Anil Bhardwaj

PUNJAB CM LAYS FOUNDATION STONES OF PROJECTS WORTH RS 117 CRORE

December 1, 2020

SULTANPUR LODHI/DERA BABA NANAK: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday laid the foundation stone of six projects worth over Rs 117 crore in Sultanpur Lodhi and Dera Baba Nanak—two towns associated with the life of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. The announcement was made on the birth...

Punjab CM hails Centre’s decision to let protesting farmers enter Delhi

November 28, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday welcomed the Centre’s decision to allow the agitating farmers to enter Delhi, but slammed the Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana for its continued use force to stop farmers even after the Union Government’s conciliatory move. Though the Central government has allowed...

Happy to have met Sidhu, hope to have more such meetings: Capt Amarinder

November 27, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday hoped that he and Navjot Singh Sidhu would continue to have cordial meetings like they had on Wednesday, where they spoke a lot about cricket, apart from a host of other things.Both were in good mood during the one-hour luncheon meeting, to which he had invited Sidhu...

Punjab CM condemns Haryana govt’s attempts to stop farmers from Delhi march

November 27, 2020

Strongly condemning Haryana government’s attempts to stop farmers from marching to Delhi in protest against the farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh warned the BJP-led government against pushing them to the brink.Urging the Manohar Lal Khattar government to allow the agitated farmers to pass through the national highway to take their voice to Delhi peacefully, Captain...

Night curfew in Punjab towns & districts as CM announces fresh curbs from 1 December

November 26, 2020

Amid the grim Covid-19 situation in Delhi-NCR and apprehensions of a second wave in Punjab, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered a series of fresh restrictions in the state, including re-imposition of night curfew in all towns and cities as well as doubling of fine for not wearing...

Capt Amarinder hails Centre’s decision to call kisan unions for talks

November 25, 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has welcomed the Centre’s decision to take forward the talks with kisan unions on the farm laws, in the wake of the farmers’ decision to lift their “rail roko” agitation to allow passenger and goods trains in the state. The Chief Minister, who had...

Farmers’ union refuses to budge, Punjab CM expresses concern

November 24, 2020

Expressing serious concern over the decision of one farmers’ union not to allow passenger trains to ply till the Centre accedes to their demands on the issue of farm laws, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said this would put the people to major inconvenience and could have...

Sukhbir Badal asks SAD Delhi and DSGMC to extend help to farmer bodies

November 24, 2020

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday said that SAD Delhi unit as well as the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) would support the “Delhi Chalo” call of farmer organisations for 26-27 November and extend all possible help to them. The SAD chief spoke to party’s...

Punjab CM seeks Centre’s help in rail blockade crisis, plans to meet Modi, Shah

November 20, 2020

Stepping up his efforts to resolve the rail blockade crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday urged the Centre to show magnanimity and not link the restoration of freight services with the movement of passenger trains and to support the state government in creating a congenial environment for...

Farmers to march to Delhi in protest on 26 November

November 20, 2020

“Sanyukt Kisan Morcha” has decided to march towards Delhi from five different routes on November 26 against the centre’s new agriculture laws and proposed electricity bill. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the core committee of the morcha held on Thursday. Farmers will march towards...

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