The induction of former MLA Simarjeet Singh Bains, who is facing rape charges, and his brother Balwinder Singh Bains in the Congress has irked party leaders. Parvinder Singh Lapran Lapran, in his resignation letter to former All India Congress Commitee chief Rahul Gandhi, said that he cannot share the stage with a person who is facing rape charges. He also …
Amid the political turbulence triggered by Ludhiana’s sitting MP Ravneet Singh Bittu’s defection from Congress to the BJP, the Congress camp has sprung into action, with several prominent leaders from the district stepping forward to stake their claim for the Lok Sabha seat. Among the frontrunners in this race are Sanjay Talwar, the district Congress president; Rakesh Pandey, a former …