SPECIAL Punjab civic verdict: Congress emerges as AAP’s challenger, BJP needs SAD
Punjab’s municipal election results have delivered a powerful message to the state’s political class.
Punjab’s municipal election results have delivered a powerful message to the state’s political class.
During the court appearance, Sanjeev Arora appeared physically weak with a grown beard and became emotional after meeting his family members. He was seen embracing and consoling relatives outside the courtroom.
The Enforcement Directorate claimed recovered documents point to alleged interference by private individuals in Punjab government functioning during its land scam investigation.
AAP’s Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia has summoned all MLAs of the party, along with block observers and heads of frontal organisations, for a meeting scheduled on April 29.
The Congress on Monday intensified its attack on the government over the merger of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Rajya Sabha, with senior leader Jairam Ramesh alleging that the development raises serious questions about institutional neutrality and the functioning of investigative agencies.
Addressing a massive gathering in Qadian, he outlined his vision for the state, promising welfare measures for farmers, construction of pucca bundhs on rivers, stronger social welfare schemes, interest-free loans for youth, government jobs exclusively for Punjabis, and an end to gangsterism and the drug mafia.
Given the fact that his own party — the BJP — governs Delhi under a “triple-engine sarkar” (central government, state, and municipal corporations) in the party's parlance the CM’s remarks naturally drew interest as well as buzz.
Senior AAP leader and Punjab unit general secretary Baltej Pannu alleged Bajwa’s language not only reflects his mindset, but also the Congress party’s deep-rooted hatred towards Dalits.
He also strongly criticized the Yogi Adityanath government, stating that a 90-year-old man was dragged and beaten, and his disciples were also dragged by their hair and assaulted. Furthermore, the Shankaracharya was prevented from taking a holy dip.
Addressing the issue, Gupta asserted that an independent forensic examination of the same video had confirmed its authenticity, ruling out any tampering with either the audio or visual content.
