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Capt Amarinder favours SAD-BJP alliance, meets PM Narender Modi

CHANDIGARH: Former Punjab Chief Minister and BJP leader Capt Amarinder Singh today met the Prime Minister Narender Modi in Delhi and apprised him of current political situation in the state. He was acompanied by his daughter and president of Punjab BJP Mahila Morcha Jai Inder Kaur.

SAD-BJP alliance government to be made accountable for betrayal committed against Punjab: CM Channi

DHARAMKOT (Moga): Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday assured the people that the previous SAD-BJP alliance government in the state would be made accountable for the betrayal committed against Punjab and its people during its decade long misrule.

Punjab has tried Congress for 25 years and SAD-BJP for 20 years, now give a chance to AAP: Arvind Kejriwal

LAMBI (Muktsar Sahib): Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed the present Congress government as the most corrupt and hypocritical government in the history of Punjab and said that Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi had made a mockery of the government.

Manjinder Sirsa's joining of BJP shows secret SAD-BJP alliance in place: Jivnjot Kaur

AMRITSAR: The Akalis had pretended to sever ties with the Bhartiya Janta Party but Manjinder Singh Sirsa joining the BJP has shown a secret alliance between SAD and BJP is still in place. These words were uttered by Aam Aadmi Party Amritsar Urban President Madam Jivanjot Kaur while talking to reporters.

Channi order vigilance probe into entire cases of corruption and malpractices including PPAs during SAD-BJP regime

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday announced his government would soon get all the cases of corruption and malpractices including the contentious Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) happened during the decade long SAD-BJP regime probed by the Vigilance Department to fix the responsibility of all those involved to derail the state’s economy by looting the public exchequer for their personal vested interests.

Punjab CM asks PSPCL to cancel/revisit all the one sided PPAs signed by SAD-BJP govt

CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to cancel or revisit all the one-sided PPAs with private companies that are not contractually obligated to supply sufficient power to meet the state’s peak demand during the paddy sowing and summer season.

SAD-BJP blocked roads in Punjab, Congress govt remained mute spectator

The Congress government in Punjab today remained mute spectator to the anarchy created on roads by SAD-BJP alliance by blocking all main highways for about 26 hours. The dharnas laid by SAD-BJP were lifted only after High Court intervened on a petition filed by a public man.

Rape case against SAD leader Langah creates embarrassment for SAD-BJP alliance in Gurdaspur bye-election

GURDASPUR: The registration of rape case against former minister and senior SAD leader Sucha Singh Langah has created political embarrassment for the SAD-BJP alliance in the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bye-election being held on October 11 particularly when the alliance candidate Swarn Salaria faced similar allegations and later absolved in rape case.

SAD-BJP alliance trying to complicate and prolong the river waters dispute

Badals fighting against whom on river waters issue ?
By Satinder Bains
CHANDIGARH: An interesting and uncanny political scene is emerging in Punjab where the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son Deputy Chief Minister and SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal have launched a political offensive against construction of Satluj Yamuna Link(SYL) canal.

Modi ignores Badal's demands, a big embarrassment for SAD-BJP govt

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CHANDIGARH: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Ludhiana on Tuesday cold shouldered Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and turned a deaf ear to his pleas for central government support for the state’s industrial development. It is big embarrassment for the ruling SAD-BJP alliance when Punjab assembly elections are around the corner.

It's AAP versus SAD-BJP-Congress in Punjab: Sanjay Singh

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CHANDIGARH: As an upbeat Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) gets ready for its first big battle after claiming Delhi, one of its top leaders says the AAP is fighting the "Mahagatbandhan" (Grand Alliance) of the ruling Akali Dal-BJP combine and the Congress in Punjab.

SAD-BJP take Punjab farmers for ride on SYL issue, playing political gimmicks

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CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) and BJP, the ruling alliance partners in Punjab have taken farmers of the state for a ride on the issue of Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal in a bid to counter strong anti-incumbency against them. The both parties are ruling partners in center and BJP is in power in Haryana with which Punjab is on war path on sharing of river waters.

SAD-BJP alliance in Punjab only for power sharing, both differ on principles

By Manjit Singh Calcutta
Political Alliances are always formed for the purpose of sharing power but the Punjab CM would have us believe that the political alliance between the BJP and Akali Dal ( Badal) is based on principles. He has never endeavoured to elucidate the common principles which bind the two alliance partners.

Punjab becomes drug capital under SAD-BJP rule, 76 percent of addicts are young

Survey identifies 2.3 lakh opioid dependent in Punjab
By Satinder Bains/Punjab News Express
CHANDIGARH: Punjab has become a drug capital and safe heaven for drugs dealers under the ten years rule of SAD-BJP government headed by Parkash Singh Badal. A survey conducted by Union Ministry of Social Justice and empowerment has made shocking revealations on number of drug addicts in Punjab and lack of support to de-addict the vast population of addicts.

AAP factor worries Punjab Congress, ruling SAD-BJP alliance

By Satinder Bains
CHANDIGARH: The fear of Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) is giving sleepless nights to leadership of major political parties in Punjab thus forcing the Congress and the ruling alliance of SAD-BJP to realign their poll strategies for 2017 assembly elections. These parties are also looking for new allies to counter the third player in state politics.

NRI Sangat Darshan another fraud by SAD-BJP govt with NRIs

CHANDIGARH: After failing to address the problems of NRIs through NRI Sammelans and foreign jaunts, the SAD-BJP government led by Parkash Singh Badal is ready to play another gimmick of NRI Sangat Darshan, a term derived from 'Sangat Darshan' run by Chief Minister to befool the people of Punjab.

SAD-BJP delegation urges Governor to dismiss Amarinder govt

CHANDIGARH:A joint delegation of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday urged Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore to dismiss the Amarinder Singh-ked Congress government and recommend an inquiry by a sitting judge of the high court or the CBI into the hooch tragedy.

SAD-BJP, Cong hell bent on ruining farmers under guise of farm reforms: Harpal Cheema*

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab senior Leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Harpal Singh on Friday, terming the three ordinances passed by the Modi government at the Centre, in the name of farm reforms,, as a ill-advised step aimed at destroying the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of crops and the existing world class marketing structure in Punjab. He added both SAD-BJP and Congress governments were partners in the deadly game, detrimental to all sections of society, especially the farmers, farm laborers and ‘arhtiyas’ and others.

Rana Sodhi seeks fact-finding report in gym & sports kits distribution irregularities during SAD-BJP regime

CHANDIGARH:Fact-finding report into the distribution of equipments worth Rs.30 crore to be submitted within 30 days
Sports Minister informed Vidhan Sabha that complaints regarding misappropriation were pouring in
Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi today said that sports department will present fact-finding report in sport kits and gym equipments distribution irregularities in the state during the SAD-BJP regime. While answering a query in Punjab Vidhan Sabha today on the fifth day of Budget session, he announced that fact-finding report, into the irregularities of distribution of sports equipments worth Rs.30 crore to be submitted within 30 days.

Randhawa exposes Power pact frauds committed by SAD-BJP government with the Punjabis

CHANDIGARH:Cabinet Minister along with 9 MLAs releases ‘Black Paper’ of various power pacts inked by Akali government
Around Rs.65,000 crore is to be paid to the thermal plants established with the investment of Rs.25,000 crores
SAD-BJP government excluded the pro-state profit making provisions of the Gujarat power policy framed on the directions of UPA government
Randhawa dares former Chief Minster and his deputy for open debate on the issue at any platform

SAD-BJP alliance in national and State interest - Sukhbir Badal.

PHAGWARA-MUKERIAN:(Says Sri Akal Takth directives binding for SAD. Terms CM’s volte face on commitment of his ministers as unfortunate)
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the SAD-BJP alliance was in the national interest as well as the interest of Punjab and that both parties were permanent allies in Punjab.

Congress leades on 8 seats, SAD-BJP 4, AAP one in Punjab

CHANDIGARH: The Congress party is leading on eight Lok Sabha seats in Punjab while SAD-BJP alliance is ahead on four seats, the AAP is leading on one seat of Sangrur.

SAD-BJP Alliance is Geared up for 2019 Lok Sabha Polls : Chhina

AMRITSAR: Buoyant over the recent bonhomie between Bhartiya Janata Party and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) at the national level, the state BJP seems all geared up for the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Under the rural outreach program senior BJP leader and state executive member Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina today addressed a public rally at border town Attari and met party cadre in the adjoining villages to apprise the public about the NDA’s public welfare schemes.