AAP govt. in Punjab faces Opposition’s ire over ‘non-existing dept.’ headed by Minster
1 month ago

AAP govt. in Punjab faces Opposition’s ire over ‘non-existing dept.’ headed by Minster

The Hindu  

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab landed in a controversy on Saturday after a government notification said the Department of Administrative Reforms, earlier allocated to Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, was “not in existence”. Mr. Dhaliwal took charge of the department during a Cabinet reshuffle in 2023, when Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann relieved him of the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare portfolio. regarding allocation of portfolios among Ministers, the Department of Administrative Reforms earlier allocated to Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Cabinet Minister, is not in existence as on date.” On advice of the Chief Minister, the Governor is pleased to make the amendment effective February 2, 2025, it added. Senior SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia said the very fact that Mr. Dhaliwal did not know that the department allotted to him 20 months ago did not exist spoke volumes about the state of governance under the AAP.

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Sirsa slams AAP for projecting Kejriwal as Punjab’s ‘messiah,’ alleges misuse of state resources after Delhi rout
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Sirsa slams AAP for projecting Kejriwal as Punjab’s ‘messiah,’ alleges misuse of state resources after Delhi rout

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Delhi’s Food Supply, Industry, and Environment Minister and BJP National Secretary, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, has accused the Aam Aadmi Party of attempting to portray its leader and former Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, as the ‘messiah’ of Punjab. Addressing a press conference at the Punjab BJP office Sirsa, accompanied by state party leaders Fateh Jung Bajwa, state party leader, …

Kejriwal faces flak in Delhi, Punjab for arriving with cavalcade for Vipassana
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Kejriwal faces flak in Delhi, Punjab for arriving with cavalcade for Vipassana

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party came under fire from political parties in Punjab and Delhi on Wednesday, a day after purported videos surfaced of party national convener Arvind Kejriwal arriving with a cavalcade for a 10-day ‘Vipassana’ session at the Dhamma Dhaja Vipassana Centre at Anandgarh village in Hoshiarpur. Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema asked Mr. Mann why …

Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann govt on edge of collapse? AAP refutes ’32 MLAs in touch with Congress’ claim
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann govt on edge of collapse? AAP refutes ’32 MLAs in touch with Congress’ claim

Live Mint  

Punjab Minister and AAP leader Harpal Singh Cheema slammed Congress' Partap Singh Bajwa for his comment ‘32 AAP MLAs were in touch with him to switch sides’. Cheema claims Bajwa is participating in ‘low-level politics’ as he wants to join BJP and assures that they standing strong with Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann Following the controversy Cheema told ANI on Tuesday, …

Kuldeep Dhaliwal lead ‘non-existent’ dept in Punjab govt for ‘20 months’: What’s the controversy
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Kuldeep Dhaliwal lead ‘non-existent’ dept in Punjab govt for ‘20 months’: What’s the controversy

Live Mint  

After the Punjab government abolished the Department of Administrative Reforms headed by him, state Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that Punjab is important for him and not the department. " 2/1/2022-2Cabinet/2230 dated September 23, 2024, regarding allocation of portfolios amongst the Ministers, the Department of Administrative Reforms earlier allotted to Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Cabinet Minister is not in existence as …

Punjab minister Daliwal defends scrapping of 'non-existent' department held for 20 months as BJP slams AAP
1 month ago

Punjab minister Daliwal defends scrapping of 'non-existent' department held for 20 months as BJP slams AAP

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: After the Punjab government abolished the Department of Administrative Reforms headed by him, State Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that the department's existence is not an agenda for him as Punjab is a higher priority for the government. According to the notification released on February 21, Dhaliwal, who holds the portfolio of the NRI Affairs department, was allocated the …

Punjab minister was heading a department that didn't exist
1 month ago

Punjab minister was heading a department that didn't exist

Op India  

In a shocking development, the AAP govt in Punjab has admitted that one of its senior ministers was heading a department that didn’t even exist. On 21st February, the Government of Punjab stripped senior minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal of the Department of Administrative Reforms portfolio via a gazette notification. 2/1/2022-2Cabinet/2230 dated 23.09.2024, regarding allocation of portfolios amongst the Ministers, the …

AAP minister in Punjab was heading a ‘non-existent’ dept for 20 months, netizens say ‘elect a clown, expect a circus’
1 month ago

AAP minister in Punjab was heading a ‘non-existent’ dept for 20 months, netizens say ‘elect a clown, expect a circus’

Live Mint  

The Punjab government recently reshuffled minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal’s portfolio after it was found that he had been heading the ‘non-existent’ Department of Administrative Reforms for over twenty months. No staff allocated, no meetings held for 20 months The AAP minister was heading the department of administrative reforms for nearly two years, but no staff was allocated to the minister, …

Punjab minister ran 'non-existent' department for 20 months, BJP roasts AAP
1 month ago

Punjab minister ran 'non-existent' department for 20 months, BJP roasts AAP

India Today  

The Punjab government has scrapped the so-called Department of Administrative Reforms headed by state Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, which was "not in existence" for 20 months. BJP SLAMS AAP Meanwhile, the opposition BJP took potshots at the AAP government in Punjab and sarcastically dubbed the move as "Kejriwal Model". Mocking Mann for being "blissfully unaware", Kanchan Gupta, a senior advisor …

Punjab govt fiasco: Mann Cabinet scraps 'non-existent' portfolio after allocation to minister
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1 month ago

Punjab govt fiasco: Mann Cabinet scraps 'non-existent' portfolio after allocation to minister

India TV News  

Punjab govt fiasco: Mann Cabinet scraps 'non-existent' portfolio after allocation to minister The Mann Cabinet has made the shuffle to take away the charge of the Department of Administrative Reforms, a non-existent portfolio, from Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal. According to a Punjab government Gazette notification released on February 21, Dhaliwal who holds the portfolio of the NRI Affairs department was …

Punjab Minister held defunct department for 21 months, opposition criticises AAP government
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1 month ago

Punjab Minister held defunct department for 21 months, opposition criticises AAP government

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government's Department of Administrative Reforms, which existed only on paper without any officers or staff, was being headed by Cabinet Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal for the past 21 months. I am a soldier of the party and have carried out every duty assigned to me.” A gazette notification dated February 21, issued by the Cabinet Affairs Branch …

Punjab Holds the Key to AAP’s Future After Delhi Defeat
1 month ago

Punjab Holds the Key to AAP’s Future After Delhi Defeat

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 21, 2025 12:27 IST - 9 MINS READ The fall of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi Assembly election has sent shock waves through Punjab, the only State where the party currently holds power. Following the AAP’s crushing defeat, party convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, his …

'All is well in AAP': Punjab CM Mann after meeting with Kejriwal, MLAs
1 month, 1 week ago

'All is well in AAP': Punjab CM Mann after meeting with Kejriwal, MLAs

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday dismissed speculation of internal discord within the Aam Aadmi Party, stating that "all is well" in the party. His remarks came after AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal met with MLAs and MPs from Punjab at the Kapurthala House in Delhi, days after the party’s defeat in the Delhi assembly elections. "The AAP …

Why AAP's decimation in Delhi may be good news for Congress in Gujarat
1 month, 1 week ago

Why AAP's decimation in Delhi may be good news for Congress in Gujarat

India Today  

The decimation of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi assembly election has inspired several secret chuckles in the Congress in Gujarat, where politics took an unusual turn over the past five years. AAP contested several local body polls in 2021 and set the trend of eating into the Congress’s vote-share and indirectly benefiting the ruling BJP. In 2022, in …

Aam Aadmi Party's future in doubt: After Delhi loss, is Punjab at risk?
1 month, 1 week ago

Aam Aadmi Party's future in doubt: After Delhi loss, is Punjab at risk?

Op India  

8th February came as an earthquake for the Aam Aadmi Party shaking their foundations. Critics are calling it AAP’s worst electoral defeat since its inception, as the party had become a “synonym” for the ruling government in Delhi among its followers. In 2022, AAP secured victory in Punjab as the party’s Punjab chapter piggybacked on the “Delhi model of governance”. …

AAP govt. in Punjab cornered over law and order after attempt to vandalise Dr. Ambedkar’s statue
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AAP govt. in Punjab cornered over law and order after attempt to vandalise Dr. Ambedkar’s statue

The Hindu  

Even as Punjab police arrested a man, who allegedly attempted to deface the statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar in Punjab’s Amritsar, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday found itself at the receiving end as the Opposition parties cornered the State government over the deteriorating law and order situation. The Opposition including Shiromani Akali Dal, the Congress, and the …

Punjab bypolls: AAP govt failed on all fronts, says Cong’s Bajwa
4 months ago

Punjab bypolls: AAP govt failed on all fronts, says Cong’s Bajwa

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday lashed out at the AAP government in Punjab, alleging it has “failed” on all fronts and every section of society is “feeling cheated”. The leader of opposition in the Punjab Assembly also told reporters here that due to “tardy” paddy procurement and lifting by the state government, farmers are facing hardships in mandis. …

Sukhbir slams AAP for state’s deteriorating fiscal health
10 months ago

Sukhbir slams AAP for state’s deteriorating fiscal health

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party government in the state for lack of development and poor fiscal management, which has pushed the state further into a debt trap. Sukhbir slams AAP for state’s deteriorating fiscal health Calling Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government inexperienced, Sukhbir said AAP lacks vision for the development, appealing to electors …

AAP is ‘secretly allied with BJP’, says Akali Dal
11 months, 1 week ago

AAP is ‘secretly allied with BJP’, says Akali Dal

The Hindu  

A day after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann campaigned in Haryana, where the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress are contesting together as Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance partners, the Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday hit out at the AAP, terming it an “opportunist” party. SAD leader and former Minister Bikram Singh Majithia termed the AAP ‘opportunist’, saying the party …

Things fall apart; can AAP hold?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Things fall apart; can AAP hold?

The Hindu  

Politics in the national capital has come a full circle with the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on corruption charges by the Enforcement Directorate. Mr. Kejriwal, who rose to power a decade ago by launching scathing attacks over corruption against the Congress, and particularly former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, now finds himself having to prove his and …

AAP in Punjab, Congress in Himachal Pradesh term Interim Budget as biased
1 year, 1 month ago

AAP in Punjab, Congress in Himachal Pradesh term Interim Budget as biased

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party Government in Punjab and the Congress Government in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday expressed disappointment and termed the Centre’s Interim Budget for 2024-25 as biased. “The Union Budget of the last 10 years of the BJP Government shows that the BJP always discriminated against Punjab and tried to deprive Punjabis any economic benefits,” he alleged in a …

'Ek thi Congress is world's shortest story': CM Bhagwant Mann's latest jibe, setback for I.N.D.I.A bloc
1 year, 2 months ago

'Ek thi Congress is world's shortest story': CM Bhagwant Mann's latest jibe, setback for I.N.D.I.A bloc

India TV News  

In a setback for the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took a jibe at the 'Grand Old Party' saying "Ek Thi Congress" while responding to media when asked about reluctance of state Congress leaders to having an alliance with Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi and Punjab, ahead of Lok Sabha elections this year. Speaking to reporters in Chandigarh, …

SAD State of Affairs: Political Slugfest Breaks Out in Punjab as Mann Govt Goes after Akali Dal Leaders
1 year, 10 months ago

SAD State of Affairs: Political Slugfest Breaks Out in Punjab as Mann Govt Goes after Akali Dal Leaders

News 18  

With the Aam Aadmi Party gunning for the top leadership of the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab, a political slugfest has broken out with the opposition party accusing the Bhagwant Mann government of a “witch hunt” to cover up its “failures” on the law and order front. The war of words was triggered after a senior minister in the Mann …

‘Tough steps’: Kejriwal praises Punjab govt on handling Amritpal Singh case
2 years ago

‘Tough steps’: Kejriwal praises Punjab govt on handling Amritpal Singh case

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday lauded the Punjab government for the “tough steps” taken by the state government in recent days to maintain the law and order situation and credited the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government for “displaying maturity and patience”. Delhi chief minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal “The actions taken …

Opposition terms AAP’s one year in Punjab as failure; AAP claims ‘unprecedented development’
2 years ago

Opposition terms AAP’s one year in Punjab as failure; AAP claims ‘unprecedented development’

The Hindu  

As the Aam Aadmi Party completed one year in power in Punjab, the leaders of the Opposition parties and the incumbent government were embroiled in a sharp exchange of words surrounding the government’s performance. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the State had successfully completed the first lap of unprecedented development in the last one year. Bharatiya Janata Party national …

'Even Kohli doesn't score century every day': Bhagwant Mann on AAP's Gujarat defeat
2 years, 3 months ago

'Even Kohli doesn't score century every day': Bhagwant Mann on AAP's Gujarat defeat

India Today  

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Saturday, spoke about Aam Aadmi Party’s claims of victory in Gujarat after the party managed to win only five seats in the state Assembly election. Speaking at the ‘Agenda Aaj Tak’ program, the Punjab CM said, “Even Kohli does not score a century every day.” When the Punjab CM was asked about AAP’s claims …

God had to intervene and Aam Aadmi Party was formed, says Kejriwal
2 years, 6 months ago

God had to intervene and Aam Aadmi Party was formed, says Kejriwal

India TV News  

Highlights The God has sown the seed of AAP in every state for the development of this country, Kejriwal said In Delhi and Punjab, seeds have turned into trees and are comforting people, he said Kejriwal said people are looking at the AAP for its honest politics Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Sunday the Aam Aadmi Party came into …

Opposition tears into AAP’s six-month rule in Punjab
2 years, 6 months ago

Opposition tears into AAP’s six-month rule in Punjab

The Hindu  

As the Aam Aadmi Party government completed six months in power in Punjab on Friday, it came under severe criticism from the Opposition parties, who blamed the government for poor governance, resulting in total disappointment on all fronts. Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said, “It has been an all-round failure, whether in law and order, health or education.” …

Is the Aam Aadmi Party on course to become India’s next main political opposition?
2 years, 9 months ago

Is the Aam Aadmi Party on course to become India’s next main political opposition?

The Independent  

Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party founder Arvind Kejriwal made the bold declaration early last month that his political outfit would not align with any other party for the upcoming national elections. “If you look at our idea of nation-building, we believe in ensuring that education and healthcare are available to everyone; that people’s ability to live their lives …

BJP kicks off drive to ‘expose AAP model of development’ in Delhi
2 years, 10 months ago

BJP kicks off drive to ‘expose AAP model of development’ in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta kickstarted the party’s ‘Pol Khol campaign’ against the AAP government in Delhi on Sunday from the Rajinder Nagar assembly constituency, where a bypoll is due to be held. Senior BJP leaders said the campaign will “expose” the AAP and its development model, which the party is trying to sell in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat after …

AAP is the alternative, leader Raghav Chadha says
3 years ago

AAP is the alternative, leader Raghav Chadha says

Live Mint  

With the Aam Aadmi Party looking set for a clean sweep in the Punjab assembly elections, party leader Raghav Chadha today said that AAP will emerge as the national and natural replacement of the Congress in the coming days. While addressing party workers at a rented accommodation of the party's chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur, Chadha said, "In …

Exit polls predict AAP will sweep Punjab: Here's what might have worked
3 years ago

Exit polls predict AAP will sweep Punjab: Here's what might have worked

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party, which finished second in 2017 Assembly election, is buoyant at the exit poll results including the India Today - Axis My India exit poll, which has estimated that the party will get between 76 to 90 seats in 2022. The political arena in Punjab is buzzing about how the AAP managed to emerge as a possible …

Give AAP chance for honest govt in Punjab, defeat loot, graft, says Kejriwal
3 years, 1 month ago

Give AAP chance for honest govt in Punjab, defeat loot, graft, says Kejriwal

India Today  

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday appealed to people to give his party a chance to form an "honest" government in Punjab and take the state on the path of development. All of them have united to stop AAP because they are afraid that if the party forms government in Punjab it will put a stop to all such …

Joginder Mann ends 50-year association with Congress, joins AAP ahead of Punjab polls
3 years, 2 months ago

Joginder Mann ends 50-year association with Congress, joins AAP ahead of Punjab polls

India Today  

In a jolt to the Punjab Congress, senior leader and former minister Joginder Mann joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday. This comes a day after Joginder Mann handed in his resignation to the Congress, thereby severing his 50-year-old ties with the party barely weeks ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections. “Inspired by Arvind ji's vision, Punjab's former cabinet minister …

AAP government in Punjab to ensure security to PM, common people: Kejriwal
3 years, 2 months ago

AAP government in Punjab to ensure security to PM, common people: Kejriwal

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Raising the issue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach in Punjab, AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said, "if AAP forms the government, we will ensure that we provide necessary security to the PM and the common people." The Congress government has failed to provide security to the Prime Minister and common people. If AAP forms the …

AAP Punjab disbands core committee and all wings
4 years, 7 months ago

AAP Punjab disbands core committee and all wings

Op India  

The Punjab Unit of the Aam Aadmi Party has decided to disband its core structure, core committee, all wings and district units in an effort to strengthen the party at the organisational level ahead of the Assembly Elections in the state in 2022. 'ਮਿਸ਼ਨ-2022' ਦੇ ਮੱਦੇਨਜ਼ਰ ਆਮ ਆਦਮੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਗਠਨਾਤਮਕ ਪੱਧਰ 'ਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਮੁਹਿੰਮ ਅਧੀਨ …

Delhi Portfolio Allocation: Kejriwal keeps no department with himself. Check who got what
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Portfolio Allocation: Kejriwal keeps no department with himself. Check who got what

India TV News  

Delhi Portfolio Allocation: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has kept no department with himself. In the portfolio allocation, Satyendra Kumar Jain got the Delhi Jal Board. He was labour minister in the previous AAP dispensation Rajendra Pal Gautam has been given the charge of the Department of Women and Child Development. Besides Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Gopal Rai, Satyendar Jain, Imran …

As AAP disintegrates, senior leader says AAP ready to dissolve and merge with Congress
5 years, 11 months ago

As AAP disintegrates, senior leader says AAP ready to dissolve and merge with Congress

Op India  

As Aam Aadmi Party is losing relevance and facing an existential crisis in the Indian political scene, the leadership of the party seems to be desperate as senior AAP leader and Punjab unit President Bhagwant Mann has indicated that the party is willing to dissolve and merge with Congress party, reported The Tribune. We all formed Aam Aadmi Party for …

Arvind Kejriwal hits out at Punjab MLAs who quit AAP, calls them 'opportunists and greedy for tickets'
6 years, 2 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal hits out at Punjab MLAs who quit AAP, calls them 'opportunists and greedy for tickets'

Firstpost  

The Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal also accused the Punjab government of ignoring the Dalit community, backward classes and poor. Kejriwal, who launched his party’s campaign for upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Punjab by addressing a rally in Barnala, also attacked the Congress-led state government and said it had “betrayed” people as it failed to deliver on its poll promises. …

AAP crisis deepens as Manish Sisodia rejects Khaira & Co’s demand
6 years, 7 months ago

AAP crisis deepens as Manish Sisodia rejects Khaira & Co’s demand

Hindustan Times  

Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia The crisis in the Aam Aadmi Party ’s Punjab unit deepened on Sunday after Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia rejected nine party MLAs’ demand to take back the decision to remove Bholath legislator Sukhpal Singh Khaira as the leader of opposition in the Vidhan Sabha. The defiant Punjab legislators, led by Khaira, in …

AAP dharna against Delhi L-G: Illusion of 'apolitical' nature of IAS cadre lies shattered, says party member
6 years, 9 months ago

AAP dharna against Delhi L-G: Illusion of 'apolitical' nature of IAS cadre lies shattered, says party member

Firstpost  

There are some who perpetually predict that Kejriwal will fade ignominiously as he is just a momentary flash in the pan. Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘sit-in’ andolan, along with three of his ministers, to protest against the abject non-cooperation of a highly-politicised Indian Administrative Services lobby in National Capital, which has not been attending any meetings called by …

Power games: on AAP's relationship with the bureaucracy in Delhi
7 years, 1 month ago

Power games: on AAP's relationship with the bureaucracy in Delhi

The Hindu  

The Delhi government under Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has had a history of conflict and confrontation with the police and the bureaucracy. But even Mr. Kejriwal’s worst detractors would have found it hard to imagine that his Aam Aadmi Party MLAs would be accused of assaulting the Chief Secretary in his presence. The shocking incident, which is said to have …

AAP forms three-member panel in Punjab to take stock of political, organisational decisions
7 years, 4 months ago

AAP forms three-member panel in Punjab to take stock of political, organisational decisions

Firstpost  

The Aam Aadmi Party constituted a three-member committee on Punjab on Thursday, authorising it to take political and organisational decisions for the state New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party constituted a three-member committee on Punjab on Thursday, authorising it to take political and organisational decisions for the state unit. The decision was taken at a meeting attended by MLAs and …

AAP slams Punjab govt for appointing state HRC chairman without consulting Opposition
7 years, 8 months ago

AAP slams Punjab govt for appointing state HRC chairman without consulting Opposition

Firstpost  

AAP took a serious note of Punjab government appointing the chairman of the state Human Rights Commission without taking the principal opposition party into confidence Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday took a serious note of the Punjab government appointing the chairman of the state Human Rights Commission without taking the principal opposition party into confidence. Condemning the step …

Punjab polls: Crisis looms if Congress, AAP comes to power, says Modi
8 years, 1 month ago

Punjab polls: Crisis looms if Congress, AAP comes to power, says Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

Kotkapura: Addressing a rally here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the AAP on Sunday, calling it an "outsider", that is "dreaming of creating its own world" at the cost of Punjab. Modi, who addressed a poll rally in the Malwa heartland, asked the electorate to vote for the SAD-BJP alliance for the third time, warning that Punjab as well as …

AAP not a force in Punjab, Congress main rival: BJP vice-president
8 years, 6 months ago

AAP not a force in Punjab, Congress main rival: BJP vice-president

Business Standard  

The misdeeds of the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi have exposed its real character and it is not a force in Punjab politics anymore, Bharatiya Janata Party vice-president Prabhat Jha has said, adding that the Congress is the main rival of the state's Shiromani Akali Dal -BJP alliance. Jha, who is the BJP's Punjab in-charge, also claimed that the ruling …

‘AAP is leaderless like the ISIS; it’s a party of political rejects, radicals’
8 years, 8 months ago

‘AAP is leaderless like the ISIS; it’s a party of political rejects, radicals’

Hindustan Times  

In Punjab, the monsoon has brought with it a cloudburst of political controversies. Excerpts: “The AAP will be number three in the assembly contest.” How do you look at Punjab’s political landscape today? AAP leader Sanjay Singh doesn’t know who Kartar Singh Sarabha is! We didn’t even touch Capt Amarinder Singh who, as chief minister, had slapped false cases against …

AAP manifesto gaffe: SAD targets Kejriwal, demands resignation
8 years, 8 months ago

AAP manifesto gaffe: SAD targets Kejriwal, demands resignation

Hindustan Times  

Cornering Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal for the party’s manifesto gaffe, the Shiromani Akali Dal said that if Kejriwal is left with some veracity, he should resign from all his positions instead of finding a scapegoat for the blunder. After holding a meeting with party workers, Veer Singh Lopoke, chairman, planning board, targeted AAP and said that till the …

No plan to be AAP’s face for Punjab poll campaign: Delhi CM Kejriwal
9 years, 3 months ago

No plan to be AAP’s face for Punjab poll campaign: Delhi CM Kejriwal

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal scotched on Saturday rumours that he would become the face of the Aam Aadmi Party’s campaign for the crucial Punjab elections in 2017 as he exuded confidence of repeating the party’s landslide Delhi poll victory. Reacting to the Delhi CM’s remark about Sidhu, Punjab BJP president Kamal Sharma said: “Sidhu is an important leader of …

RSS takes on AAP, alleges coterie around Arvind Kejriwal ruling Delhi
10 years ago

RSS takes on AAP, alleges coterie around Arvind Kejriwal ruling Delhi

Firstpost  

With AAP sidelining dissenting voices within the party, RSS on Saturday said it has proved to be worse than any other ‘aam’ party and alleged that a coterie around its convener and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is ruling Delhi. New Delhi: With AAP sidelining dissenting voices within the party, RSS on Saturday said it has proved to be worse than …

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