Tag: Captain Amarinder Singh

Arvind Kejriwal attacks Congress over its Punjab poll manifesto

Taking a dig at the Congress over its Punjab manifesto, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked if the party had ever kept its promises in other Congress-ruled states. Kejriwal's remarks came after the Congress released its Punjab manifesto here in the presence of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Punjab Congress chief Captain …

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January 9, 2017

Attack on Sukhbir convoy sign of people’s pent-up wrath

Punjab Congress president on Monday described the attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal’s convoy in his Jalalabad constituency as unfortunate, but added that it had been expected as there was huge pent-up anger among the people, who had been simply waiting for the code of conduct to be imposed before venting it. He, however, urged the …

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January 9, 2017

Attack on Sukhbir convoy sign of people’s pent-up wrath

Punjab Congress president on Monday described the attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal’s convoy in his Jalalabad constituency as unfortunate, but added that it had been expected as there was huge pent-up anger among the people, who had been simply waiting for the code of conduct to be imposed before venting it. He, however, urged the …

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January 9, 2017

Attack on Sukhbir convoy sign of people’s pent-up wrath

Punjab Congress president on Monday described the attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal’s convoy in his Jalalabad constituency as unfortunate, but added that it had been expected as there was huge pent-up anger among the people, who had been simply waiting for the code of conduct to be imposed before venting it. He, however, urged the …

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January 9, 2017

Captain Amarinder vows to expose Badals in Nabha, Fazilka jail cases

Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday said he would expose and punish the Badals in the Nabha jail break case and the Fazilka sub-jail episode. Addressing a press conference here, Amarinder said that the Fazilka incident had exposed the nexus between the Badals and the criminals in the state, which was in the …

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January 6, 2017

Captain Amarinder dares Kejriwal to fight him on any seat

Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday challenged AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal to fight him in the coming Assembly elections and said he is ready to take on and defeat Kejriwal from any constituency in the state. “It will be the first time in the history of Army that a Capt will beat a …

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January 6, 2017

Worried Punjab Congress top brass to control rebellion

The worried Congress after denying tickets to many aspirants has put its ‘top brass’ on the job to convince ‘rebels’ to control the damage. The party has announced two lists of candidates so far and there has been heartburn over the choice of candidates at certain places in the state. Day by day the anti-party …

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January 5, 2017

Capt unveils 21-point agenda for welfare of defence personnel in Punjab

Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced a 21-point agenda for the welfare of the defence personnel in the state. Establishment of an ESM Cell and a separate department for ex-servicemen as Guardians of Governance (GoG) are among the key initiatives announced by Captain Amarinder as part of the agenda, which is included …

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January 5, 2017

Navjot Sidhu to contest in Punjab as Congress nominee

The Congress party on Thursday said that Navjot Singh Sidhu will contest in the upcoming Punjab assembly elections as a party nominee. "Navjot Singh Sidhu will contest from the constituency of his wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu," former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress state unit chief Captain Amarinder Singh told reporters here.  "Sidhu will contest from …

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January 5, 2017

Major jolt for SAD as 2 sitting MLAs join Punjab Congress

In a major jolt to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), two of its sitting MLAs on Tuesday joined the Punjab Congress, extending to Captain Amarinder Singh their full support in the forthcoming assembly elections. Capt welcomed MLAs Rajinder Kaur Bhagike from Nihal Singh Wala and Mahesh Inder Singh from Bagha Purana, along with SAD leader …

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December 6, 2016

Punjab Congress delegation meets CEC, seeks President’s Rule

Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday led a delegation of party MPs and MLAs to meet Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Naseem Zaidi with the demand for the imposition of President’s Rule in Punjab to ensure free and fair elections. With elections to the state assembly due early next year, Amarinder sought the Election …

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November 17, 2016