Tag: Amarinder Singh
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Big jolt to Punjab Congress as close associates of Captain Amarinder Singh join Aam Aadmi Party
They joined the AAP in the presence of the senior leader of the party and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Punjab Assembly, Harpal Singh Cheema, MLA Manjit Singh Bilaspur, state general secretary Harchand Singh Barsat and party spokesperson Govinder Mittal.
March 30, 2021 -
Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Amarinder over tea, may return as minister
Sports Minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, who accompanied Sidhu, said there is no grudge between him and the Chief Minister.
March 18, 2021 -
Punjab assembly again passes resolution to withdraw farm laws
Introducing a resolution calling for repeal of the farm laws by the Centre, the Chief Minister declared in the Assembly that these laws cannot be accepted and allowed to remain on the statute book to the detriment of the farmers.
March 5, 2021 -
AAP is outsider, faceless in Punjab: Amarinder
Punjab Cong goes after Oppn AAP, Sunil Jakhar asks it to clear stand on Centres farm laws.
February 13, 2021 -
Punjab CM condemns Singhu violence against farmers
This is what Pakistan wants, says Capt, urging the Centre to conduct a thorough probe to identify these miscreants who might have been brought by vested interests to attack farmers and foment trouble.
January 30, 2021 -
40-year-old farmer from Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib dies by suicide at Singhu border
As per the reports, before his death, he told his friends that he hoped his death would bring success to the farmers' movement.
January 10, 2021 -
Capt asks Centre to find early solution to break deadlock on farm laws
The CM has announced financial assistance of Rs Five lakh each to the families of the farmers, hailing from districts Mansa and Moga respectively.
December 4, 2020 -
Haryana CM blames Amarinder Singh for protest, claims ‘office bearers’ of Punjab CM leading protest
'I thank Haryana farmers and police for showing restraint. Punjab Chief Minister is fanning this protest. Office bearers of the Punjab Chief Minister's Office are leading the protest,' Khattar said.
November 28, 2020 -
Agitating farmers in Punjab allow trains to run from Monday night, talks to continue: CM Amarinder Singh
Farmers' unions said it would lift the blockade for a 15-day period, but warned that it would be re-imposed if talks to address and resolve their issues failed to take place within that period.
November 21, 2020 -
Punjab CM writes to Nadda over suspension of goods trains
Responding with pain and anguish to several recent statements and comments of various BJP national and Punjab leaders on the farmers' protests, particularly the continued suspension of goods trains by the railways, the Chief Minister stressed that "this was neither the time nor the occasion to indulge in political confrontation or allegations or counter allegations".
November 1, 2020 -
Punjab CM lays foundation stone of sports varsity in Patiala
Amarinder Singh expressed the hope that staff and students will be able to move into the upcoming campus by 2022.
October 25, 2020 -
Ready to quit or be dismissed than bow to injustice to farmers : Amarinder
Asked about the possibility of the Centre imposing President's Rule in the state to scuttle the attempts to negate the farm laws, Amarinder said, "let's wait and see…we will move step by step."
October 21, 2020 -
‘Not afraid of resigning’: Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh presents draft resolution against farm laws
'I am not afraid of my government being dismissed. But I will not let the farmers suffer or be ruined,' he said in the state assembly.
October 20, 2020 -
Rahul Gandhi kick starts three-day tractor rally to mark protest against government over farm bills in Punjab
Rahul Gandhi is set to hold a series of public meetings with farmers in the state as part of the 'Kheti Bachao Yatra'.
October 4, 2020 -
‘We stand by farmers; will do everything to oppose farm bills’: Captain Amarinder Singh stages protest
Singh also paid tribute to Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary and said we were indebted to his 'supreme sacrifice'.
September 28, 2020 -
Akalis playing political games over farm legislations: Capt
The CM said notwithstanding the Centre’s denials these new laws will eventually pave the way for the elimination of the minimum support price regime and end of the Food Corporation of India, leaving the farmers at the mercy of big corporates, as recommended by the Shanta Kumar committee.
September 19, 2020 -
Punjab to provide oximeters for Rs 514 to all residents
These kits contain oximeters and thermometers, among other essentials, he said.
September 12, 2020