Gurpreet Singh, Author at National Times

10 May

AAP Stages Protest Outside Tarun Chugh’s Residence Over ED Action Against Sanjeev Arora

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Gurpreet Singh :- Political temperatures soared in Amritsar on Sunday as leaders and workers of the Aam Aadmi Party staged a strong protest outside the residence of BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh against the Enforcement Directorate’s action against Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora. Raising slogans against the Centre, the protesters accused the Union Government of misusing central agencies to target opposition leaders. The demonstration witnessed the participation of Punjab minister Harbhajan Singh ETO, MLAs Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar and Dr. Ajay Gupta, district president Prabhbir Singh Brar and a large number of party workers. AAP leaders alleged that the…

10 May

Preity Zinta Offers Prayers at Golden Temple, Performs Langar Seva Ahead of Punjab Kings Clash

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsEntertainment, Punjab, TrendingGolden Temple, Preity Zinta, Punjab Kings

Amritsar (Gurpreet Singh): Bollywood actor and Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta visited the revered Golden Temple on Saturday night, where she paid obeisance and sought blessings ahead of her team’s upcoming IPL fixture. During her visit to the sacred shrine, Preity bowed before the Guru Granth Sahib and prayed for peace, prosperity, and the well-being of all. Her arrival drew attention from devotees present at the temple complex, with several admirers gathering to greet her and click pictures. Demonstrating humility and devotion, the actor also participated in langar seva, serving food to devotees in the community kitchen. The gesture was…

10 May

Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora Remanded to ED Custody for 7 Days in Alleged Rs 100-Crore GST Fraud Case

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Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): A court in Gurugram on Saturday night sent Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora to seven-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to fraudulent GST transactions exceeding Rs 100 crore. The action came after the agency arrested the senior Aam Aadmi Party leader following extensive searches conducted at several premises associated with him and his business interests across Delhi, Gurugram and Chandigarh under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Investigators had requested 10 days of custodial interrogation, arguing that further questioning was necessary to trace the financial trail…

10 May

Historic initiative by Punjab Govt as free food kits to be distributed to 40 lakh poor, Dalit and backward families in state

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SANGRUR (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday launched the ambitious ‘Meri Rasoi Yojna’ during a programme organised in village Bhalwan in Sangrur, marking the beginning of free nutritional food kit distribution to nearly 40 lakh poor and economically weaker families across Punjab, as one of the country’s largest household nutrition support initiatives. Declaring the scheme as a direct intervention to reduce the kitchen burden on struggling families amid rising inflation, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said the AAP Government is merely making announcements but delivering tangible relief to every household through free electricity, healthcare, women-centric welfare schemes…

10 May

AAP Slams Arrest of Minister Sanjeev Arora as Politically Motivated Vendetta

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Aman Arora, Chandigarh News, ED raid, Harpal Cheema, political vendetta, Punjab politics, Sanjeev Arora

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) declared the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid at Minister Sanjeev Arora’s residence and his arrest as a completely politically motivated act. Condemning the BJP-led Central Government in the strongest terms, AAP said that whenever the BJP sees itself losing political ground in elections, it conspires to crush the voice of the opposition by unleashing investigative agencies against them. The action against Sanjeev Arora is part of that same politics of vendetta. On this, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema stated, “Just as BJP misused the machinery of ED, CBI and other central agencies…

10 May

Sanjeev Arora’s Company Rejects ED Allegations, Says Mobile Exports Were Genuine and Fully Verified

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabED raid Punjab, GST fraud allegations, Hampton Sky Realty, IMEI verification, mobile export case, Sanjeev Arora

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Hampton Sky Realty Limited, formerly known as Ritesh Properties and Industries Limited, on Friday issued a detailed statement defending its business operations and rejecting allegations linked to Enforcement Directorate (ED) proceedings.The company, associated with Punjab Cabinet Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora, said it had “complete faith” in the legal and constitutional framework of the country and asserted that all its export transactions were genuine, transparent and fully verified by multiple statutory authorities.In its official statement, the company said it entered the mobile-phone export business in May 2023 in line with the Centre’s “Make in…

09 May

Punjab Will Never Bow Before BJP’s Politics of Intimidation, Says CM Bhagwant Mann During ‘Shukrana Yatra’

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAnti-beadbi law Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, ED raids Punjab, Punjab BJP row

Sri Fatehgarh Sahib (Gurpreet Singh): Renewing his pledge to deal firmly with incidents of ‘beadbi’ (beadbi) and protect Punjab’s communal harmony, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday thanked the people of Punjab for showering immense love and affection during the four-day-long ‘Shukrana Yatra’, which culminated at the sacred land of Sri Fatehgarh Sahib.Addressing a massive gathering after paying obeisance at Gurdwara Sri Fatehgarh Sahib, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said the holy land of Fatehgarh Sahib inspires Punjabis to fight oppression, injustice and tyranny. He noted that the yatra began from Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib at Sri Anandpur Sahib, where the…

09 May

AAP Will Gherao BJP Offices Over ‘Misuse of Agencies’: Harpal Cheema

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Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema launched a fierce attack on the BJP-led Central Government, calling it out for systematically destroying democracy and misusing constitutional institutions to crush opposition parties across the country. He asserted that 3 crore Punjabis will give a befitting reply to BJP for targeting Punjab and announced AAP workers to gherao BJP offices to expose its politics of vendetta and intimidation. Addressing a press conference, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema stated, “The democracy established through the sacrifices of freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev…

09 May

Punjab Will Never Bow Before BJP or ED Pressure: CM Bhagwant Mann

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Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday tore into the BJP-led Central Government over repeated Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, asserting that Punjab would never surrender before “politics of intimidation and vendetta” being carried out through central agencies. Pointing out that ED had raided Sanjeev Arora’s residence three times within a year and twice within a month without recovering anything, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann questioned why such raids were being carried out only in states where the BJP was not in power. The Chief Minister pointed out that the Modi Government’s…

09 May

Delhi Placed on High Alert Following Intelligence Warnings of Potential Terror Attacks

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The national capital has been placed under a stringent security blanket following specific intelligence inputs suggesting a credible terror threat to the metropolitan area. Sources confirmed on Saturday that the Delhi Police and various central security agencies have intensified their vigilance across several sensitive locations to thwart any potential incidents. There is a visible increase in the presence of armed personnel at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg and nearby government establishments. These measures include the strategic placement of barricades and more rigorous vehicle inspections to ensure the safety of these high-profile…