Mann has been asserting himself & trying to outgrow tag of 'remote-controlled' CM. He was the one who put his foot down, opposing alliance with Congress in Punjab, it is learnt.
The advisory panel has remained inactive since it was formed in July last year. AAP leader Chadha's appointment as its chairman has been challenged in Punjab and Haryana HC.
Governor Banwarilal Purohit asks for detailed report on involvement of Khadoor Sahib MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura's brother-in-law after 'reading contradictory reports in the media'.
The Tarn Taran SSP was transferred on administrative grounds a day after AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura claimed the officer's team arrested his brother-in-law in fake illegal mining case.
Punjab minister says AAP govt in Punjab jailing Congress leaders for corruption. LoP Bajwa says state Congress cadre ‘in no mood’ to ally with AAP in Punjab for Lok Sabha polls.
Punjab’s patwaris went on strike Friday, demanding appointments to more than 3,000 vacant posts. CM had invoked Essential Services Maintenance Act, threatened them with dismissal.
A farmer died in clashes with police during a protest. Farmers have been demanding compensation for crops damaged in floods. Opposition has hit out at CM for using floods for publicity.
CM Bhagwant Mann promises Punjab will be drug-free by next Independence Day. Oppn says AAP's poll promise was to eradicate drug abuse within 3-4 months of coming to power.
In 16 months of AAP govt in Punjab, over dozen Congress leaders facing serious probes. State Congress leaders call it 'vendetta politics' and aren't happy with alliance.
Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa has conveyed his objections to party high command, says any alliance with AAP will have 'detrimental trickle-down effect' on Punjab state unit.
Bihar will evolve and eventually prosper. But the nature of the country’s political economy means that the journey for Bihar, and India, is slower than some would like.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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