AAP-Congress cracks widen as Punjab CM questioned over ₹50,000 crore loan row
1 year, 2 months ago

AAP-Congress cracks widen as Punjab CM questioned over ₹50,000 crore loan row

Hindustan Times  

The cracks between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, partners in the newly formed Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance, seem to have further widened as the Congress questioned the Bhagwant Mann government after governor Banwarilal Purohit sought from the state government details of utilisation of “this huge amount” of ₹50,000 crore loan. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann Reacting to Purohit's letter to the Punjab government, Congress leader Alok Sharma questioned the AAP-led Punjab government on Sunday over the alleged ₹50,000 crore debt and asked it to answer why the state was facing such a situation. While top AAP leaders have joined hands with the Opposition parties, including the Congress, to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Punjab Cabinet minister Anmol Gagan Maan has already announced that there would be no alliance between the ruling AAP and the Congress in the state. Gagan Maan said the AAP would contest all 13 seats in the Lok Sabha elections under the leadership of chief minister Mann and without any seat-sharing arrangement with the Congress.

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Victory for AAP is foregone conclusion: Punjab CM
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Victory for AAP is foregone conclusion: Punjab CM

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday claimed that his party’s win in the upcoming bypolls was a foregone conclusion as the public has already decided to vote for the ruling party. Campaigning for Ishank Kumar, the Aam Aadmi Party candidate from Chabbewal in Hoshiarpur district, Mann asserted that earlier the people of Punjab had no choice but to vote …

Punjab: AAP eyes image boost with course correction
3 months ago

Punjab: AAP eyes image boost with course correction

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh : The latest reshuffle, fourth in 30 months, in the Punjab cabinet is seen as Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party’s strategic effort to give party an image makeover and inject fresh blood into governance that has come under increasing Opposition scrutiny. The latest reshuffle, fourth in 30 months, in the Punjab cabinet is seen as Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi …

Punjab LoP Bajwa opposes Cong-AAP alliance in Haryana
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab LoP Bajwa opposes Cong-AAP alliance in Haryana

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday opposed the potential alliance between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party for the October 5 assembly polls in Haryana. Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa Bajwa told reporters that maintaining distance from the AAP would be beneficial for the Congress. The leader of Opposition in the Punjab assembly, Bajwa, said the Congress …

Debt rising, AAP using funds for personal gains, alleges Cong
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Debt rising, AAP using funds for personal gains, alleges Cong

Hindustan Times  

Formally launching its campaign for the Jalandhar West by-election, the Congress on Saturday lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party government in the state for the rising debt, accusing its leaders of using money for their personal gains and funding their poll campaigns elsewhere. Congress leaders Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Partap Singh Bajwa and Charanjit Singh Channi at an event …

After Lok Sabha debacle in Punjab, AAP has task cut out to find new commander
6 months ago

After Lok Sabha debacle in Punjab, AAP has task cut out to find new commander

The Hindu  

After its disappointing electoral performance in the recent Lok Sabha election in Punjab – the only full-fledged State where the Aam Aadmi Party is in power – the task appears to be cut out for the party to work towards creating a second-rung leadership, especially from the Dalit community, to take on future battles ahead. AAP’s poor performance is seen …

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann meets AAP cadre, tells them to work harder on ground
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann meets AAP cadre, tells them to work harder on ground

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party state president Bhagwant Mann on Friday directed the party workers to work harder on the ground. Mann said this during a meeting with the AAP Lok Sabha candidates and MLAs of Patiala and Ferozepur Lok Sabha constituencies. Cabinet minister Dr Balbir Singh and Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar, who were the party candidates from …

Punjab: Congress bounces back with resounding win on 7 seats, 3 for AAP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab: Congress bounces back with resounding win on 7 seats, 3 for AAP

Hindustan Times  

A resurgent Congress bounced back in Punjab on Tuesday by winning seven of the 13 seats in the Lok Sabha elections, ahead of the state’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party, after a dismal showing in the 2022 assembly elections. The Congress tally, though one less than the eight seats it won in the 2019 parliamentary polls, marked its return as a …

How AAP has become a liability for I.N.D.I. Alliance ahead of elections in Delhi
7 months ago

How AAP has become a liability for I.N.D.I. Alliance ahead of elections in Delhi

Op India  

In a major snub to its I.N.D.I. alliance partner, the Aam Aadmi Party, several media reports have indicated that the Congress party has not invited AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal to Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Delhi on Saturday, 18th May. However, reports suggest that discontent is simmering among alliance partners, particularly against the Aam Aadmi Party, which has faced backlash after …

AAP slams its Delhi ally Congress while seeking votes for party in Punjab
7 months, 1 week ago

AAP slams its Delhi ally Congress while seeking votes for party in Punjab

India TV News  

Amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, political parties have engaged in a stringent war of words, with attacks and counter-attacks dominating poll campaigns nationwide. With its leader, Arvind Kejriwal, already visiting the state, particularly after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in the Delhi Liquor case, the AAP kicked off its campaign with a roadshow in Punjab's Amritsar. Punjab …

Arvind Kejriwal News Highlights: Bhagwant Mann wants big ‘fatwa’ for AAP supremo
7 months, 1 week ago

Arvind Kejriwal News Highlights: Bhagwant Mann wants big ‘fatwa’ for AAP supremo

Hindustan Times  

Arvind Kejriwal News Highlights: Arvind Kejriwal, the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party, got interim bail from the Supreme Court until June 1 in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. Kejriwal is spearheading the party's election campaigns ahead of the general elections in Delhi, scheduled for May 25. Arvind Kejriwal's schedule for Sunday • …

Will quit politics if AAP wins all 13 seats in state: Punjab Cong chief Warring
8 months ago

Will quit politics if AAP wins all 13 seats in state: Punjab Cong chief Warring

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh : Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday said he will quit politics if the Aam Aadmi Party wins all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday said he will quit politics if the Aam Aadmi Party wins all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. Such audacious assertions require …

Interview | Punjab will vote on our performance, BJP’s polarisation card won’t work: Bhagwant Mann
8 months ago

Interview | Punjab will vote on our performance, BJP’s polarisation card won’t work: Bhagwant Mann

Hindustan Times  

The arrest of Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal since March 21 has thrust Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, 50, into a challenging task in the run-up to the general elections. As one of the key faces in the opposition INDIA bloc, he is pivoting the AAP’s sweepstakes on 22 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, …

AAP is ‘secretly allied with BJP’, says Akali Dal
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

BJP and AAP trade charges on the latter’s two-year-old rule in Punjab
9 months, 1 week ago

BJP and AAP trade charges on the latter’s two-year-old rule in Punjab

The Hindu  

In a verbal attack on the BJP, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday urged the people of the State to reject “anti-Punjab forces”, while the BJP took a dig at the AAP government, asserting that rampant drug menace, crumbling economy, misgovernance and unkept promises had marked its two-year “misrule” of the State. Hitting out at the AAP, BJP national …

AAP will draw a zero in Punjab in Lok Sabha elections: Congress’ Partap Singh Bajwa
9 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP will draw a zero in Punjab in Lok Sabha elections: Congress’ Partap Singh Bajwa

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Congress hit the ground running for the Lok Sabha elections with its maiden campaign rally in the state in Katarpur on Saturday. Leader of Opposition in the Punjab assembly and Congress’ Partap Singh Bajwa. Organised by former senior superintendent of police Rajinder Singh, the rally saw the participation of party’s top state leadership including leader of Opposition in the …

Navjot Singh Sidhu claims Bhagwant Mann approached him to join Congress
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Navjot Singh Sidhu claims Bhagwant Mann approached him to join Congress

Live Mint  

In a big claim from Navjot Singh Sidhu, he has said that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had approached him once expressing his readiness to join the Congress party. He told me paaji, I am ready to be your deputy if I get him to join the Congress. And he also told me that if you come to the Aam …

Partap Bajwa hits out at AAP govt in Punjab for 0.25% stamp duty on vehicle, property loans
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Partap Bajwa hits out at AAP govt in Punjab for 0.25% stamp duty on vehicle, property loans

Hindustan Times  

Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab for levying 0.25% stamp duty on loans for vehicles and property, stating that it would burn a hole in people’s pockets. “Chief minister Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government, in its two-year rule, has hiked petrol and diesel prices twice. The senior Congress leader said, “In …

AAP, Congress to go solo in Punjab, says Kejriwal: ‘Mutual agreement, no bad blood’
10 months ago

AAP, Congress to go solo in Punjab, says Kejriwal: ‘Mutual agreement, no bad blood’

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress, it appears, will not be in alliance in Punjab for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, as AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday that the two parties had ‘mutually agreed’ to contest separately in the border state. New Delhi, Feb 18 : Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal …

AAP in Punjab, Congress in Himachal Pradesh term Interim Budget as biased
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

AAP will not enter alliance with Congress in Punjab for Lok Sabha polls, says CM Mann
11 months ago

AAP will not enter alliance with Congress in Punjab for Lok Sabha polls, says CM Mann

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said his party will not enter into an alliance with the Congress in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, reiterating that the AAP will win all 13 seats. Replying to a question on his party's alliance with the Congress, Mann said he has said many times that "Punjab will become …

'Ek thi Congress is world's shortest story': CM Bhagwant Mann's latest jibe, setback for I.N.D.I.A bloc
11 months, 3 weeks 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, …

Hoshiarpur rally: Punjab CM, Arvind Kejriwal launch ₹867-cr development projects
1 year, 1 month ago

Hoshiarpur rally: Punjab CM, Arvind Kejriwal launch ₹867-cr development projects

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday slammed the previous state governments for “looting” Punjab and said the AAP government is honest and was spending on the development of the state. Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann addressed a ‘Vikas Kranti’ rally here after launching projects worth ₹867 crore for the Hoshiarpur parliamentary constituency. …

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann slams state Congress chief Warring for ‘misleading’ people over paddy MSP
1 year, 1 month ago

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann slams state Congress chief Warring for ‘misleading’ people over paddy MSP

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday hit out at Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring for allegedly ‘misleading’ people with his statement that the state advocate general appealed to the Supreme Court to end the minimum support price on paddy. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann In a statement here, Mann called Warring a “chronic liar” and slammed him for …

SC seeks updated report on Punjab govt’s plea against governor over delay in nod to Bills
1 year, 1 month ago

SC seeks updated report on Punjab govt’s plea against governor over delay in nod to Bills

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit to indicate by Friday what action has been taken on the seven Bills pending with him awaiting clearance observing that governors should not start acting only after a petition is filed before the top court. The Supreme Court on Monday directed solicitor general Tushar Mehta to place an updated status …

AAP accuses Opposition leaders in Punjab of running away from debate
1 year, 1 month ago

AAP accuses Opposition leaders in Punjab of running away from debate

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday slammed opposition leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal, Sunil Jakhar, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and Pratap Singh Bajwa for ‘skipping’ the debate called by chief minister Bhagwant Mann and running away from their accountability towards the people of the state. Addressing a press conference here, AAP Punjab chief spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang said the CM invited …

Punjab assembly session cut short, CM says AAP govt will move SC against governor
1 year, 2 months ago

Punjab assembly session cut short, CM says AAP govt will move SC against governor

Hindustan Times  

The two-day assembly session of Punjab was cut short by a day after chief minister Bhagwant Mann informed the House that since governor Banwarilal Purohit had not given assent to the three money Bills, his government would resume the session after taking the issue to its logical conclusion. Chief minister Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government to file petition in …

'Coalition Compulsions': Congress's Hand Tied as Leaders in Punjab Hit by 'AAPheaval'?
1 year, 2 months ago

'Coalition Compulsions': Congress's Hand Tied as Leaders in Punjab Hit by 'AAPheaval'?

News 18  

The tepid response of Congress president Mallakarjun Kharge and the fierce one by its Punjab leaders after the arrest of MLA Sukhpal Khaira in an old drugs case captures the dilemma that has hit the party over its alliance with the state’s ruling AAP as part of the INDIA front. And when Arvind Kejriwal campaigned in poll-bound Chhattisgarh and Madhya …

Opposition INDIA bloc's key members, AAP and Congress at loggerheads in Punjab
1 year, 2 months ago

Opposition INDIA bloc's key members, AAP and Congress at loggerheads in Punjab

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party and Congress are considered among the important allies in the INDIA grouping. Most Punjab Congress leaders, except former Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, do not favor an alliance with AAP. Leaders of both parties started targeting each other after disproportionate assets cases were slapped on key Congress leaders including former CM Charanjit Singh Channi, former deputy …

CM Mann, Oppn Leader Bajwa in X Spat as INDIA Allies AAP And Congress Grapple with Punjab Puzzle
1 year, 2 months ago

CM Mann, Oppn Leader Bajwa in X Spat as INDIA Allies AAP And Congress Grapple with Punjab Puzzle

News 18  

A day after a senior Punjab Congress leader claimed that at least 32 Aam Aadmi Party legislators were in touch with him, chief minister Bhagwant Mann dared the opposition party to “topple” an elected government. Reacting sharply to the comment made by the senior Congress leader, who is also the leader of opposition in the Punjab assembly, CM Mann wrote …

Here is why AAP and Congress may bunk INDIA alliance in Punjab
1 year, 3 months ago

Here is why AAP and Congress may bunk INDIA alliance in Punjab

India Today  

In a new twist to the INDIA alliance controversy in Punjab, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday hinted it may contest the Lok Sabha election in 2024 sans the INDIA alliance. Earlier in the day, Punjab minister Anmol Gagan Maan said there would be no alliance between AAP and Congress in Punjab. While the Congress and AAP are now …

No alliance with Cong in Lok Sabha polls in Punjab, says AAP minister
1 year, 3 months ago

No alliance with Cong in Lok Sabha polls in Punjab, says AAP minister

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party will not tie up with the Congress in Punjab and contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming general elections, state cabinet minister Anmol Gagan Maan said on Wednesday. Punjab cabinet minister Anmol Gagan Maan said the AAP will contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state under the leadership of chief minister …

AAP and Congress Punjab units refuse to share seats: Details
1 year, 3 months ago

AAP and Congress Punjab units refuse to share seats: Details

Op India  

Just days after the opposition alliance, I.N.D.I.A. Evidently, on Tuesday state leadership of the Congress party asserted that they are against any kind of alliance with the AAP in Punjab for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. They asked the state Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and the leader of the Opposition, Partap Singh Bajwa, to convey to the party …

Punjab AAP Minister says there is no alliance with Congress
1 year, 3 months ago

Punjab AAP Minister says there is no alliance with Congress

The Hindu  

The cracks between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, partners in the newly formed Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance were on display on September 6 after a Cabinet Minister in Punjab, where the AAP is in power, ruled out any alliance with the Congress. Punjab Tourism Minister Anmol Gagan Maan at a press conference in Chandigarh said there would …

'No INDIA in Punjab': AAP minister says will fight all seats alone
1 year, 3 months ago

'No INDIA in Punjab': AAP minister says will fight all seats alone

India Today  

Days after the Opposition bloc INDIA passed a resolution to fight the 2024 Parliament elections jointly, Aam Aadmi Party and Congress leaders in the Punjab came out against having an alliance in the state. An Aam Aadmi Party minister in Punjab, Anmol Gagan Mann, said there would be no alliance with Congress in the state, and the party would contest …

Chhattisgarh: AAP's Arvind Kejriwal issues ‘Guarantee Card’ ahead of polls in Raipur
1 year, 4 months ago

Chhattisgarh: AAP's Arvind Kejriwal issues ‘Guarantee Card’ ahead of polls in Raipur

India TV News  

Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi and the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party, reached Raipur to address a party event and issued a 'guarantee card' for the people of Chhattisgarh detailing what his party would implement if voted to power in the state. Kejriwal issued a list of guarantees that the people of Chhattisgarh will get if …

Punjab, Delhi Congress units wary of backing AAP
1 year, 7 months ago

Punjab, Delhi Congress units wary of backing AAP

The Hindu  

Senior Congress leaders from Delhi and Punjab met at the All India Congress Committee on the issue of support to the Aam Aadmi Party in its fight against the Centre’s ordinance that effectively negates the Supreme Court verdict which gave the AAP-led Delhi government the power to control over services. Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, …

Cabinet meeting: Return gift for Jalandhar, Punjab govt approves ₹108.9-cr for development
1 year, 7 months ago

Cabinet meeting: Return gift for Jalandhar, Punjab govt approves ₹108.9-cr for development

Hindustan Times  

Jalandhar Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann addresses a press conference as Aam Aadmi Party MP Sushil Rinku looks on, in Jalandhar on Wednesday. Three days after Jalandhar handed it its only Lok Sabha seat in the byelection, the Aam Aadmi Party government announced a special grant of ₹108.9 crore for developing the constituency. The announcement was made after chief minister …

HT interview: Will fight radicalism with good governance, says Punjab CM Mann
1 year, 9 months ago

HT interview: Will fight radicalism with good governance, says Punjab CM Mann

Hindustan Times  

For a young chief minister, who hasn’t been in politics all that long, Bhagwant Mann’s first year in charge of Punjab has been nothing short of a baptism by fire in the face of a worrying slide in law and order marked by surge in pro-Khalistan extremism in the border state. Edited excerpts: What has changed in Punjab in the …

Those who demanding Governor's rule are anti-Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann slams BJP
1 year, 9 months ago

Those who demanding Governor's rule are anti-Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann slams BJP

India TV News  

Ajnala Incident: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Monday lambasted BJP leaders, including former CM Amarinder Singh for demanding "Governor's rule" in the state saying people know that these leaders have always been "anti-Punjab". "Capt Amarinder Singh, Kewal Dhillon, Balbir Singh Sidhu, Fateh Jang Bajwa, Raj Kumar Verka, Gurpreet Kangar, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi.all Congressmen in BJP these days can often …

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

Assembly results a dampener for AAP, opposition parties sharpen attack
2 years ago

Assembly results a dampener for AAP, opposition parties sharpen attack

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh The party’s campaign did not take off in Himachal, where it failed to open its account and got just 1.1% votes. Mann, who spearheaded the AAP’s assembly campaign with the party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal, spent much of his time in Gujarat in the past two months, holding dozens of rallies and roadshows. Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja …

'AAP pushing Punjab towards bankruptcy': Congress slams state govt for heavy borrowing
2 years, 1 month ago

'AAP pushing Punjab towards bankruptcy': Congress slams state govt for heavy borrowing

India Today  

Punjab's Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring warned the Aam Aadmi Party against fiscal profligacy, which can push the state into bankruptcy. Pointing out that the AAP-led government in Punjab has already taken a debt of Rs 11,464 crores in the last six months, Warring said the total borrowing will cross Rs 1 lakh crore in five years. Warring said …

AAP govt wins trust vote in Punjab Assembly, Congress MLAs stage walk out
2 years, 2 months ago

AAP govt wins trust vote in Punjab Assembly, Congress MLAs stage walk out

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has won the confidence vote in the Punjab Assembly. On September 27, Bhagwant Mann moved a confidence motion in the state assembly, two days after Governor Banwarilal Purohit gave his nod to convene it. CM Bhagwant Mann had called a special session of the state assembly to seek a …

BJP, Congress working together to topple AAP govt in Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann
2 years, 2 months ago

BJP, Congress working together to topple AAP govt in Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann

India Today  

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday accused the opposition BJP and Congress of conniving with each other to topple the Aam Aadmi Party government. Bhagwant Mann said that the BJP was running behind mirage with the aim of garnering power in the state and in this attempt they are using pennies to purchase Aces of AAP. Bhagwant Mann said …

AAP's Raghav Chadha mentions a Netflix show amid Punjab guv-CM stand-off
2 years, 2 months ago

AAP's Raghav Chadha mentions a Netflix show amid Punjab guv-CM stand-off

Hindustan Times  

Over the last few days, Punjab has witnessed constant sparring between chief minister Bhagwant Mann and governor Banwarilal Purohit. This went a notch higher on Friday when the state governor sought the details of the agenda of the legislative business of the session called by the AAP government on September 27. Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on …

Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann goes into huddle with AAP MLAs after the governor cancels special Assembly session
2 years, 3 months ago

Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann goes into huddle with AAP MLAs after the governor cancels special Assembly session

Firstpost  

While Arvind Kejriwal and the Punjab chief minister slammed the governor for not allowing the assembly session, the opposition parties hailed Purohit for preventing the Mann government from sabotaging the constitutional and legislative practices and procedures. Punjab: A meeting of AAP legislators chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is here underway on Thursday to discuss the next strategy after …

Punjab cabinet expansion today; CM Bhagwant Mann likely to induct 5 MLAs as ministers
2 years, 5 months ago

Punjab cabinet expansion today; CM Bhagwant Mann likely to induct 5 MLAs as ministers

India TV News  

Highlights It will be the first cabinet expansion of the Bhagwant Mann-led government This comes more than three months after the AAP stormed to power in Punjab With the induction of five more ministers, the strength of the Mann-led cabinet will reach 15 Punjab cabinet expansion: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is set to expand his cabinet today, party sources said, …

Ground Report: 5 reasons why AAP suffered defeat in Sangrur, CM Bhagwant Mann's bastion
2 years, 5 months ago

Ground Report: 5 reasons why AAP suffered defeat in Sangrur, CM Bhagwant Mann's bastion

India Today  

The Aam Aadmi Party, which formed a government in Punjab around 100 days back with a historic mandate, failed to save its fort in its pocket borough Sangrur in the Sangrur bypolls. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who along with eight other MLAs, had won all nine assembly segments in the 2022 assembly elections failed to retain their vote share, …

Punjab opposition parties hit out at CM Bhagwant Mann over agreement with Delhi
2 years, 7 months ago

Punjab opposition parties hit out at CM Bhagwant Mann over agreement with Delhi

Firstpost  

Chandigarh: Opposition parties in Punjab on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for signing a knowledge-sharing agreement with his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of surrendering his authority and institutionalising interference in the border state. Reacting to the agreement, Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa termed it complete abrogation of responsibility on behalf of the state government towards its people …

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