Punjab: Congress demands alcohol, dope tests of all Assembly members, including Bhagwant Mann
Partap Singh Bajwa has demanded a closed-door alcohol test on all MLAs after allegations of Bhagwant Mann appearing drunk inside the Vidhan Sabha.
Partap Singh Bajwa has demanded a closed-door alcohol test on all MLAs after allegations of Bhagwant Mann appearing drunk inside the Vidhan Sabha.
Reiterating that Punjab has no spare water to share with any other state, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann called water an emotional and existential issue for Punjabis.
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Friday emphasized the critical need for conserving petroleum products and urged the citizens to adopt fuel-saving practices to reduce the nation's dependence on imports and conserve valuable foreign exchange.
A two-day winter session of Punjab Assembly will commence on 28 November. A decision to this effect was taken by the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday.
Addressing a press conference, senior Akali leaders Balwinder Singh Bhunder, Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra and Dr Daljeet Singh Cheema said the Bill was passed at the behest of the “anti-Sikh” Arvind Kejriwal.
Now, a selection of the state DGP will be done by a committee headed by a retired chief justice or a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the Sikh Gurudwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2023 aims at freeing the undue control of a particular family (read Badals) over the rights to telecast sacred Gurbani.
If the Bill gets the Governor's consent, the Chief Minister would replace the Governor as the Chancellor of state-run universities.
Congress legislator from Bholath, Sukhpal Singh Khaira reminded the treasury benches that Moosewala's parents had staged a 'dharna' outside the House seeking justice.
The opposition leaders headed by PML-N chief Tahir Khalil Sindhu reached Punjab Assembly to withdraw their no-confidence motion submitted on Monday, citing that the Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman's notification to remove Elahi as chief minister yesterday made the notice "infructuous".
