NEW DELHI: As the electoral battle heats up with escalating verbal exchanges between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the rivals BJP and Congress, the Punjab unit of grand old party on Saturday issued a warning of sorts for the city residents.

NEW DELHI:  Amid crisis in Punjab, several Congress MLAs from Chhattisgarh have reached Delhi to meet party in-charge P.L. Punia and seek appointment with Rahul Gandhi.

NEW DELHI:  While the Congress leadership is reaching out to Navjot Singh Sidhu who resigned from the Punjab chief's post and is trying to pacify him to take back his resignation, sources have said that the Congress is also looking for likely replacement in case he does not relent.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today called the emergency meeting of cabinet at 10.30 AM to discuss situation arising after the resignation by PPCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu.

CHANDIGARH:BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh said here today that after failing to perform and deliver in the last four and a half years the Congress in Punjab is licking the dust to revive itself.

CHANDIGARH: All India Congress Committee (AICC) has called an emergency meeting of Punjab Congress Legislative Party(CLP) without any agenda. The decision has raised many speculations about the fate of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.

AMRITSAR: Harish Rawat, general secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), who had admitted the mistake of calling the Punjab Congress leadership 'Panj Pyare', cleaned the gurdwara on Friday and performed penance by cleaning people's shoes

CHANDIGARH: Seven of the 20-odd Punjab Congress MLAs and ex-MLAs, who were purported to have been party to the demand for the removal of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, have completely and categorically disassociated themselves from any such move.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday hit out at AAP and SAD for lying blatantly on the issue of political funding from private power companies, saying that unlike the illegal donations made to these parties by various shell companies, the funds provided to the Congress had nothing to do with Punjab elections or the controversial PPAs signed by the Akalis.

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Akali Dal (United) Patron Jathedar Ranjit Singh Brahmpura and Party President Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa today expressed grave concern over power cuts in Punjab and said that it was astonishing that Punjab had so much power. Generates and supplies power to other states as well but then there is a shortage of systems as well as gross negligence.

NEW DELHI:The tussle in the Punjab Congress is far from over with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu still at loggerheads and the latter is not leaving any stone unturned to target the Chief Minister, though interventions from the Gandhis have been futile and both sides are flexing their muscles.

CHANDIGARH:It is unfortunate that Capt. Amarinder Singh is now engineering organized fermentation of brazen communalism to achieve his narrow parochial gains with intent to out-maneuver his potential Sikh challengers in the Congress Party. It is exceedingly disparaging to see the disgraceful assemblage of ‘Hindu Leaders’ only at the luncheon meeting, hosted by the Congress Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, yesterday at Chandigarh. The meeting of urban based ‘Hindu Leaders’ was actually the demonstration of Captain’s new brand of communalism and political opportunism to camouflage his colossal failures and rampant corruption in his ‘Mafia regime’.

NEW DELHI: Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has raised a banner of revolt against Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, on Wednesday, met Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 19: Even as he underlined the fact that it is moral duty of the nation and the Government to take care in every way of the families of Freedom Fighters and those who give their lives for the country, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) Chief Sunil Jakhar said that it would not be proper to keep recent appointments made on compassionate grounds in the same league.

NEW DELHI: After the panel set up by the Congress on Punjab submitted its report on the factionalism in its state unit, a change of guard looks imminent with the All India Congress Committee (AICC) looking for a suitable replacement for current Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Sunil Jakhar.

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CHANDIGARH: With the mining scam involving Punjab Power minsiter Rana Gurjit Singh coming to light, the power struggle with in the party has intensified.

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CHANDIGARH: While Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh is trying to widen his congrol over Congress party leaders, he is facing another challenge from Prashant Kishore, the election contractor from Bihar who is hired by Congress to draw election strategy for 2017 assembly elections.

Rebels challenge leadership of Capt Amarinder Singh 
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CHANDOIGARH: A fresh political crisis has gripped the Congress party in Punjab at a time when party is preparing for 2017 assembly elections. The rebels in the party have challenged the leadership of PPCC President Capt Amarinder Singh who is facing charges of being "inaccessible" to party leaders and also "hobnobbing" with the ruloing Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD).

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CHANDIGARH: The Congress party in Punjab seems to have committed a historic blunder by not contesting the Khadoor Sahib by-election. The SAD had a cakewalk victory in the by-election where there was no competitor. Both Congress and AAP stayed away from election. AAP had also not contested earlier three by-elections of Patiala, Talwandi Sabo and Dhuri. All these seats were vacated by Congress party and it lost all except 
Patiala.

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CHANDIGARH: The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) and Punjab Congress party have sharpened atack on Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) fearing the rising popularity graph of AAP. SAD is ruling Punjab in alliance with BJP for the last nine years and Congress is out of power for the same period. Both the parties are competing with AAP to capture the power in 2017 assembly elections.

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CHANDIGARH: Sukhpal Singh Khaira former MLA and PPCC spokesman today alleged rampant corruption by the Director Agriculture in ordering sub standard Oberon pesticide worth Rs. 33 crore without competitive tendering, the core reason for destruction of cotton crop due to whitefly attack in Punjab.

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.

NEW DELHI: After the panel set up by the Congress on Punjab submitted its report on the factionalism in its state unit, a change of guard looks imminent with the All India Congress Committee (AICC) looking for a suitable replacement for current Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Sunil Jakhar.

NEW DELHI: The three-member Congress committee which was constituted to resolve issues in Punjab between chief minister Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu, has summoned 25 MLAs to Delhi on Monday to take their feedback on the ongoing tussle in the party, sources said.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress MLA Pargat Singh today alleged that an aide of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has threatened him to get ready to face Vigilance cases. Pargat Sindhu has taken a strong stand against the alleged threat to him which is aimed to stop him from supporting Navjot Singh Sidhu, MLA from Amritsar East.

CCHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convoy is increasing day by day in Punjab with eminent personalities joining the party. The AAP gained a major boost in Majha region on Wednesday when Congress leader Sarvan Singh Dhun and several other Congress leaders joined the party along with their associates. The leaders joined the party in presence of AAP Punjab affairs co-incharge Raghav Chadha, party's state general secretary Harchand Singh Barsat and Youth Wing president and MLA Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer.

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Congress will not hold any political gatherings for the next two weeks in view of the spike in Covid cases in the state.

CHANDIGARH: To protest against exorbitant hike in prices of kitchen gas, diesel and petrol, Punjab Congress Committee would gherao Punjab Raj Bhavan on March 1.

CHANDIGARH: Prominent farmer leader, Chandigarh State President of All India Jatt Mahasabha and National Delegate of Mahasabha S. Rajinder Singh Badheri has said that the present President of Punjab Congress Sunil Jakhar has not been able to keep all the factions united; So now a Jatt Sikh leader should be made the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. During a meeting with Harish Rawat, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, In-Charge of Punjab Congress affairs, Mr. Badheri also welcomed the appointment of Subhash Chawla as the President of Chandigarh Territorial Congress.

ABOHAR: The Congress party today staged a state-level protest against Central Govt for allowing skyrocketing prices of oil, cooking gas and other essential commodities. The dharna and rally was attended by thousands of people who walked in the form of small processions from different wards.

MOGA:  senior Congress leader and writer Dr Tara Singh Sandhu who was sick for the last few months passed away at a hospital in Ludhiana on Wednesday.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress today rejected the “survey” conducted by the television news channel, ABP, saying the so-called survey was far from the reality prevailing at the ground level.

CHANDIGARH:President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Mr. Sunil Jakhar today announced that Punjab Congress would start series of protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi against the anti-farmers bills passed by the Union government, after the festival of Deepawali.

CHANDIGARH:A joint meeting of All India Jatt Maha Sabha Chandigarh and Punjab office bearers was held at Kisan Bhawan Chandigarh under the chairmanship of National Delegate Chandigarh State President and Punjab Mandi Board Director Rajinder Singh Badheri.

DEHRADUN: A day after Punjab Congress President Sunil Jhakhar expressed unhappiness over remarks of General Secretary in-charge Harish Rawat on the alleged functioning of the state Congress, the former Uttrakhand Chief Minister has clarified that there is no such proposal and he has been "misunderstood".

CHANDIGARH: Reacting to Union Minister Harsimrat Badal's demand for an inquiry from the Central Agency into the alleged seed scam, the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee leaders today in a scathing attack on the Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, said that if Harsimrat is genuinely wishes well for Punjab and Punjabis, She should first reopen the closed probe into her brother Bikram Majithia's alleged involvement in drug Peddling case, So that the face of those who ruined the youth of Punjab can be exposed.

MANSA: Punjab Pradesh Congress committee president Sunil Jakhar today said he would ensure that the issue of Talwandi Sabo thermal plant waste affecting human lives is resolved - an issue that he had raised voice against during the previous government regime. He was in village Raipur of Sardulgarh today to listen to the problems of people affected due to ash emanating from the thermal plant.

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, joined by Congress MPs, on Wednesday underlined the need for high-end precision detection equipment to check the use of drones by Pakistan to smuggle long-range weapons across the border.
The issue came up for discussion during the meeting convened by the Chief Minister with the ruling party MPs from both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.

CHANDIGARH: Lambasting the Uttar Paresh govt for indecent behaviour with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, Punjab Pradesh Congress President Mr. Sunil Jakhar said that it reflects the low-ebb thinking of BJP led government for women, in the country which worship women as goddess.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar on Monday extended his party’s support to the Ravidas community on the demolished temple issue, but appealed to them to ensure that the common people are not adversely impacted as a result of their protests.

CHANDIGARH: In a most shameful and inhuman act, the members of ruling Punjab Congress in Muktsar town crossed all limits of brutality when they dragged out a woman from her house and beat her up for about half an hour on the road in full public view till the time she fell unconscience.

Punjab News Express/Satinder Bains
CHANDIGARH: With the mining scam involving Punjab Power minsiter Rana Gurjit Singh coming to light, the power struggle with in the party has intensified.

Punjab News Express/Satinder Bains
CHANDIGARH: While Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh is trying to widen his congrol over Congress party leaders, he is facing another challenge from Prashant Kishore, the election contractor from Bihar who is hired by Congress to draw election strategy for 2017 assembly elections.

Rebels challenge leadership of Capt Amarinder Singh 
Punjab News Express/Satinder Bains
CHANDOIGARH: A fresh political crisis has gripped the Congress party in Punjab at a time when party is preparing for 2017 assembly elections. The rebels in the party have challenged the leadership of PPCC President Capt Amarinder Singh who is facing charges of being "inaccessible" to party leaders and also "hobnobbing" with the ruloing Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD).

Satinder Bains/Punjab News Express
CHANDIGARH: The Congress party in Punjab seems to have committed a historic blunder by not contesting the Khadoor Sahib by-election. The SAD had a cakewalk victory in the by-election where there was no competitor. Both Congress and AAP stayed away from election. AAP had also not contested earlier three by-elections of Patiala, Talwandi Sabo and Dhuri. All these seats were vacated by Congress party and it lost all except 
Patiala.

By Satinder Bains/Punjab News Express
CHANDIGARH: The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) and Punjab Congress party have sharpened atack on Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) fearing the rising popularity graph of AAP. SAD is ruling Punjab in alliance with BJP for the last nine years and Congress is out of power for the same period. Both the parties are competing with AAP to capture the power in 2017 assembly elections.

Punjab News Epress
CHANDIGARH: Sukhpal Singh Khaira former MLA and PPCC spokesman today alleged rampant corruption by the Director Agriculture in ordering sub standard Oberon pesticide worth Rs. 33 crore without competitive tendering, the core reason for destruction of cotton crop due to whitefly attack in Punjab.

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.