Tag: Punjab Congress

Amarinder Singh a ‘fatherly figure’, I love him: Navjot Sidhu after Cong warns him on ‘captain’ remark

Sidhu had earlier underlined that Rahul Gandhi was his captain which was seen as a huge jibe at Amarinder Singh by Sidhu’s detractors.

December 3, 2018

LS polls: Captain backs Rahul as Opposition’s PM candidate

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday backed Congress president Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the joint Opposition alliance in the 2019 LokSabha (LS) elections. Reiterating his earlier stand, Amarinder said that Rahul was fully competent to lead the country and will surely prove to be a successful Prime Minister (PM). He …

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July 23, 2018

Punjab Cong seeks Khaira’s removal

Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Saturday demanded the resignation of Aam Aadmi Party leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira as Leader of Opposition in the wake of the serious allegations of corruption levied by his own party colleagues. In a statement, the Punjab Congress chief said given the gravity of the charges against Khaira, he should …

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July 22, 2018

Jakhar seeks special industrial zone for Punjab

Punjab Congress president and LokSabha member from Gurdaspur, Sunil Jakhar on Monday said the state border state should be developed as a special industrial zone in view of Punjab’s immense social, economic and geographical importance. In a statement, Jakhar said that in the upcoming session of Parliament, Congress party will raise the issue to give …

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July 17, 2018

Congress to highlight Modi govt’s failures in Monsoon Session: Jakhar

Punjab Congress president and Lok Sabha member from Gurdaspur, Sunil Jakhar on Sunday said his party will highlight the four years of failure of the Modi government in the monsoon session of Parliament, going to be started from 18th July. In a statement on Sunday, Jakhar said that the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

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July 16, 2018

MSP hike a cruel joke: Punjab Congress

Terming the marginal increase of minimum support price (MSP) of cotton and paddy by Union Government as a “cruel joke”, Punjab Congress on Thursday said the stand taken by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on this issue has also exposed this party’s anti-farmer face. The SAD had on Tuesday hailed the BJP-led NDA government’s decision …

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July 5, 2018

MSP hike a cruel joke: Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar

The Punjab Congress president said farmers were aware now and they would root out the Modi government from power in the next general elections.

July 5, 2018

Punjab Cong to launch week-long campaign against NDA policies

Keeping the 2019 parliamentary polls in mind, the Punjab Congress will launch a week-long village level awareness campaign against the policies of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led Centre government starting from Thursday. Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar said that party will be holding village level awareness campaign making people aware about ever increasing prices of …

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June 14, 2018

Amarinder assures support to investors, industry in new policy

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday assured to strengthen the state government’s support to local investors and existing industry to leverage Punjab’s intrinsic strengths. The CM made this assurance during the second round of informal consultations with industry to elicit their views and feedback before finalising the operational guidelines of the new industrial policy. …

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June 3, 2018

Drug menace: Jakhar seeks Capt’s action against Akalis

All is apparently not well in Punjab Congress? It doesn’t appear to be the case as the state party chief Sunil Jakhar publically urged the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to take action against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders over drug trafficking charges or the party will face wrath of the people. This public display of …

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April 12, 2018

Punjab Congress MPs demand compensation for families killed in Iraq

The Punjab Congress claimed on Tuesday that the Union government bowed down to the pressure built up by its protesting Members of Parliament (MPs) and announced financial help for the Mosul tragedy victims. Addressing media persons while protesting against the Centre, president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Sunil Jakhar stated the Parliament has been constituted …

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April 3, 2018

Arvind Kejriwal has ‘murdered’ AAP in Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu

Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday said AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal had “murdered” his party in the state by apologising to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia. The Delhi chief minister had yesterday apologised to Majithia for accusing him of being involved in the drug trade in Punjab, saying he had learnt that his …

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March 16, 2018

SAD challenges Cong leaders, seeks high-level probe into gangsters issue

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday hit back at Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Sunil Kumar Jakhar and Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on gangsters issue and challenged both the leaders that let any sitting High Court judge conduct an inquiry of the allegations levelled against Congress leader Avtar Henry and his MLA …

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February 25, 2018

Punjab Congress blames BJP- led Centre for Parliament impasse

The Punjab Congress on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Union government for its stubborn and arrogant stance in the Parliament. Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar alleged that half of the parliament session was ruined due to this attitude of the BJP led Union government. In a statement issued on Monday, Jakhar said …

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December 25, 2017

Voting begins for Punjab municipal elections

Voting for the Punjab municipal elections began on Sunday, Election Commission officials said here. Polling began at 8 a.m. and will continue till 4 p.m. The main contest is among the ruling Congress, main opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance. Local issues of towns and cities and the respective wards …

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December 17, 2017

Will win 2019 polls with new party prez : Sunil Jakhar

Punjab Congress leadership on Saturday claimed to win the 2019 Lok Sabha elections under the new Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Punjab Congress chief and Member of Parliament (MP) from Gurdaspur, Sunil Jakhar on Saturday said that the Congress was going to form the Union government after winning parliamentary polls to be held in 2019. Jakhar …

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December 17, 2017

List nine promises you kept in nine months, Sampla asks Punjab CM

Seeking to corner Punjab’s Congress government that has completed nine months in power, Union Minister Vijay Sampla on Saturday asked Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to list nine poll promises he had fulfilled during the period. “Amarinder Singh made big pre-poll promises to farmers, youths, Dalits, traders, elderly, women, backward classes, government employees, and urban-rural voters …

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December 16, 2017