Punjab CM Channi calls special assembly session on November 8
3 years, 1 month ago

Punjab CM Channi calls special assembly session on November 8

Hindustan Times  

After chairing a cabinet meeting in Ludhiana on Wednesday, Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced a special assembly session on November 8 to discuss the Centre’s notification enhancing the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force in the state besides the three farm laws. Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi addressing a press conference after the cabinet meeting in Ludhiana on Wednesday. Addressing the media after the cabinet meet, Channi said: “We will convene a special Vidhan Sabha session on November 8 to decide on the BSF jurisdiction and farmers’ issues.” The Punjab chief minister demanded that the Centre withdraw the notification citing the increase in BSF range from 15km to 50km. Drones are used to smuggle weapons and drugs and to stop these illegal activities, the jurisdiction of BSF has been widened.” Abolishes institutional tax for industry Announcing a slew of measures for the state industry ahead of the Progressive Punjab Investors Summit, 2021, Channi said the Cabinet has decided to abolish institutional tax, which was a long-pending demand of industry.

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Punjab ex-CM Channi says not scared of govt action, appears before VB
1 year, 8 months ago

Punjab ex-CM Channi says not scared of govt action, appears before VB

Hindustan Times  

Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, who was being questioned by the vigilance bureau in Mohali on Friday in connection with a disproportionate assets, asserted that he is not scared of the AAP government’s “political vendetta”. Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi is being questioned in a disproportionate assets case by the Vigilance Bureau in Mohali on Friday. …

Punjab Assembly election | Congress evades a direct response on chief ministerial face in Punjab
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab Assembly election | Congress evades a direct response on chief ministerial face in Punjab

The Hindu  

A day after the official Twitter handle of the Congress dropped a clear hint that Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi would be party’s chief ministerial face in the upcoming Assembly elections, the party on Tuesday evaded a direct response on the issue. Leaders close to Pradesh Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu told The Hindu that the party social …

Punjab: Amarinder Singh slams Channi govt's resolution against BSF jurisdiction
3 years, 1 month ago

Punjab: Amarinder Singh slams Channi govt's resolution against BSF jurisdiction

Op India  

The Punjab assembly today passed a resolution against the Central government’s order to increase the BSF’s jurisdiction in the border states from 15 km to 50 km. Punjab Assembly unanimously passed a resolution against Centre’s decision to extend the jurisdiction of the BSF to a 50 km belt along the international border in the State. We are committed to protect …

Punjab Assembly passes resolution against Centre's BSF order, calls it 'insult' to state police
3 years, 1 month ago

Punjab Assembly passes resolution against Centre's BSF order, calls it 'insult' to state police

India TV News  

The Punjab assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution against the Centre's notification that extended the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force, calling it an "insult" to the state police and seeking its withdrawal. The House unanimously passed the resolution "rejecting" the Centre's order in the absence of the only two BJP members of the state assembly. The decision of extending …

Punjab CM Charanjit Channi, Navjot Singh Sidhu hold talks ahead of Cabinet meeting
3 years, 1 month ago

Punjab CM Charanjit Channi, Navjot Singh Sidhu hold talks ahead of Cabinet meeting

India Today  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Congress state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu held a round of talks in Chandigarh ahead of the Cabinet meeting. Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will hold a press conference after the Cabinet meeting and is likely to make a major announcement regarding recruitment of officials. On Monday, AICC Punjab affairs in-charge Harish Chaudhary …

Punjab to hold special House session to oppose BSF order
3 years, 1 month ago

Punjab to hold special House session to oppose BSF order

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday announced that a special session of the legislative assembly will be convened on November 8 to oppose the Union government’s recent notification on expanding the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force in the state, adding that issues regarding the three central farm laws will also be discussed. Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh …

BSF jurisdiction: parties in Punjab oppose Centre’s decision
3 years, 1 month ago

BSF jurisdiction: parties in Punjab oppose Centre’s decision

The Hindu  

At an all-party meeting convened by Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday, the Congress, the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party passed a resolution against the Centre’s decision on enhancing the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force. It would also file a petition in the Supreme Court against the Centre’s unilateral decision which he said amounts …

Punjab CM urges Centre to roll back decision to extend BSF jurisdiction along Indo-Pak border
3 years, 2 months ago

Punjab CM urges Centre to roll back decision to extend BSF jurisdiction along Indo-Pak border

India Today  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi took to Twitter on Wednesday to condemn the Centre's decision to extend the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force to a 50 km belt along the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam. Punjab CM Channi called the central government's move "a direct attack on federalism" and urged Union home minister Amit Shah …

BJP slams Punjab CM Channi for allowing son to attend high-level meeting with DGP
3 years, 2 months ago

BJP slams Punjab CM Channi for allowing son to attend high-level meeting with DGP

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has slammed Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for allowing his son to sit in a high-level security meeting with the state's officiating Director General of Police, Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota. Pictures of CM Channi's son Rhythmjeet Singh attending the official meeting with senior Punjab police officials, including DGP IPS Sahota on Wednesday, have gone viral …

Gift Every Tuesday, Delivering Before Sacrilege Cases Deadline: Channi's 90 Days to Deliver on Punjab Plan
3 years, 2 months ago

Gift Every Tuesday, Delivering Before Sacrilege Cases Deadline: Channi's 90 Days to Deliver on Punjab Plan

News 18  

The 15-member rejigged Cabinet of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has just about 90 days to deliver and ‘undo the inaction’ under the previous regime as the Model Code of Conduct could kick in by end of this year. The Channi government plans to work overtime to give a ‘gift to people’ every Tuesday at a weekly Cabinet meet …

Not Just Cabinet, 'Babus' Too: High Command Will 'Remote Control' Pb Cong to Avoid Amarinder Repeat
3 years, 3 months ago

Not Just Cabinet, 'Babus' Too: High Command Will 'Remote Control' Pb Cong to Avoid Amarinder Repeat

News 18  

In less than 72 hours, new Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi has been summoned to Delhi a second time to thrash out a “consensus” cabinet indicating a power dynamics shift in the Punjab Congress. Though the party high command officially maintains that it wants to give a free hand to the Channi-Sidhu duo in running the state, insiders have …

Charanjit Channi to Take Oath as Punjab CM on Monday; Sukhjinder Randhawa, Brahm Mohindra are Dy CMs
3 years, 3 months ago

Charanjit Channi to Take Oath as Punjab CM on Monday; Sukhjinder Randhawa, Brahm Mohindra are Dy CMs

News 18  

The Congress on Sunday picked Charanjit Singh Channi as the next chief minister of Punjab, making him the first Dailt to hold the post in the state, a day after Amarinder Singh resigned following a bitter power tussle in the party. Sukhjinder Randhawa, who was the frontrunner for the post just a few hours before Channi’s appointment, was given the …

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