Khadoor Sahib LS seat: Amritpal’s parents end stir at Amritsar, to launch poll campaign
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Khadoor Sahib LS seat: Amritpal’s parents end stir at Amritsar, to launch poll campaign

Hindustan Times  

Parents of ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh, Tarsem Singh and Balwinder Kaur, on Tuesday lifted their over two-month-long sit-in protest at Heritage Street near the Golden Temple to start the poll campaign at the Khadoor Sahib LS segment. Accompanied by various Sikh activists and kin of other NSA detainees, Amritpal’s parents visited the Golden Temple and performed ardas in front of the highest Sikh temporal seat Akal Takht, where they announced the end of the stir and sought blessings for running the poll campaign. Paramjit Khalra to support Amritpal Paramjit Kaur Khalra, wife of slain human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, who was killed in police custody, has also extended support to Amritpal’s candidature and was also present at the Akal Takht. Besides Valtoha and Amritpal, Aam Aadmi Party’s Laljit Singh Bhullar, BJP’s Manjit Singh Manna Mianwind and Kulbir Singh Zira of the Congress are in the fray from Khadoor Sahib.

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Giani Harpreet Singh: Malicious campaign being run against me by some Akali leaders
6 days, 5 hours ago

Giani Harpreet Singh: Malicious campaign being run against me by some Akali leaders

Hindustan Times  

Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Wednesday accused a section of Shiromani Akali Dal leaders of conducting a malicious campaign against him. Giani Harpreet Singh Talking to reporters at his office at the historic Takht office in Talwandi Sabo, jathedar alleged that he is being subjected to character assassination for his role in awarding religious punishment to SAD …

Takht sets ball rolling for SAD reforms
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Takht sets ball rolling for SAD reforms

Hindustan Times  

The Akal Takht’s directions to the Shiromani Akali Dal working committee to accept Sukhbir Badal’s resignation from the party president’s post and form a six-member panel for its reorganisation has set the ball rolling for reforms within the party. They are Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami, SAD’s representative in the state assembly Manpreet Singh Ayali, Jhoondan committee …

Sukhbir Singh Badal steps down as Akali Dal chief, paves way for new president election
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal steps down as Akali Dal chief, paves way for new president election

New Indian Express  

On October 24, the Akal Takht barred Sukhbir Singh Badal from participating in any political activities, including campaigning for the party in the upcoming by-elections for four assembly seats. On October 17, the SAD leaders’ delegation approached the Akal Takht Jathedar, requesting him to take a decision soon. On October 22, the party leadership again met him with the appeal …

Supreme Court rejects plea against election of Amritpal Singh as Lok Sabha MP
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court rejects plea against election of Amritpal Singh as Lok Sabha MP

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday, August 9, 2024, dismissed a plea against the election of jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh as an MP from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib. "In this case, respondent number four had said that he does not owe allegiance to the Constitution of India," the petitioner, who appeared in-person, said. The petitioner said he was not a …

OPINION | Channi's remarks on 'Khalistan supporter' not acceptable
4 months, 4 weeks ago

OPINION | Channi's remarks on 'Khalistan supporter' not acceptable

India TV News  

Former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress MP from Jalandhar Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday caused a huge embarrassment for his party, when he came out in support of pro-Khalistan Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who is presently in Assam's Dibrugarh jail. In the evening, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh issued a terse statement on X saying, "The views expressed by Charanjit Singh …

Congress party distances itself from its MP Charanjit Singh Channi’s support to Khalistani MP Amripal Singh in Lok Sabha
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress party distances itself from its MP Charanjit Singh Channi’s support to Khalistani MP Amripal Singh in Lok Sabha

Op India  

The Congress party has said that the comments made by party MP Charanjit Singh Channi in support of Khalistani MP Amirtpal Singh are his own and he does not represent the party’s views. “The views expressed by Charanjit Singh Channi, MP on Amritpal Singh are his own, and do not reflect in any way the position of the Indian National …

'Elected MP Amritpal Singh behind bars': Congress MP Channi takes jibe at Centre
4 months, 4 weeks ago

'Elected MP Amritpal Singh behind bars': Congress MP Channi takes jibe at Centre

Hindustan Times  

Congress Lok Sabha MP and former Punjab chief minister, Charanjit Singh Channi, alleged on Thursday that the country is facing an “undeclared Emergency” due to which controversial MP Amritpal Singh is behind bars. He was arrested by Punjab police in April last year and booked under the National Security Act.Earlier Congress' senior leader and Lok Sabha MP KC Venugopal accused …

Plea Filed In Punjab & Haryana High Court Challenging MP Amritpal's Election For Allegedly Using Religious Identity To Seek Votes
5 months ago

Plea Filed In Punjab & Haryana High Court Challenging MP Amritpal's Election For Allegedly Using Religious Identity To Seek Votes

Live Law  

An election petition has been filed before the Punjab & Haryana High Court challenging the Election of Punjab's Khadoor Shaib Member of Parliament Amritpal Singh, who is detained under National Security Act.Amritpal, since his arrest in April 2023 is lodged in Dibrugarh Jail. An election petition has been filed before the Punjab & Haryana High Court challenging the Election of …

{Takht summons to Sukhbir} Party leaders preparing ‘justifiable’ reply
5 months ago

{Takht summons to Sukhbir} Party leaders preparing ‘justifiable’ reply

Hindustan Times  

Leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal are caught in a tricky situation after the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs – Akal Takht — summoned party president Sukhbir Singh Badal asking him to submit a written reply to the alleged “mistakes” committed during two terms of the SAD-BJP government. The highest temporal seat of the Sikhs – Akal Takht — summoned …

Amritpal Singh Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court Challenging NSA Proceedings Against Him
5 months ago

Amritpal Singh Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court Challenging NSA Proceedings Against Him

News 18  

Newly elected MP Amritpal Singh, who has been detained under the National Security Act moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court after challenging the proceedings as well as his preventive detention. According to a Live Law report, Amritpal while submitting his plea contended that his life and liberty was completely taken away in “an unusual and cruel manner” by applying …

SAD chief Sukhbir to abide by Akal Takht summons
5 months, 1 week ago

SAD chief Sukhbir to abide by Akal Takht summons

The Hindu  

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal announced on Tuesday that he would abide by an Akal Takht summons and appear before the highest Sikh temporal seat to answer allegations by a rebel group of the SAD that he “compromised Panth sentiments for political gains.” Mr. Badal said that as a devout Sikh, he would follow the orders of the …

Punjab: Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh's brother Harpreet held by Jalandhar Police in drugs case
5 months, 1 week ago

Punjab: Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh's brother Harpreet held by Jalandhar Police in drugs case

India TV News  

Radical Sikh preacher and Khadoor Sahib Member of Parliament Amritpal Singh's brother Harpreet Singh has been apprehended by Jalandhar Police in a drug case, a senior police official said today. Harpreet Singh was nabbed along with another accomplice, identified as Lovepreet Singh alias Luv, by Jalandhar Rural police on Thursday evening, the official said. Having fought the 2024 Lok Sabha …

Amritpal Singh To Be Taken To Delhi For Oath-Taking As MP Today
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Amritpal Singh To Be Taken To Delhi For Oath-Taking As MP Today

News 18  

An eight-member team of the Punjab Police would escort jailed ’Waris Punjab De’ activist Amritpal Singh to New Delhi for his swearing-in as an MP, an official said. The police team, led by a Senior Superintendent of Police -rank official, arrived here on Thursday afternoon and is scheduled to escort Singh, lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail, to New Delhi in …

Jailed Amritpal Singh, Engineer Rashid take oath as Lok Sabha members in Delhi today
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Jailed Amritpal Singh, Engineer Rashid take oath as Lok Sabha members in Delhi today

India TV News  

Jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid took oath as Lok Sabha members today, subject to some conditions in their parole orders. Rashid, popularly known as 'Engineer Rashid', is in Delhi's Tihar jail in a terror funding case registered under the Unlawful Activities Act, Singh is lodged in a prison in Assam's Dibrugarh district for …

Amritpal Singh not Khalistani supporter, he’s innocent, should be released to work for people: Mother
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Amritpal Singh not Khalistani supporter, he’s innocent, should be released to work for people: Mother

India TV News  

The mother of jailed radical Sikh preacher and Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh, who took swear of the Indian Constitution as a member of Parliament on Friday, said that her son is not a Khalistani supporter and demanded that he be released immediately so that he can work on the issues on which he contested the elections. "We demand that he …

Jailed pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh gets 4 days parole to take oath as MP
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Jailed pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh gets 4 days parole to take oath as MP

Op India  

Pro-Khalistani separatist leader Amritpal Singh who is currently lodged in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail along with nine associates under the stringent National Security Act, has been granted a four-day parole to enable him to take oath as MP. The parents of “Waris Punjab De” chief and Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh had on June 9, applied for their son’s release or parole …

Amritpal Singh likely to take oath as MP on July 5
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Amritpal Singh likely to take oath as MP on July 5

The Hindu  

Jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who recently won the Khadoor Sahib parliamentary seat in Punjab, is likely to take oath as Lok Sabha member on July 5. Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, an Independent MP from Faridkot, said Amritpal Singh is likely to take oath as MP on July 5. Mr. Khalsa said the sole purpose of his meeting the Speaker …

Infighting in Akali Dal: Jalandhar West SAD candidate Surjit Kaur joins AAP
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Infighting in Akali Dal: Jalandhar West SAD candidate Surjit Kaur joins AAP

Hindustan Times  

In a setback to both the Shiromani Akali Dal and its rebel group, the SAD candidate for the Jalandhar West assembly byelection, Surjit Kaur, on Tuesday joined the Aam Aadmi Party in the presence of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann. Chief minister Bhagwant Mann welcoming Surjit Kaur into the Aam Aadmi Party fold in Jalandhar on Tuesday. Surjit Kaur was …

Amritpal Singh’s aide in jail Daljit Singh Kalsi to contest by-polls in Punjab from Dera Baba Nanak
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Amritpal Singh’s aide in jail Daljit Singh Kalsi to contest by-polls in Punjab from Dera Baba Nanak

Op India  

The victory of Amritpal Singh and Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa in the Lok Sabha elections seems to have motivated other Khalistani activists also to contest elections. The wife of Amritpal Singh’s aide Daljit Singh Kalsi today announced that her son will be contesting the by-poll from Dera Baba Nanak assembly constituency. Daljit Singh Kalsi, detained under NSA along with Amritpal Singh …

NSA detention of newly elected Punjab MP Amritpal Singh, nine others extended for one year
6 months ago

NSA detention of newly elected Punjab MP Amritpal Singh, nine others extended for one year

India TV News  

The detention of newly elected Punjab MP Amritpal Singh and nine others under the National Security Act at Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam was extended today for a year. The detention of Amritpal Singh, chief of ‘Waris Punjab De’, and three associates was set to expire on July 24, while the NSA detention for six other associates was to end …

Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh's family move plea for his release to take oath as MP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh's family move plea for his release to take oath as MP

Op India  

The parents of “Waris Punjab De” chief and Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh have started making every effort to get their son out of jail following his stunning victory in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election. Meanwhile, Amritpal Singh will also write to the Punjab government to seek temporary release or parole to take the oath. “Under Section 15 of the …

Punjab Elections 2024: Rise of Khalistan Radicals Amritpal Singh and Sarabjit Khalsa Signals Voters’ Disillusionment
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab Elections 2024: Rise of Khalistan Radicals Amritpal Singh and Sarabjit Khalsa Signals Voters’ Disillusionment

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 05, 2024 11:06 IST - 4 MINS READ The electoral victories of jailed pro-Khalistan radical preacher Amritpal Singh from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib, and Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, the son of Beant Singh, one of the two assassins of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, have brought the focus back to the State’s troubled past and voters’ growing disenchantment with mainstream …

Lok Sabha Result 2024: Amritpal, Sarabjeet Set to Win & Shake Up Punjab Politics
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Result 2024: Amritpal, Sarabjeet Set to Win & Shake Up Punjab Politics

The Quint  

A major shake-up has taken place in Punjab politics due the performance of two Independent candidates. Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, jailed in Assam's Dibrugarh, seems all set to win from the Khadoor Sahib seat in Punjab while Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, son of Indira Gandhi's assassin Beant Singh, is leading from the Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency. Hardline Akali leader …

Rise of Khalistan movement in Punjab: Pro-Khalistan separatists Amritpal Singh and Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa leading over rivals
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rise of Khalistan movement in Punjab: Pro-Khalistan separatists Amritpal Singh and Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa leading over rivals

Op India  

With the counting of votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections underway, one important tidbit that has emerged from the recent trend is the rise of the Khalistani movement in Punjab in the form of Khalistani separatists taking the lead in their respective constituencies. Jailed Amritpal Singh from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib seat while Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa from Faridkot is leading …

Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh leading from Khadoor Sahib seat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh leading from Khadoor Sahib seat

Op India  

Jailed Khalistani separatist and Waris Punjab De Chief Amritpal Singh is leading with over 190416 votes from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib seat in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, according to the latest trends shown by the Election Commission of India. Besides, Aam Aadmi Party candidate Laljit Singh Bhullar is also trailing with 99318 votes followed by BJP’s Manjit Singh Manna, Shiromani …

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh and son of Indira Gandhi's assassin win LS polls as Independents
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh and son of Indira Gandhi's assassin win LS polls as Independents

New Indian Express  

Singh's father had earlier said his son was not willing to fight an electoral contest but he changed his mind at the instance of 'sangat'. Shiromani Akali Dal head and Khalistan sympathiser Simranjit Singh Mann extended his party's support to Singh and did not field any candidate from the Khadoor Sahib seat. Khalsa, the son of Beant Singh, one of …

'A Vote for Khalsa': Amritpal & Sarabjeet Singh Shook Up Election, Can They Win?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'A Vote for Khalsa': Amritpal & Sarabjeet Singh Shook Up Election, Can They Win?

The Quint  

Khadoor Sahib seems positive for Amritpal Singh. Faridkot is tougher to predict as Sarabjeet Singh's campaign suddenly surged in the past couple of weeks in a seat that seemed in the bag for AAP. Having been MP for the past two years, Mann is no longer a 'change' candidate like he was in 2022 so his potential to get votes …

In the multi-cornered fight in Punjab, AAP faces critical test, Akali Dal fights to regain relevance, and Congress hopes to improve its tally
6 months, 3 weeks ago

In the multi-cornered fight in Punjab, AAP faces critical test, Akali Dal fights to regain relevance, and Congress hopes to improve its tally

The Hindu  

As Punjab heads for the 2024 parliamentary election, it appears embroiled in a four-cornered electoral battle between key political parties, even as the Aam Aadmi Party, which came to power with a thumping majority in the State in 2022, faces a critical test in its popularity and appeal. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the Congress won eight seats, securing …

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Caste Equations Shift as Kushwahas, EBCs, Dalits Move Away from NDA
7 months ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Caste Equations Shift as Kushwahas, EBCs, Dalits Move Away from NDA

The Hindu  

Published : May 24, 2024 17:19 IST - 11 MINS READ As the Lok Sabha election entered its final stretch, there were indications of a change in the voting pattern in Bihar across the six completed phases and the seventh remaining phase. The NDA, which won 39 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, comprises five parties in Bihar: …

BJP expels Bhojpuri film star Pawan Singh for contesting against the NDA’s candidate from Karakat in Bihar
7 months ago

BJP expels Bhojpuri film star Pawan Singh for contesting against the NDA’s candidate from Karakat in Bihar

The Hindu  

The BJP on Wednesday expelled popular Bhojpuri film star and singer Pawan Singh from the party for “anti-party activities and maligning the image of the party”. Pawan Singh had recently joined the BJP but was in the fray to contest the Lok Sabha election as an independent candidate from the Karakat Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Jailed separatist Amritpal Singh gets ‘mike’ as poll symbol
7 months ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Jailed separatist Amritpal Singh gets ‘mike’ as poll symbol

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Jailed separatist Amritpal Singh, who is lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act, has been allotted the poll symbol of 'mike' to contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Khadoor Sahib seat as an independent candidate. Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa gets 'Ganna Kisan' as symbol Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, an Independent candidate contesting from the …

A tale of two Amritpals in Khadoor Sahib
7 months, 1 week ago

A tale of two Amritpals in Khadoor Sahib

Hindustan Times  

While Waris Punjab De chief and NSA detainee Amritpal Singh’s candidature from Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha constituency raised several eyebrows, it seems his namesake, who has also filed nomination from the same seat, is grabbing quite a lot of eyeballs on social media. His Facebook page states that he is a “spokesperson of the AAP in Nihal Singh Wala constituency” …

Punjab: SAD Khadoor Sahib candidate Valtoha seeks support from Amritpal’s parents
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab: SAD Khadoor Sahib candidate Valtoha seeks support from Amritpal’s parents

Hindustan Times  

A day after being declared the Shiromani Akali Dal candidate for the June 1 Lok Sabha elections from Khadoor Sahib, Virsa Singh Valtoha on Monday met parents of jailed radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh at the Heritage Street near Golden Temple, where they have been sitting in protest, demanding the shifting of NSA detainees from Assam to Punjab. Shiromani Akali …

Denied ticket by Cong., ex-Hisar MP Brijendra Singh holds ‘internal politics’ responsible
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Denied ticket by Cong., ex-Hisar MP Brijendra Singh holds ‘internal politics’ responsible

The Hindu  

Former Hisar Lok Sabha member Brijendra Singh, who had quit the Bharatiya Janata Party to join the Congress a month ago, on Sunday held the “State’s internal politics” responsible for denial of party ticket to him from the seat for upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Haryana. Mr. Singh, a former bureaucrat, and two-time former Cabinet Minister Kiran Choudhry’s daughter Shruti …

No decision yet on ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh contesting Lok Sabha polls, says his mother
8 months ago

No decision yet on ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh contesting Lok Sabha polls, says his mother

The Hindu  

Amid reports that ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh, currently locked up at Dibrugarh jail in Assam under the National Security Act, will be contesting as an Independent candidate for Lok Sabha election from Khadoor Sahib constituency in Punjab, Balwinder Kaur, mother of Amritpal Singh, has denied the report, saying no decision has been taken yet. She told The Hindu …

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Amritpal Singh likely to contest as independent candidate from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib
8 months ago

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Amritpal Singh likely to contest as independent candidate from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib

India TV News  

Amritpal Singh, a radical Sikh preacher currently lodged in a jail in Assam under the National Security Act, is set to contest the Lok Sabha elections as an Independent candidate from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib constituency, as per his legal counsel. Amritpal Singh was arrested last year Amritpal Singh, chief of the 'Waris Punjab De' outfit, was arrested in April last …

Akali Dal declares more candidates in Punjab; party announces support to INLD in Haryana
8 months ago

Akali Dal declares more candidates in Punjab; party announces support to INLD in Haryana

The Hindu  

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday announced the second list of its candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Punjab and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, even as former Congress Punjab president Mohinder Singh Kaypee joined the Akali Dal. SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, who announced the names of candidates in Jalandhar, said Mr. Kaypee, a three-time MLA, “is …

Shiromani Akali Dal declares candidates on all seats in Punjab, fields Harsimrat Kaur Badal from Bathinda
8 months ago

Shiromani Akali Dal declares candidates on all seats in Punjab, fields Harsimrat Kaur Badal from Bathinda

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday announced the names of six candidates for Lok Sabha elections in Punjab. Three-time sitting MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal will contest for the fourth time on the Bathinda seat while the party has fielded Mohinder Singh KP from Jalandhar. SAD declares candidates on all seats Earlier, the SAD …

Denial of ticket to son: Sulking Dhindsa to decide next move after meeting supporters
8 months ago

Denial of ticket to son: Sulking Dhindsa to decide next move after meeting supporters

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh : Upset over denial of ticket to his son from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, Shiromani Akali Dal patron Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa said on Thursday that he will hold a meeting with his supporters in Sangrur on Saturday on his next move. Upset over denial of ticket to his son from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, Shiromani Akali Dal …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: PM Says Congress Skipped Pran Prathista To 'Appease Votebank', Cong Releases Poll Campaign Song
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: PM Says Congress Skipped Pran Prathista To 'Appease Votebank', Cong Releases Poll Campaign Song

News 18  

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Latest Updates On Upcoming Elections in India Our Live Coverage on Lok Sabha Election 2024 Has Moved Here. Lok Sabha Election 2024: Omar Abdullah Challenges Ghulam Nabi Azad to Contest Polls Against Him National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah challenged Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls …

LS Polls: Chandumajra is Anandpur Sahib pick, Daljit Cheema fielded from Gurdaspur as SAD announces first list
8 months, 1 week ago

LS Polls: Chandumajra is Anandpur Sahib pick, Daljit Cheema fielded from Gurdaspur as SAD announces first list

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday announced its first list of seven Lok Sabha candidates for Punjab, fielding senior leaders Daljit Singh Cheema from Gurdaspur and Prem Singh Chandumajra from Anandpur Sahib. The Shiromani Akali Dal on Saturday announced Prem Singh Chandumajra from Anandpur Sahib seat for Lok Sabha polls. But party spokesperson Cheema denied that the delay is attributed …

Amritpal Singh's mother, uncle arrested day before proposed march seeking his shifting from Assam to Punjab
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Amritpal Singh's mother, uncle arrested day before proposed march seeking his shifting from Assam to Punjab

India TV News  

Punjab Police on Sunday arrested six persons, including the mother and uncle of jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh in Amritsar. Balwinder Kaur, the mother of Amritpal has been sent to judicial custody, Deputy Commissioner of Police Alam Vijay Singh said on Sunday. Amritpal's uncle Sukhchain Singh and three others have also been held, police said. Various organisers of the …

Amritpal Singh’s mother held day before proposed march in his support
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Amritpal Singh’s mother held day before proposed march in his support

The Hindu  

The mother of Amritpal Singh was arrested here on Sunday, a day before a march is to be taken out to demand that the radical Sikh preacher be shifted from Dibrugarh jail in Assam to a prison in Punjab. Balwinder Kaur, the mother of Amritpal has been sent to judicial custody, Deputy Commissioner of Police Alam Vijay Singh said on …

Akhilesh visits Mukhtar’s house, presses for judicial probe again
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh visits Mukhtar’s house, presses for judicial probe again

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav met the family members of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died following a cardiac arrest in Banda on March 28, at his ancestral house “Phatak” in Yusufpur locality of Mohammadabad town in Ghazipur on Sunday. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav meets family members of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari at the latter's residence, in Ghazipur, Sunday …

Kshatriya community in west UP accuses ruling party of ‘ignoring’ their interests
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kshatriya community in west UP accuses ruling party of ‘ignoring’ their interests

Hindustan Times  

Intensifying their protest against the ruling party for allegedly ignoring their interests, members of Kshatriya community on Sunday held a panchayat here and urged the community to ‘oppose’ the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls starting April 19. Addressing the crowd who had come from Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Meerut districts and neighbouring states of Haryana and Rajasthan, Kisan Mazdoor …

BJP delays second Punjab Lok Sabha candidate list, eyes more high-profile joinings
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP delays second Punjab Lok Sabha candidate list, eyes more high-profile joinings

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s second list of Punjab candidates has been delayed further, at least by a week, as the party is expecting more high-profile leaders to join it, a senior party leader said, pleading anonymity. The BJP has decided to go solo and fight all 13 LS seats in Punjab on its own, ending speculations about the Shiromani Akali …

Lok Sabha polls: After Odisha, BJP decides to contest alone in Punjab
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: After Odisha, BJP decides to contest alone in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced that it will contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab on its own, ending weeks-long speculation about the Shiromani Akali Dal ’s return to the National Democratic Alliance and setting the stage for a four-cornered fight in the state. State BJP chief Sunil Jakhar said the BJP’s work under the leadership of …

BJP says no to Akali Dal, to contest all 13 seats in Punjab
8 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP says no to Akali Dal, to contest all 13 seats in Punjab

India Today  

BJP Punjab state president Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday said the party would contest the Lok Sabha election alone and would not form an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal. The decision was taken keeping in mind the welfare of farmers and businessmen," Jakhar said in a post on X. Polling for 13 seats in Punjab will be held on June …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: SP fields Daroga Saroj and 5 others from UP, leaves Bhadohi for TMC
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: SP fields Daroga Saroj and 5 others from UP, leaves Bhadohi for TMC

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 : Samajwadi Party on Friday released the third list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. Earlier, in its first list, the party had fielded Dharmendra Yadav, the son of party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's younger brother Abhay Ram Yadav, from Budaun. Here is the complete list of candidates: Bijnor: Yashvir Singh Nagina: Manoj …

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