Chandigarh: In the wake of alleged political violence in the state, Punjab Congress on Friday demanded the resignation of deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal saying, he was the main architect behind "political murders and growth of mafias". "Sukhbir is a total failure as state's home minister and
he has no right to continue in power. "Punjab is heading to a state of total anarchy as no rule of law exists in the state, and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has become the prisoner of whims and fancies of his son," said Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa.
Two persons - members of the the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and Opposition Congress - were allegedly killed on Friday in a clash during an election rally at Chak Mishri Khan in Amritsar district. Friday deaths follow Thursday's killing of a political activist, when over a dozen armed men opened fire at Congress-PPP election rally in Rampura Phull of Bathinda district. Earlier, a Congress block president had been shot dead allegedly by Akali Dal activists in Tarn Taran district on May 8....
more
03:50 AM, May 18, 2013
Amritsar: Pakistani prisoners lodged in Indian jails were safe, Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur on Thursday said. Answering reporters' questions here this evening on ensuring the safety of Indian and Pakistan prisoners in each other's territories, Kaur said "Pakistani prisoners are safe in Indian jails. We are a responsible government." She said the Indian plane carrying the body of Sarabjit had taken off from Lahore International Airport...
08:25 PM, May 02, 2013
Strongly rebutting Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's statement that the Congress party did not observe martyr's day, Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa on Sunday advised him to desist from playing cheap politics in the name of martyrs. ...
02:35 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Seeking to present a united picture of the party, new Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday appointed as many as 25 coordinators, including some loyalists of former PCC chief Amarinder Singh, who will take stock of his swearing-in ceremony preparations. ...
05:10 AM, Mar 19, 2013
A day after Congress leader Amarinder Singh was divested of the charge of party's Punjab unit chief, his close aide Major(retd) Amardeep Singh on Wednesday resigned as Pradesh Congress Committee secretary. Amardeep said, it was his "moral" duty to resign so that the new PCC president can constitute his team. ...
05:43 PM, Mar 06, 2013
