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TopicBhagwant Mann

Topic: Bhagwant Mann

Five cabinet ministers, comedian & Congress turncoat among AAP’s 8 LS candidates for Punjab

Sitting AAP MP Sushil Kumar Rinku is eighth candidate of AAP. In fielding five of his cabinet colleagues, CM Mann is in a way seeking mandate for his government’s performance.

Mann to the fore, Kejriwal to the back — Punjab AAP’s shift in campaign strategy ahead of LS polls

Analysts attribute the change to Kejriwal being under pressure from ED in liquor 'scam' case and Mann having successfully established himself as the dominant force in Punjab.

‘Have files on everyone, better if you remain quiet’ — Mann tears into Congress MLAs in assembly

Punjab CM gifted a lock to the Speaker to ‘lock’ Opposition inside the assembly to prevent a walkout. Mann then targeted various MLAs, who too launched personal attacks on him.

‘Got Rs 108 crore tax waiver for luxury hotel,’ Punjab CM accuses Badals of looting public money

The Shiromani Akali Dal dared CM Bhagwant Mann to register a case to substantiate his allegations against SAD chief Sukhbir Badal or apologise for uttering 'malicious lies.'

Punjab Police file zero FIR over farmer’s death, body taken home & cremated after 8 days in mortuary

Following registration of FIR, postmortem was conducted on deceased Shubhkaran Singh’s body in Patiala. His family will be given Rs 1 cr compensation & his sister a job in Punjab Police.

Week after farmer’s death, no FIR or inquest. Punjab & Haryana Police look the other way

Shubhkaran Singh was allegedly killed in a police firing on 21 February. It’s now learnt that Punjab Police may have no jurisdiction over the case. 

Why Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has come under Opposition fire over farmers’ protest

Mann is facing criticism for not taking action on tear gas being used on agitating farmers. Opposition leaders have been sharing videos of Mann's pre-poll promise of MSP for over 20 crops.

Who is Bhaana Sidhu, activist & vlogger whose arrest has put Mann-led AAP govt on the back foot

Balwant Singh alias Bhaana Sidhu is facing 7 cases lodged against him since May 2023. Oppn leaders allege his arrest is attempt by Mann-led AAP govt to 'smother dissent'.

Day after Pannun ‘death threat’ to CM Mann, Punjab BJP asks Jaishankar to raise matter with US

In a video, Pannun compared Mann to former Punjab CM Beant Singh, who was assassinated in 1995, and asked gangsters to ‘prevent him from hoisting Tricolour on R-Day’.

After SGPC objection, Mann govt withdraws decision to sound mourning notes for younger ‘Sahibzadas’

Punjab CM Mann had announced decision to sound mourning notes on day when devotees pay homage to sacrifice of Guru Gobind Singh's younger sons, but SGPC said it would be against 'maryada'.

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.