Former Punjab Congress chief was granted remission on ground of good behaviour. State cabinet meeting was held Friday to consider remission to various categories of prisoners.
Punjab Congress slammed the Modi govt saying that the BJP did not want Sidhu to join the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which is currently in the last leg of its journey in J&K.
The apex court has sentenced Sidhu to a year's rigorous imprisonment, stating that imposing an inadequate sentence would do more harm to the justice system.
A two-judge bench was hearing a review petition filed by victim Gurnam Singh’s family, challenging the Supreme Court’s May 2018 order that exonerated Sidhu.
In letter to Sonia Gandhi, Harish Chaudhary alleged former Punjab Congress president was criticising party & said he could not be allowed to 'portray himself (as being) above the party'.
Surjit Dhiman, considered to be close to Sidhu, removed over ‘anti-party activities’ day after he lashed out at Amarinder Raja Warring, calling him ‘novice’, ‘opportunist’.
Battle for Amritsar East seat was a high-profile one owing to prominent candidates. However, most pre-poll conversations about the seat had centred around Sidhu and SAD's Bikram Majithia.
SC asks Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to file response within 2 weeks on plea filed by victim’s family, which says he should not have been convicted of ‘lesser offence’.
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.
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