Whereas Punjab farmers are still waiting for hundreds of crores for their sugarcane crop that was crushed by sugar mills during last season, Punjab CM yesterday tried to undermine the importance of the issue.
Akal Takhat Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh today said that he cannot take back Fakar-e-Qaum award from Prakash Singh Badal.
A delegation of the Bandi Singhs Rihai Sangharsh Committee, formed to spearhead the movement for the release of Sikh political prisoners, yesterday met Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh and demanded the withdrawal of “Fakhr-e-Qaum” title bestowed upon Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
A section of Congress party leaders held a "demonstration" outside Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal's house yesterday. The 'gherao' demonstration turned to be a show by Captain Amarinder Singh.
Former Punjab CM and Congress party's deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh will lead a gherao of the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s residence on Friday, August 21. The opposition party has announced the protest to press for pending payment to the sugar cane growers and the delay in payment of compensation to the farmers whose crops were damaged during the unseasonal rains and floods in the state.
Surat Singh Khalsa stated if the government failed to take concrete steps for the release of Sikh detainees, he would make the secret talks between him and the messenger sent by the government for negotiation public.
Hitting out hard at Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for justifying repression on fasting octogenarian Sikh veteran Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, his supporters and sympathisers, Delhi Akali Dal President Paramjit Singh Sarna asserted the struggle for the release of Sikh prisoners could not be crushed through despotic methods.
Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) patron Parkash Singh Badal today claimed that the alliance between SAD (B) and BJP was everlasting and the two parties will jointly context next Assembly elections due in 2017.
SAD (Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Mann has maintained that Capt. Amarinder Singh and Prakash Singh Badal have turned their back to the cause of Sikh nation.
Punjab's river water issue is the story of the looting of Punjab's natural resources by the Central Government on the one hand, and on the other hand it is a tragic drama of betrayal of Punjab by it's own political leaders.
Dal Khalsa today termed both present and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and Captain Amritsar Singh as biggest turn-coats who have ditched the Sikh cause for independence just to be in the good-books of New Delhi.
Elderly Sikh activist Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, who is on ‘hunger-strike’ since January 16, said that in case of his death, the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal should be held responsible.
It seems that Central minister Thawar Chand Gehlot's statement terming Punjab as number one state in drugs abuse continues to “hurt” Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. Gehlot Central minister for social justice and empowerment had stated that that Punjab ranked number one in the country in consumption of drugs. He was addressing a joint press conference with CM Badal on June 26 at Hoshiarpur.
BJP's Central minister for social justice and empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal came face- to face on drugs abuse issue during a press conference held at Hoshiarpur yesterday.
Representatives of various Sikh organizations today met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. According to a written statement released by Sikh organizations CM Badal has given “positive response” on the issue of Sikh Political prisoners.
More than two hundred Sikh protesters were today arrested by the Mohali police. As per reports, arrested persons include many women.
Congress deputy leader in Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today said that after failing on all other front Punjab's chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has turned towards 'panthic agenda. He maintained that Badal's lien towards 'Panthic issues' is result of his failure on the economic and law and order front.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said that his party government in the state was making persistent efforts with the Central government of India to bring back the books, manuscrits and other artifacts of Sikh Reference Library taken away by Indian army during June 1984 attack on Darbar Sahib (Amritsar).
The ceremony was attended by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, his son and deputy in government Sukhbir Badal besides various other religious and political leaders of the Badal Dal.
The girl died. She must have fallen very hard when her tormentors threw her off the bus. She was only 13 years old, a student of Class 9. The men, employees of the transport company encouraged reportedly by a group of young male passengers, made sexist remarks, repeatedly harassing her sexually. She resisted, fought them back. No one came to help her, except her mother. She too was sexually harassed. She pleaded with the driver to let them off the bus but he paid no heed. The daughter was violently pushed off a speeding bus and then they pushed off the mother.
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