowledge-sharing agreement between Delhi and Punjab has kicked up a storm with the Opposition terming the pact undemocratic and an “instrument of surrender”.

The Hindu

Akali Dal–Congress face–off on Balwant Singh Rajoana’s release demand

‘Clemency could have devastating ramifications for Punjab’s future’

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SGPC member expelled from SAD for defending Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

BATHINDA: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Member Baldev Singh Chungha, who had stated that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann not seemed drunk when he paid obeisance at Takhat Damdamda Sahib on Baisakhi, has been expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

The Hindu

Gurdwara committee asks Punjab CM Mann to apologise for violating 'maryada'

Sukhbir Badal alleged that Mann visited the Takht Damdama Sahib in Bathinda under the influence of liquor

The Hindu

Congress remembers Dalits only during polls: Mayawati

Channi will be sidelined after Assembly elections, says BSP chief

The Times of India

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

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.

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