Only Congress is fit to govern Punjab: Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 10 months ago

Only Congress is fit to govern Punjab: Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday cautioned people against “experimenting” in the Punjab assembly elections on February 20, asserting that “only the Congress can take care of Punjab”. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressing at 'Navi Soch Nava Punjab' rally ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, in Gurdaspur. Hailing the Congress party’s chief ministerial face, Charanjit Singh Channi, as someone who understands poverty well, Gandhi said: “Our government is pro-farmer which is why we stood with farmers and tried to stop these agri laws in Parliament.” The Congress leader lauded the Punjab farmers for agitating against the three central laws, and took a swipe at the Narendra Modi-led government. He further hailed Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and campaign committee head Sunil Jakhar, saying: “We have a long list of capable leaders, including Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sunil Jakhar, and we take along everyone.” Attacking the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, Gandhi said that the AAP was a failure in Delhi and knew nothing about Punjab.

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Its ‘kangla’, not ‘rangla’, Punjab: Rajnath jibe at AAP government
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Its ‘kangla’, not ‘rangla’, Punjab: Rajnath jibe at AAP government

Hindustan Times  

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday while addressing a rally at Dussehra Ground, Kurali, in favour of Anandpur Sahib BJP candidate Subhash Sharma said that the state government has made Punjab a ‘kangla Punjab’ instead of ‘rangla Punjab’. Union minster Rajnath Singh with Anandpur Sahib BJP candidate Subhash Sharma on Tuesday. In a blistering attack on the AAP and …

Fighting alone in Punjab, what's the BJP pinning its hopes on
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Fighting alone in Punjab, what's the BJP pinning its hopes on

India Today  

In 2019, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination papers in Varanasi for the Lok Sabha election, several leaders of the National Democratic Alliance were present there in a show of strength. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the BJP's fight is primarily against the Aam Aadmi Party, which runs the state government in Punjab, and the resurgent Congress, …

Punjab: Chief Electoral Officer asks farmers' bodies to refrain from disrupting poll campaigns
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab: Chief Electoral Officer asks farmers' bodies to refrain from disrupting poll campaigns

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country, the Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab on Thursday asked farmers' organisations to refrain from disrupting electoral campaigns for the Lok Sabha elections. However, after the farmers' delegation meeting with the CEO, farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said it is their democratic right to pose questions to candidates. BJP facing agitation while …

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, …

Want to take Punjab from state of ‘fikr’ to ‘fakar’: Navjot Sidhu
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Want to take Punjab from state of ‘fikr’ to ‘fakar’: Navjot Sidhu

Hindustan Times  

Former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Navjot Sidhu on Sunday trained guns on a section of party leaders who were questioning his ‘Lok Milni ’. Addressing ‘Jittega Punjab, Jittegi Congress’ rally at Kot Shamir, located on the outskirts of Bathinda city, Sidhu said he was working to put Punjab on track from the current state of ‘fikr’ to ‘fakar’ which …

'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 …

Sunil Jakhar takes over as BJP Punjab chief, says BJP no longer younger brother in State
1 year, 5 months ago

Sunil Jakhar takes over as BJP Punjab chief, says BJP no longer younger brother in State

The Hindu  

Former Member of Parliament Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday officially took over as president of Bharatiya Janta Party’s Punjab State unit and said that BJP was a strong political force in Punjab on its own. “In recent years, BJP on its own has grown immensely in Punjab and there is a palpable traction amongst Punjabis for several key initiatives taken by …

Why follow Delhi model? Congress on AAP govt vs Guv in Punjab
1 year, 10 months ago

Why follow Delhi model? Congress on AAP govt vs Guv in Punjab

India Today  

Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday suggested that the AAP government in the state should avoid any confrontation with the Governor or the Centre the way it was happening in Delhi. “Why import this sort of Delhi model of having unnecessary confrontation with the Governor without any rhyme or reason?” he asked, adding that Punjab can do …

Congress unit in Gujarat backs Rahul Gandhi for post of party president
2 years, 3 months ago

Congress unit in Gujarat backs Rahul Gandhi for post of party president

India Today  

The Gujarat Congress unanimously demanded that Rahul Gandhi should become the party’s new president in the state executive meeting at the state party headquarters on Sunday. With the notification of the Congress presidential polls just days away, Gandhi family loyalists and state units have stepped up efforts to mount pressure on Rahul Gandhi to take the party's reins amid indications …

Congress's Election Embarrassment Gives Rebels More Muscle as Gandhis Lose Lustre
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress's Election Embarrassment Gives Rebels More Muscle as Gandhis Lose Lustre

News 18  

As results trickled in from all the five states where elections were held, the Gandhis watched in dismay. But in Delhi, not too far away from where they sat, some members of the so-called “G23” shook their heads and said, “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” After the last round of state polls when the Congress …

Punjab results ‘shock’ for Congress; AAP’s record in Delhi helped it: Sharad Pawar
2 years, 9 months ago

Punjab results ‘shock’ for Congress; AAP’s record in Delhi helped it: Sharad Pawar

The Hindu  

The results of Assembly elections in Punjab are a "shock" for Congress while the Aam Aadmi Party benefited because of the performance of its government in Delhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said here on Thursday. Trends and available results suggested that Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP was on its way to sweep Punjab by ousting Congress. The AAP's governance in Delhi helped …

Punjab Election 2022: Amarinder Singh meets Amit Shah, says alliance has done well in polls
2 years, 9 months ago

Punjab Election 2022: Amarinder Singh meets Amit Shah, says alliance has done well in polls

India TV News  

Highlights Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Monday met Home Minister Amit Shah. Ahead of the results of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections to come out on March 10, former Punjab CM and Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Monday met Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. Further, the former Chief Minister said that his meeting with Union …

Punjab polls: People will have to vote carefully to bring change in state, says Navjot Singh Sidhu
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab polls: People will have to vote carefully to bring change in state, says Navjot Singh Sidhu

Firstpost  

Amritsar: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Friday that the voters will have to vote carefully to bring change in Punjab as the state has lost one generation to terrorism and the other to drugs. Sidhu remarked that in the elections, on one side is the ‘mafias’ of families of Captain Amarinder Singh and Prakash Singh Badal who …

Punjab assembly polls: 'Vote for one who answers fearlessly,' Rahul Gandhi to voters
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab assembly polls: 'Vote for one who answers fearlessly,' Rahul Gandhi to voters

Firstpost  

The former Congress chief urged people of Punjab to vote for the ‘progressive future’ of the state. Voting for all 117 Assembly seats is taking place today in Punjab New Delhi: With Punjab going to polls on Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged people of the state to vote for the one who supports them and answers fearlessly. He also …

Punjab polls: People will give clear mandate to Congress, says Harish Rawat
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab polls: People will give clear mandate to Congress, says Harish Rawat

Firstpost  

Rawat said Punjab needs a party that can take all sections along and lead the state on the path of development, adding that his party is the only alternative Ruling out the possibility of a fractured mandate, former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat, on Wednesday, asserted that the people will bring back Congress with a clear majority in Punjab as …

Congress upgrades Punjab strategy, top leaders to take part in back-to-back campaigns ahead of polls
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress upgrades Punjab strategy, top leaders to take part in back-to-back campaigns ahead of polls

India Today  

Congress has upgraded its strategy in Punjab, where top leaders will campaign for the party for the next three days ahead of the polls on February 20. RAGA IN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN MODE According to sources, Congress started the aggressive campaign four days back and now the party has decided to go full throttle. A Punjab Congress leader said, “The strategy …

Punjab polls: Only Cong can ensure peace, security in Punjab, says Rahul
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab polls: Only Cong can ensure peace, security in Punjab, says Rahul

Hindustan Times  

Mansa/Rajpura : Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said stability, security and peace are paramount for the future of Punjab. Addressing a rally in favour of Punjabi singer and party candidate Shubhdeep Singh, aka Sidhu Moosewala, in Mansa on Tuesday, Rahul said: “Identify the power behind the BJP, do Narendra Modi has the power of farmers behind him? SAD and BJP …

Punjab Assembly polls: Understand 'hidden powers' behind Modi and Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi tells voters
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Assembly polls: Understand 'hidden powers' behind Modi and Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi tells voters

Firstpost  

Taking on the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress leader claimed those seeking one chance to form the government will ‘destroy Punjab’ and the state ‘will burn’ Chandigarh: Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asked voters in Punjab not to look at the face of leaders but their actions to understand the “hidden powers” that are at work behind them, as the former …

Punjab Elections 2022: BJP urges EC to bar Sidhu from campaigning
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Elections 2022: BJP urges EC to bar Sidhu from campaigning

India TV News  

Highlights A BJP delegation met EC with a memorandum that Sidhu had insulted Brahmins BJP alleged that Sidhu was promoting hatred and division in society with his comments BJP memorandum urged EC to also censure Congress for promoting hatred and division The BJP on Monday urged the Election Commission to ban Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu from campaigning in …

Rahul Gandhi asks people not to 'experiment' in Punjab polls, choose Congress
2 years, 10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi asks people not to 'experiment' in Punjab polls, choose Congress

India TV News  

Highlights Congress leader Rahul Gandhi cautioned people against going for any "experiment" Gandhi asserted that his party understands Punjab very well and can take the state forward Gandhi promised that drug problem would be wiped out from Punjab if his party returns to power Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday cautioned people against going for any "experiment" in the Punjab …

Punjab Election: Only BJP-led alliance can secure Punjab, uproot drug problem, says Amit Shah
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Election: Only BJP-led alliance can secure Punjab, uproot drug problem, says Amit Shah

India TV News  

Even as the campaign for the second phase of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh ended on Saturday, party leader Rahul Gandhi, who has campaigned in three other poll-bound states, has not held any rally or door-to-door campaign in the politically crucial state. Priyanka Gandhi is the face of the party in the polls and has been campaigning extensively along with …

Punjab election: Only BJP-led alliance can secure state, uproot drug problem, says Amit Shah
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab election: Only BJP-led alliance can secure state, uproot drug problem, says Amit Shah

India TV News  

Highlights Amit Shah made a sharp attack against CM Charanjit Singh Channi in his election rally He also raised the issue of religious conversion of Sikhs and Hindus in the state Shah said it is only the BJP-led alliance that can secure the border state Punjab assembly elections 2022: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said only the BJP-led …

Punjab Assembly elections | Good ties with Centre crucial for Punjab’s progress, says Amarinder
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Assembly elections | Good ties with Centre crucial for Punjab’s progress, says Amarinder

The Hindu  

As electioneering for the upcoming Assembly poll gatherers momentum in Punjab, former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who formed the Punjab Lok Congress after resigning from the Congress, is strongly pitching for strengthening of the State’s economy for long term development. For this “economic strengthening”, he asserts that it’s important that there’s a strong Centre-State relation, and therefore voting for PLC-BJP-SAD …

Will accept Rahul Gandhi's decision on CM face in Punjab: Navjot Sidhu | Exclusive
2 years, 10 months ago

Will accept Rahul Gandhi's decision on CM face in Punjab: Navjot Sidhu | Exclusive

India Today  

In an exclusive interview with India Today, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu said that he will accept Rahul Gandhi's decision regarding who should be made the Congress' chief ministerial face for the Punjab Assembly election. Earlier, Navjot Singh Sidhu had told India Today that the Congress can win 70 seats in Punjab if the party makes the right decision on …

Congress will announce its CM face for Punjab on February 6
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress will announce its CM face for Punjab on February 6

India Today  

The Congress will declare its chief ministerial face for Punjab on February 6 when former party chief Rahul Gandhi will visit the poll-bound state. Congress leader Harish Choudhary said that Rahul Gandhi will visit Punjab's Ludhiana on Sunday, February 6 and make the important announcement. Harish Choudhary said, "Rahul Gandhi will visit Ludhiana on February 6 and declare the Chief …

Punjab polls: BJP, Amarinder Singh's PLC release 11-point 'vision document'
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab polls: BJP, Amarinder Singh's PLC release 11-point 'vision document'

India Today  

The BJP and Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress combine on Friday released an 11-point manifesto for the people of Punjab in the run-up to the state assembly elections. READ: BJP’s Punjab toolkit post agitation: Co-opt Sikh elites - left, right and centre | View Presenting the manifesto as a “vision document”, Puri said the BJP-PLC alliance would fulfill its commitments …

Punjab Assembly elections | Congress denied Sunil Jakhar CM post for being a Hindu, alleges AAP
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Assembly elections | Congress denied Sunil Jakhar CM post for being a Hindu, alleges AAP

The Hindu  

Ahead of Punjab Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday accused the Congress of playing politics around caste and religion and conspiring to divide the people by giving a religious colour to the politics of Punjab. Reacting to Punjab Congress leader Sunil Jakhar’s statement about Chief Minister selection, AAP Punjab affairs co-in-charge Raghav Chadha said the biggest example of …

Punjab Elections 2022: AAP, BJP Slam Congress Over Sunil Jakhar's Statement
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Elections 2022: AAP, BJP Slam Congress Over Sunil Jakhar's Statement

News 18  

The AAP and the BJP hit out at the ruling Congress in Punjab on Thursday over its leader Sunil Jakhar’s statement that 42 party MLAs wanted him as the chief minister of the state after the unceremonious exit of Amarinder Singh last year. While Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha accused the Congress of doing politics on the basis of …

Problems for Punjab Congress continue
2 years, 10 months ago

Problems for Punjab Congress continue

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The problems in the Punjab Congress do not seem to be going away. As the high command is in the process of selecting a CM candidate -- between incumbent chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu -- a video has gone viral of former PCC chief Sunil Jakhar claiming that a majority of MLAs …

Punjab Election 2022: Captain Amarinder Singh can still surprise everyone
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Election 2022: Captain Amarinder Singh can still surprise everyone

India TV News  

Highlights IANS-CVoter Punjab Tracker reveals some interesting new trends with the entry of Captain with BJP Elections in Punjab is a multi-cornered test this time Polling in Punjab will be held on February 20, results on March 10 The IANS-CVoter Punjab Tracker is revealing some interesting new trends with the entry of Captain Amarinder Singh as a new ally of …

Rahul Gandhi May Announce Punjab CM Candidate on February 6: Sources
2 years, 10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi May Announce Punjab CM Candidate on February 6: Sources

News 18  

The Congress is likely to declare its chief ministerial face for Punjab on February 6 when former party chief Rahul Gandhi will visit the poll-bound state, party sources said. Congress president Sonia Gandhi has already started consultations with party leaders and workers on the chief ministerial candidate. Over the past several weeks, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state …

Rahul Gandhi may announce Congress' Punjab chief ministerial candidate on February 6: Sources
2 years, 10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi may announce Congress' Punjab chief ministerial candidate on February 6: Sources

India TV News  

Highlights Rahul Gandhi may announce Congress' Punjab CM face on February 6, sources said The Congress was earlier expected to announce it on Wednesday Punjab assembly election will be held in one single phase on February 20, counting on March 10 The Congress is likely to declare its chief ministerial candidate for Punjab on February 6 when former party chief …

Punjab Assembly election | Amarinder terms Rahul’s claims of deciding CM face with inputs from ground ‘farce’
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Assembly election | Amarinder terms Rahul’s claims of deciding CM face with inputs from ground ‘farce’

The Hindu  

Punjab Lok Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday dubbed former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s claims of deciding the chief ministerial face with inputs from the ground as farce and just theatrics. Amarinder said that as per procedure, people elected their MLAs and then the CLP elected the chief minister “and so all this talk is just drama.” Farmers contesting …

Punjab Polls: Political Futures of Many Bigwigs Tied to Election Outcome
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Polls: Political Futures of Many Bigwigs Tied to Election Outcome

News 18  

Apart from being unprecedented in terms of the political combinations in the fray, the February 20 Punjab assembly polls will also determine the political futures of many of the state’s bigwigs. For former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, who filed his nomination papers from his stronghold Patiala on Monday, it is going to be a do-or-die battle for political survival. …

Punjab Assembly election | No anti-incumbency against Congress, says Charanjit Singh Channi
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Assembly election | No anti-incumbency against Congress, says Charanjit Singh Channi

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Punjab Assembly election, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has said that the Congress is not facing anti-incumbency in the State. Taking credit for action against Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia, the Chief Minister said he had launched “Mission Clean” against the sand, drug, and liquor mafia. After becoming the Chief Minister, I constituted a new Special Investigation …

Punjab: 5 congress MPs boycott Rahul Gandhi's visit, reports suggest
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab: 5 congress MPs boycott Rahul Gandhi's visit, reports suggest

Op India  

In Punjab, Congress seems to be heading towards another huge crisis ahead of the assembly election. Five of the eight Congress Lok Sabha MPs from Punjab are boycotting Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state on Thursday, according to reports. Citing sources, reports say that the five MPs do not find Rahul Gandhi’s leadership reasonable and unless Rahul Gandhi relinquishes his …

Punjab Assembly Elections: Rahul Gandhi visits Golden Temple, to address virtual rally in Jalandhar
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Assembly Elections: Rahul Gandhi visits Golden Temple, to address virtual rally in Jalandhar

Firstpost  

The Congress leader is on a day-long visit to Punjab during which he is set to visit religious places along with the 109 candidates in an apparent show of strength ahead of Assembly elections that are due next month Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the Golden Temple, Amritsar, on Thursday ahead of his virtual rally in Jalandhar on Thursday. Gandhi …

Punjab Assembly Elections: Rahul Gandhi in state today, to visit Sri Harmandir Sahib with 117 candidates
2 years, 10 months ago

Punjab Assembly Elections: Rahul Gandhi in state today, to visit Sri Harmandir Sahib with 117 candidates

Firstpost  

This will the first visit of the Congress leader to the state since the imposition of a ban on physical rallies by the Election Commission of India at the start of the month New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be on a day-long visit to Punjab on Thursday during which he will visit religious places along with 117 candidates …

Watch | Rahul Gandhi partakes Langar at Golden Temple in his first visit after election announcement
2 years, 10 months ago

Watch | Rahul Gandhi partakes Langar at Golden Temple in his first visit after election announcement

India TV News  

Highlights Rahul Gandhi, Cong candidates offer prayers at Golden Temple Congress is seeking to retain power in Punjab Gandhi is visiting the poll-bound state for the first time after the election dates were announced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with party candidates for the Punjab assembly polls offered prayers at the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Gandhi …

Setback for Punjab Congress as five party leaders join BJP in Amritsar
2 years, 11 months ago

Setback for Punjab Congress as five party leaders join BJP in Amritsar

India Today  

The Congress received a major setback in Amritsar as five of its senior leaders, including Amritsar DCC president Bhagwant Pal Singh Sachar, joined the BJP on Sunday. Welcoming them into the party, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh said that a new wave has started in favour of the BJP and it would soon see "Congress-mukt" Punjab after the Assembly …

Punjab elections 2022: Congress finalises names of candidates; first list to be out soon
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab elections 2022: Congress finalises names of candidates; first list to be out soon

India TV News  

The Congress on Thursday finalised the names of its candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab at a meeting of the Central Election Committee held under the leadership of party chief Sonia Gandhi. Talking to ANI, Congress MP Jasbir Singh Gill said that he is keen to fight if the party wants to field him for assembly polls. Having …

Chronicles of Punjab: Delhi narratives freeze; local events shape, reshape roller-coaster poll campaign
2 years, 11 months ago

Chronicles of Punjab: Delhi narratives freeze; local events shape, reshape roller-coaster poll campaign

India Today  

It's a settled affair. HOW BJP FIRED UP CHANNI CAMPAIGN Just when chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and PPCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu had begun making AAP-style promises to voters, the BJP machinery's full-blown assault on the Punjab government over the prime minister's Jan 5 security breach at Ferozepur came as manna from heaven for the incumbents. Farmer unions may …

Before Congress gets into an electoral battle, the party needs to calm ‘identity anxiousness’ among a section of people in Punjab: Sunil Jakhar
2 years, 11 months ago

Before Congress gets into an electoral battle, the party needs to calm ‘identity anxiousness’ among a section of people in Punjab: Sunil Jakhar

The Hindu  

With the Punjab Assembly election only a few months away, the ruling Congress, which has been facing turmoil within its State unit amid power tussles, is staring at the stiff task of retaining power. Former Punjab Congress Committee presidentSunil Jakhar says that before getting into any kind of electoral battle, an assurance that all sections of society are equal needs …

Punjab CM Channi, Sidhu meet Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, discuss poll preparations: Sources
3 years ago

Punjab CM Channi, Sidhu meet Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, discuss poll preparations: Sources

India Today  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at his residence on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jhakar had met Rahul Gandhi at his residence. Rahul Gandhi asked the state leadership - Channi and Sidhu - to unitedly work for the party and stay focused …

Sidhu says 'have faith in Gandhis' as Congress to take BIG decision on Punjab today
3 years, 2 months ago

Sidhu says 'have faith in Gandhis' as Congress to take BIG decision on Punjab today

India TV News  

Punjab Congress Incharge Harish Rawat, who met Navjot Singh Sidhu along with General Secretary KC Venugopal at All India Congress Committee headquarters in Delhi, said the high command will take a decision pertaining to party's organisational matters in the state on Friday. Meeting Sidhu in Delhi, who earlier resigned as Punjab Congress Committee Chief earlier amid power tussle with Captain …

Five things Punjab’s Amarinder-Sidhu-Channi fiasco shows about Congress
3 years, 2 months ago

Five things Punjab’s Amarinder-Sidhu-Channi fiasco shows about Congress

Firstpost  

By sacking Amarinder Singh for an unstable, impatient upstart like Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Nehru-Gandhis once again showed their insecurity and disdain for mass leaders One of the defining attributes of a challenger is that he or she can topple the champion coming from a seeming weaker position, or goes down fighting. Dynasty can’t stand tall mass leaders: Captain Amarinder …

We don't have to do anything if Rahul Gandhi is there: Shivraj Chouhan takes dig at Punjab Congress crisis
3 years, 2 months ago

We don't have to do anything if Rahul Gandhi is there: Shivraj Chouhan takes dig at Punjab Congress crisis

India Today  

Taking a dig at the Congress crisis in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Rahul Gandhi is sinking Congress and as long as he is there, the BJP does not have to do anything. We don't have to do anything as long as Rahul Gandhi is there: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj S Chouhan in Prithvipur pic.twitter.com/qH5QrV17hj …

People in AICC need to introspect: Manish Tewari on Punjab crisis
3 years, 2 months ago

People in AICC need to introspect: Manish Tewari on Punjab crisis

India Today  

India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to senior Congress leader Manish Tewari over the Punjab crisis. In 2017, when the people of Punjab voted for the Congress, they essentially voted for three things: security of the state, safety of citizens and political stability. Unfortunately, political instability started manifesting itself in May, and political instability in Punjab always comes …

'Rakhi Sawant' is Back to Haunt Navjot Singh Sidhu. AAP Leader Retweets Old Jeer
3 years, 2 months ago

'Rakhi Sawant' is Back to Haunt Navjot Singh Sidhu. AAP Leader Retweets Old Jeer

News 18  

Minutes after Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from the post of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president, Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha on Tuesday reiterated his ‘Rakhi Sawant’ remark for Sidhu by retweeting an 11-day-old post on a social media platform. On September 17, Chadha had quote tweeted Sidhu’s video tweet and said, “The Rakhi Sawant of Punjab politics -Navjot Singh …

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