Anil Bhardwaj

DO YOU HAVE NO SHAME: CAPT AMARINDER TO KEJRIWAL ON ‘EXPLOITING’ FARMERS’ PROTEST

December 14, 2020

CHANDIGARH: Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday hit out at his Delhi counterpart, Arvind Kejriwal, saying that he was exploiting the ongoing agitation of the farmers to further his party’s electoral agenda in Punjab with “blatant lies and brazenly false propaganda”. It was the Kejriwal government that notified one...

PUNJAB CM ORDERS EXTENSION OF NIGHT CURFEW TILL 1 JANUARY

December 12, 2020

CHANDIGARH: Amid complaints of mass violations of Covid curbs at weddings and parties, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered restriction of 100 on indoor and 250 on outdoor gatherings in the state, with extension of night curfew in all cities and towns, till 1 January 2021. He...

BJP has stooped to a new low: AAP’s Bhagwant Mann

December 11, 2020

CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday took offence to Union minister Rao Saheb Danve’s statement regarding farmers’ agitation. The party’s Punjab president and Sangrur MP, Bhawant Mann, said that the BJP had stooped to a new low. The AAP leader said that the Modi dispensation should tell its...

DON’T WEAKEN NATIONAL UNITY AS CONGRESS HAD DONE IN THE PAST, AKALI DAL TELLS CENTRE

December 11, 2020

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday urged the Union government not to take any reckless or repressive steps that might deepen festering emotional wounds in the farmers’ minds and weaken the sacred cause of peace and communal harmony in the country. “Do not repeat Congress blunders of divide...

Dhindsa writes to Canadian PM, expresses gratitude for his support

December 10, 2020

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) president and Rajya Sabha member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, through a communiqué to Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, on Wednesday expressed gratitude to him for showing benevolence and magnanimity towards the sufferings of the Punjab farmers. Trudeau, through his statements, came out in support...

Bharat Bandh underscores need for repeal of farm laws: Capt Amarinder

December 9, 2020

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the unity showcased by the farmers through the Bharat Bandh had underscored the need for repeal of the new farm laws, followed by a detailed discussion on agricultural reforms. The Chief Minister asked why the Centre could not heed the...

KEJRIWAL UNDER HOUSE ARREST, BJP IS ‘SCARED’ HE WILL TAKE TO STREETS: SISODIA

December 9, 2020

CHANDIGARH: Asserting that the BJP is “scared” that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will take to the streets in favour of the farmers’ protest, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday alleged that Kejriwal has been put under house arrest. Sisodia is holding a sit-in protest outside the Delhi Chief...

IMMEDIATELY SCRAP 3 FARM LAWS: PARKASH BADAL TO PM MODI

December 8, 2020

CHANDIGARH: Five-time Punjab Chief Minister and SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal on Monday called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “show magnanimity” and immediately scrap the three farm laws “as a first step” towards the resolution of the serious crisis confronting the country today. “The scars of wounds already inflicted...

DO YOU EVEN KNOW DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHEAT AND PADDY: CAPT AMARINDER TO KEJRIWAL

December 8, 2020

CHANDIGARH: Mocking him for calling himself a ‘sevadar’ of the farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday asked his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal if he even knew the difference between wheat and paddy. For a man who had wasted no time in notifying one of the three central...

Capt Amarinder seeks prioritised allocation of Covid vaccine for Punjab

December 7, 2020

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking priority allocation of Covid-19 vaccine to the state, on account of its higher mortality rate resulting from the population age profile and high levels of co-morbidities. In his letter, the Chief Minister said despite its...

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