Tag: Amarinder Singh

Amarinder Singh warns Pakistan Army chief against any misadventure in Punjab

"Let their general Bajwa know. I want to say openly. You are a Punjabi and we are also Punjabi. You dare to try anything in Punjab we will set you right," he warned Bajwa.

February 16, 2019

Pak shares Kartarpur Corridor draft pact, invites India to ‘urgently’ finalise proposal

The move is in line with Pakistan's policy of promoting inter-faith harmony and religious tolerance and Mohammad Ali Jinnah's vision of a peaceful neighbourhood, an official said.

January 22, 2019

Amarinder Singh blasts Union Minister Vijay Sampla over Kartarpur Corridor passport issue

Amarinder Singh was reacting to a statement by Sampla that passports would be necessary for people wanting to visit the Kartarpur gurdwara.

January 17, 2019

In Pictures: Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary celebrated across country

Gurdwaras across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh were decorated to mark the guru's birth anniversary.

January 13, 2019

Successor who swore by his predecessor

I wish those in power who ritually bow before Shastri’s statues and busts in Varanasi and Allahabad realise how much they have deviated from the ideals and secular path of this noble son of India.

January 11, 2019

Rebel AAP leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira forms Punjabi Ekta Party

Earlier on Sunday, Khaira had resigned from the primary membership of the Aam Aadmi Party.

January 8, 2019

Rajiv Gandhi’s statute vandalized in Ludhiana; Amarinder orders strict action

Strongly condemning the vandalism, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday asked SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal to stop indulging in petty politics.

December 25, 2018

Pakistan has no locus standi on Jinnah House: MEA

The Indian spokesperson said the government was in the process of renovating the Jinnah House and put it into use on the lines of the Hyderabad House in New Delhi.

December 20, 2018

1984 riots: Amarinder calls Gandhis ‘innocent’, flays Sukhbir Badal for blaming the family

Sukhbir had on Wednesday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi to tell the people whether he would expel Jagdish Tytler from the Congress and remove Kamal Nath from the post of chief minister of Madhya Pradesh or wait for them to be sentenced by courts before taking action against them.

December 20, 2018

Amarinder Singh orders probe into Bathinda industrial unit blast

The CM has also announced ex-gratia of Rs Three lakh for the next of the kin of the deceased, identified as Harish Kumar, a junk dealer, and Rs 50,000 for the injured.

December 19, 2018

Plea for Pakistan help to ‘liberate’ Punjab exposes SFJ-ISI nexus: Amarinder Singh

Amarinder has also taken strong exception to SFJ’s plans to hold the ‘Kartarpur Sahib Convention – 2019’, coinciding with the auspicious occasion of the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev.

December 18, 2018

Why Rahul chose as he did

Winning a state is one part of the success story but the aftermath also needs to be taken care of. This is where chief ministers need to be picked carefully.

December 16, 2018

Kartarpur Corridor: Amarinder still wary of Pakistan intentions, Opposition seeks end to negativity

Deliberating on a resolution, which was passed unanimously passed by voice vote, on the opening of Dera Baba Nanak-Kartarpur Sahib Corridor in the Punjab Assembly, Amarinder said reiterated that the Pakistan Army could use the corridor for increasing its recruitment for revival of militancy in the state.

December 14, 2018

Capt slams SAD for politicising 1984 riots, SAD walks out over Kamal Nath’s nomination

Intervening during a call attention motion in the Assembly on the issue after it was raised by Akali legislator Bikram Singh Majithia, Amarinder said the law was taking its due course as far as allegations against the veteran former union minister were concerned.

December 14, 2018

Sidhu show takes centre stage

The Punjab minister's recent remark questioning the Chief Minister's authority has created a rift in the state Congress.

December 10, 2018

Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi call on indisposed Amarinder Singh

The Chief Minister had been advised rest at home for 48 hours by doctors at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here.

December 10, 2018

Kartarpur Corridor part of bigger conspiracy hatched by Pakistan Army, ISI: Amarinder Singh

The CM said Imran Khan was undoubtedly making efforts to bring peace, tranquility, and harmony with India, but at the same time, he should also prevail upon the top brass of Pakistani Army to ensure that killings of our soldiers at borders are stopped immediately.

December 9, 2018