Former Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh also said ‘there is a strong perception that Trudeau is using Punjabis to sustain his govt, without realising decline in his affinity with them’.
Jai Inder Kaur, daughter of Captain Amarinder Singh & Preneet Kaur, is leading BJP’s Mahila Morcha in Punjab and is believed to be eyeing bigger role at the national level.
The former Congress chief minister said Punjab has suffered as a border state for decades, and that he needed to join a party that could stand up to hostile neighbours.
BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh says 12 farmers, 13 Sikhs and eight SC members are on the list. There are doctors, sportspersons and industrialists in those categories.
Channi, Punjab's first Dalit chief minister, who took over the reins from Captain Amarinder Singh, has barely managed to drag the rickety Congress into a fighting stance.
Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma signals party isn’t looking to enter an alliance, after former CM Captain Amarinder Singh had said his new party would look to partner up with it.
In a conversation with ThePrint, to be telecast on 20 October, Captain Amarinder Singh hinted at resolution to farmers’ stir and talked about Punjab’s worsening security situation.
Former CM Captain Amarinder Singh tells NDTV that ‘another political force’ is coming up in Punjab, but doesn’t elaborate. Adds he’s thinking before making his next move.
Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.
Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.
CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
Stable friendship. That is what both sides should work sincerely to restore.