Tag: Amarinder Singh
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Punjab CM challenges Akalis to quit NDA to prove their stand on CAA
He urged the SAD minister in the Union Cabinet, Harsimrat Kaur Badal to immediately resign in support of their stand on the contentious Act.
January 21, 2020 -
Punjab Assembly seeks repeal of CAA, Capt govt to seek SC intervention
The resolution moved by the Congress government got the support of the main opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Shriomani Akali Dal (SAD), an alliance partner of the BJP in the state, opposed the resolution but protested against not inclusion of the Muslims under the CAA.
January 17, 2020 -
Punjab govt moves resolution against CAA in Assembly, second state to do so after Kerala
The state Congress government had on Tuesday said it will proceed according to the 'will of the House' on the issue of CAA, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR).
January 17, 2020 -
Punjab govt to bring out white paper on PPAs signed by Akalis: Captain
The White Paper will reveal all the documents signed by the previous SAD-BJP government in the state, as well as the power plants set up by them, which had caused undue burden on the state, the CM told reporters in an informal chat after the Governor’s address on the first day of the two-day special session of the Assembly.
January 16, 2020 -
Captain seeks panel for Guru Teg Bahadur’s 400th birth anniversary
In a letter to the PM, Amarinder pointed out that the state Government planned to celebrate the historic occasion in a befitting manner with a series of programmes through the year, beginning April 2020.
January 13, 2020 -
Eyeing next term, Captain says ‘not going anywhere’
Amid slogans of ‘Saada naara, Captain dobaraa’ (Amarinder should be the CM again), Amarinder said he would not quit politics till he had ensured jobs for the youth and opportunities for all to grow in a progressive Punjab.
January 9, 2020 -
BJP to pay heavy price for stubbornness over CAA: Captain
An elected government which refuses to heed the voice of its people or respond to their anger is bound to lose their confidence and collapse, warned the Punjab CM, adding that the BJP’s stance on the issue smacked of a dangerously fascist approach that would lead to their eventual downfall.
January 8, 2020 -
SAD should sever ties with NDA for lack of safety among minorities: Captain
Expressing deep concern over Akal Takht’s (the highest temporal seat of Sikhism) acting Jathedar’s remarks, Amarinder said while he himself did not agree with the Akal Takht Jathedar’s remarks that Sikhs were not safe in India, the CM said that if the former did feel that way then he should take up the matter with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and ask them to leave the BJP-led coalition government at the Centre, of which they are a part.
January 7, 2020 -
‘Neither naive nor misguided’: Amarinder Singh to Centre on CAA
Taking exception to the remarks made by Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Singh expressed concern that the CAA can be easily misused for infiltrating into the country, particularly in border states like Punjab.
January 4, 2020 -
Angry mob pelts stones at Pak’s Nankana Sahib Gurdwara with devotees inside; India protests
India issued a statement condemning the vandalism of the Sikh shrine and called upon Pakistan to take immediate steps to ensure safety security and welfare of the Sikh community.
January 4, 2020 -
Anti-CAA stir: ‘Students can protest as long as peace not disturbed’, says Amarinder Singh
Protests against CAA that were earlier confined to the northeast, have swept the country over the past two weeks after several protesters, including students clashed with the police in Delhi’s Jamia Milia Islamia on December 15.
December 31, 2019 -
BJP trying to change Constitution’s preamble: Captain
His government will not allow the implementation of CAA in Punjab and the Congress would continue to fight it tooth and nail, declared Amarinder, addressing Punjab leaders and workers at a protest march and dharna, joined by senior party leaders.
December 30, 2019 -
Captain blames SAD-BJP misrule for Punjab’s 13th rank in good governance
The CM said the Akali president is deceiving the people with his blatant misinformation on the GGI report which was based on the evaluation of 18 States on the GGI by the Union government’s department of administrative reforms and public grievances and Centre for Good Governance.
December 29, 2019 -
All-women PCR vans in 5 cities to help stranded women reach safely home
PCRs rushing to help stranded women seeking to be dropped safely to their home or workplace will be manned entirely by women cops in Mohali, Amritsar, Patiala, Ludhiana and Jalandhar, in line with the Chief Minister’s orders.
December 19, 2019 -
Massive decline in number of drug abusers in Punjab: Minister
The drugs would be destroyed in a phased manner beginning today and would further intensify our crackdown to take our mission to make Punjab Drug Free to its logical end, state health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said.
December 16, 2019 -
5 states refuse to implement Citizenship Act, Centre says ‘they have no power’
The statement came after chief ministers of five states -- West Bengal, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh -- refused to implement the law while terming it as 'unconstitutional'.
December 13, 2019 -
Will not implement unconstitutional and divisive CAB in Punjab: Amarinder Singh
Asserting his commitment to the protection of the Constitutional ethos of the country, Amarinder said the Congress, which has a majority in the State Assembly, would block the unconstitutional Bill in the House.
December 12, 2019