Banwarilal Purohit, who is at loggerheads with CM Bhagwant Mann, backed by the opposition, lectured House on 'transparency', 'accountability' and mutual 'respect'.
Hearing petition filed by Punjab govt Tuesday, SC held that governor had no discretionary power to delay summoning assembly session & was duty-bound to act on cabinet's advice.
Punjab Pollution Control Board had withdrawn operational consent to factory for not adequately complying with conditions. CM Mann had ordered its closure via 'video message & tweet'.
SC says chief minister, governor should maintain 'dignity' and 'mature statesmanship' in their communication despite them representing different ideologies.
Mann’s reaction came days after the radical activist, carrying the Guru Granth Sahib, along with his supporters clashed with cops, broke barricades and laid siege to Ajnala police station.
Following arrest of his aide last week, oppn had been demanding arrest of Amit Rattan Kotfatta. According to the FIR, Rattan demanded Rs 5 lakh to release funds for panchayat work.
Will first seek legal advice on issue, says Banwarilal Purohit. Mann had written to him saying he was not accountable to the governor but to the 3 crore Punjabis who had elected him.
Bhagwant Mann went off on a tangent this week when mediapersons asked about radical activist Amritpal Sandhu. Experts blame ‘political compulsion’ but warn of heavy costs.
Rashim Garg, a close aide of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amit Rattan Kotfatta, was arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh.
Years are quietly being stripped off my lifespan, and somehow that doesn’t ruin my day. But getting scolded for one careless word in an email? That can send me spiralling.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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