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23 Sep

AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal Alleges ‘Vote-Chori’, Demands Cancellation of Recent Elections

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Arvind Kejriwal, Election Commission, Gyanesh Kumar

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has called out the Modi government and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over repeated allegations of ‘Vote-Chori’ (vote theft), citing an investigative report by The Indian Express. Following the report’s revelations, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal described the matter as the biggest scam in independent India and pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were winning elections through vote theft. He also revealed Gyanesh Kumar being the “chief” of vote-chori and demanded his immediate arrest and prosecution for treason. The AAP Chief further questioned…

20 Sep

Punjab Politics: Congress Sarpanch Among Dozens Who Join AAP In Sri Anandpur Sahib

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Bhagwant Mann, Congress leaders join AAP, Harjot Singh Bains, Punjab politics, Sri Anandpur Sahib

Sri Anandpur Sahib (Gurpreet Singh): In a boost to the Aam Aadmi Party in the Sri Anandpur Sahib Assembly constituency, dozens of Congress leaders and workers from village Nanowal joined the party today, expressing their faith in the pro-people policies of the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. The new entrants said they were impressed by the development and welfare work being carried out by the Mann government across Punjab, particularly in the Sri Anandpur Sahib constituency. Cabinet Minister and MLA Harjot Singh Bains welcomed the new members into the party and urged them to work with…

19 Sep

AAP Karyakartas Ask BJP 3 Questions On Drugs, Punjab’s Waters And SAD Tie-Up During ‘Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra’

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, BJP, Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra, Punjab News

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): As the BJP’s ‘Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra’ reached Punjab, AAP karyakartas confronted the BJP with three questions that they said the BJP cannot escape: why drugs are being smuggled into Punjab from Gujarat, why Punjab’s water is being given to Haryana and Rajasthan, and why it is seeking an alliance with the SAD (Badal) to bring back “black laws”. Putting up posters with the three questions, AAP karyakartas said political ‘nautanki’ cannot fool the people of Punjab, while people of Punjab showed black flags to the BJP yatra. The AAP karyakartas further questioned the BJP’s stand on…

19 Sep

Former Three-Time Akali MLA Ranjit Singh Chhajjalwaddi Joins AAP Along with Son

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Baba Bakala, Bhagwant Mann, Punjab politics, Ranjit Singh Chhajjalwaddi, Satinderjit Chhajjalwaddi

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) received a major political boost in the Baba Bakala constituency when Ranjit Singh Chhajjalwaddi, a three-time MLA of the Shiromani Akali Dal, joined the Aam Aadmi Party. His son Satinderjit Singh Chhajjalwaddi also joined the AAP with him. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman inducted and welcomed Chhajjalwaddi into AAP. On this occasion, Chief Minister’s OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman said that with the Chhajjalwaddi family joining the Aam Aadmi Party, the party cadre in the Baba Bakala constituency and surrounding areas would receive new energy and strength. He said that…

18 Sep

AAP to Launch Massive Door-to-Door Campaign Across Punjab Ahead of Assembly Elections

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjab2027 elections, AAP, Aman Arora, Bhagwant Mann, Dhuri, door-to-door campaign, Manish Sisodia, Punjab

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Punjab Prabhari Manish Sisodia on Friday announced a massive statewide door-to-door outreach campaign from September 20, with 2.68 lakh booth committee members set to reach every household and highlight the work of the Bhagwant Mann government. The AAP Punjab Prabhari said CM Bhagwant Singh Mann will personally join the campaign in Dhuri, while AAP will simultaneously launch its membership drive and release its election campaign pamphlet in Ludhiana on September 19, marking the beginning of an intensive grassroots mobilisation across Punjab. Addressing a press conference along with AAP Punjab President Aman…

18 Sep

AAP Stages Protests in Punjab Against Additional Charges on UPI Transactions

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, digital payments, Jalandhar, Narendra Modi, Pawan Kumar Tinu, Punjab protest, UPI charges

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday held protests in Jalandhar and Sujanpur in Pathankot against the BJP-led Central Government’s decision to impose additional charges on certain UPI (Unified Payments Interface) merchant transactions. During the protests, angry people raised slogans against the Central Government and burnt an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A massive protest was organised at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Chowk in Jalandhar under the leadership of senior AAP Punjab leader Pawan Kumar Tinu. Addressing party volunteers, Pawan Kumar Tinu said, “The decision of the BJP-led Central Government to impose additional charges on UPI transactions…

17 Sep

AAP Slams BJP’s Anti-Drug March as Political Drama, Cites 2007–17 Governance Record

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Baltej Pannu, Bathinda run, Bhagwant Mann, BJP, BSF, drug crisis, Punjab, Sports grounds

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge and Nasha Mukti Morcha Chief Spokesperson Baltej Pannu on Thursday hit out at the BJP’s ‘Nasha Mukt Punjab Yatra’, calling it political nautanki and questioning the party’s silence when it was a partner in power in Punjab during 2007-17, the period when ‘chitta’ emerged and spread across the state. Pannu questioned why the BJP failed to undertake any anti-drug campaign then, why the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation was stalled when names were emerging and officer Niranjan Singh was transferred, and why the BJP is now selectively targeting Punjab while remaining…

15 Sep

BJP Must Learn from Punjab and Eliminate Drugs in Its Own States: Arvind Kejriwal

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Arvind Kejriwal, BJP, Drug Menace, Mundra Port, Punjab narcotics

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has put the BJP’s record on tackling drugs in its own-ruled states at the centre of the debate, with National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal urging the BJP to learn from Punjab’s action against drug smuggling. He pointed to a shift in the source of drugs entering Punjab, stating that while 80% earlier came from Pakistan, the same proportion now comes from BJP-ruled Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. The AAP Chief highlighted Gujarat’s Mundra Port as the biggest source of drugs entering Punjab and questioned the BJP-led Central Government’s failure to…

14 Sep

AAP Wins Majority in Baran Civic Polls, Arvind Kejriwal Hails ‘Winds of Change’ in Rajasthan

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Arvind Kejriwal, Baran Municipal Council, Madan Dilawar, Rajasthan civic polls

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): In the Rajasthan municipal elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has emerged as a major force, sweeping aside the electoral ambitions of both the BJP and Congress. The results announced on Monday saw AAP emerge as the largest party in the home area of Rajasthan’s Education Minister, prompting National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal to congratulate the party’s office-bearers and workers on the performance. AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal took to 'X' and stated, “The winds of change have now started blowing in Rajasthan as well. The ‘jhadu’ has swept through Baran, the constituency of the Education Minister, and…

09 Sep

AAP Mounts Fierce Defence Over Sangrur Labourer Death, Accuses Rahul Gandhi Of Exploiting Tragedy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann, Drugs, Gulzar Singh, Punjab, Rahul Gandhi, Sangrur

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) tore into Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his attempt to spread misinformation around the tragic death of Gulzar Singh. AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and Punjab Prabhari Manish Sisodia hit out at Rahul Gandhi for indulging in politics over a death, asserting that the Bhagwant Mann government is fighting a decisive battle against the drug menace in Punjab and working to clean up the drug network spread under the Congress, Akali Dal and BJP. The AAP Chief categorically rejected any connection of any government minister…