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.
"The decisions on public welfare schemes and their implementation could be potentially decided in Delhi," the Leader of Opposition said.
A day after Punjab Assembly passed a resolution seeking immediate transfer of the Union Territory Chandigarh to Punjab, the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khaattar on Saturday condemned the resolution saying Chandigarh will remain the joint capital of both the states.
Punjab Assembly on Friday passed a resolution seeking immediate transfer of the Union Territory Chandigarh, which also serves as the state's joint capital with Haryana, to Punjab.
Former chief ministers Parkash Singh Badal and Amarinder Singh are contesting from their traditional seats Lambi (in Muktsar) and Patiala Urban respectively.
The CEO revealed as many as 1209 vulnerable hamlets have been identified. Besides this, 2906 persons have been identified as probable sources of trouble, he said.
