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21 Jun

AAP Demands Akal Takht Investigation Into Alleged Fake Video Campaign Targeting Punjab CM

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Akal Takht, Bhagwant Mann, Punjab, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday urged the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib to ensure a thorough investigation into the fake video campaign targeting the Punjab Chief Minister, saying the forensic examination of more than 1,100 frames has conclusively established that the person seen in the video is not the Chief Minister. AAP Punjab Media In-Charge Baltej Pannu said the focus must now shift to identifying the actor featured in the video, those who produced and directed it, and the individuals who financed what he described as a well-planned conspiracy. The AAP Punjab Media In-charge also…

09 Jun

AAP Alleges Misuse of ED Against Punjab Traders, Targets BJP and Congress

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann, ED raids, Enforcement Directorate, Manish Sisodia, Punjab Traders

New Delhi/Punjab (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its Punjab Government strongly condemned fresh ED (Enforcement Directorate) raids on traders in Punjab on Tuesday, revealing that central agencies are being used to target and intimidate the state's business community. Describing traders as the backbone of Punjab’s economic growth, the Punjab Government reaffirmed its support for them.Meanwhile, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal called out the BJP-led Centre for harassing Hindu traders through repeated ED action. The party asserted that Punjab’s traders should not feel intimidated and said the entire state and the Punjab Government stand firmly with them.AAP National…

06 Jun

Punjab First State to Crack Down on Arbitrary Private School Fee Hikes, Says Arvind Kejriw

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann, Fee Hike Cap, Private Schools, Punjab education, Punjab School Fees

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Welcoming Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann’s landmark decision to curb arbitrary fee hikes by private schools, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said Punjab has become the first state in the country to take decisive action against the unchecked profiteering of private educational institutions. He highlighted that the Bhagwant Mann Government has ordered private schools to refund any fee increase exceeding 5%, providing major relief to lakhs of parents burdened by rising education costs. The AAP Chief noted that the AAP Government had previously compelled private schools in Delhi to roll back unjustified fee…

04 Jun

BJP Treats Turncoats Like Disposable Pawns; Sunil Jakhar & Ravneet Singh Bittu Are Prime Examples of Their ‘Use & Throw’ Strategy: Harpal Singh Cheema

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, BJP, Harpal Singh Cheema, Punjab politics, turncoats

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday said the BJP has turned politics into a marketplace where loyalty, ideology and public mandate are traded for power, using opposition leaders as disposable pawns to advance its political interests. Citing leaders such as Sunil Jakhar and Ravneet Singh Bittu as examples of the BJP’s “use and throw” culture, senior AAP leader and Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the saffron party lures opposition faces to manufacture an illusion of political growth in Punjab, only to marginalise them once their usefulness expires. The senior AAP leader asserted that Punjab’s…

30 May

Punjab Civic Polls Deliver a Bigger Message: AAP’s 2022 Wave May Still Be Intact

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPolitics, Punjab, TrendingAAP, Punjab

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The recently concluded civic body elections in Punjab were never merely about municipal corporations, municipal councils or nagar panchayats. For political parties, strategists and observers alike, they represented the first large-scale electoral assessment of the Aam Aadmi Party government ahead of the crucial 2027 Assembly elections. If these results are viewed as a political report card, the ruling party has passed with distinction. Winning 958 out of 1,977 wards and securing control of five of the eight municipal corporations that went to the polls, AAP has demonstrated that its support base remains remarkably resilient more than four…

28 May

Aman Arora Fires Back at Bittu, Slams Personal Mud-Slinging and Exposes Nepotism

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Aman Arora, Politics, Punjab, Ravneet Bittu

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab President and Cabinet Minister Aman Arora strongly refuted all allegations levelled by Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu and hit back sharply at him. Arora stated that while the AAP and the Punjab Government were committed to ensuring peaceful and fair municipal elections across the state, the kind of hooliganism and unruly conduct displayed by Ravneet Singh Bittu in Dhuri and Sangrur was completely unacceptable and unbecoming of a person holding a constitutional position. He said that when our party and I raised ideological questions against this hooliganism, instead of answering…

25 May

Shiromani Akali Dal Suffers Major Setback as Former MP Rajmohinder Singh Majitha Joins AAP

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Bhagwant Mann, Punjab, Rajmohinder Singh Majitha, Shiromani Akali Dal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) suffered a major political setback in Punjab, while the Aam Aadmi Party has gained significant strength in Majha. On Monday, senior Akali leader, former Rajya Sabha Member and Head of the Chief Khalsa Diwan, Rajmohinder Singh Majitha, joined the Aam Aadmi Party. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann welcomed Rajmohinder Singh Majitha into the Aam Aadmi Party. Along with Rajmohinder Singh Majitha, former RTI Commissioner Heminder Singh Majitha and Chief Khalsa Diwan member Sukhdeep Singh Majitha also joined the AAP. Majitha constituency in-charge Talbir Singh Gill was also present on the occasion. CM Mann…

25 May

AAP Blasts Central Government Over Spiralling Fuel Prices Ahead of Punjab Local Body Polls

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, BJP, fuel price, Harpal Singh Cheema, inflation, Punjab

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders including Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, attacked the BJP-led Central Government over the repeated hike in petrol and diesel prices over the last 10 days. They said petrol and diesel have become nearly ₹8 per litre costlier after four consecutive hikes, pushing farmers, transporters, traders and middle-class families into deeper financial distress. They revealed that while inflation continues to rise, the Modi Government is burdening ordinary people to benefit big corporate houses. The leaders said the diesel price hike during the paddy sowing season will directly hit farmers and further…

20 May

Akali Dal, Congress Leaders Join AAP Backing Punjab’s Anti-Sacrilege Bill

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP

Gurpreet Singh :- Punjab’s newly introduced Jagat Jyoti Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Bill 2026, aimed at preventing sacrilege incidents and ensuring stricter punishment for offenders, is receiving growing support from both the public and political circles across the state. In a significant political development on Tuesday, several prominent leaders and workers from the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Congress formally joined the Aam Aadmi Party after expressing support for the legislation. The induction ceremony was conducted by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman. Leaders who joined the ruling party stated that previous governments had “politicised” the sensitive…

18 May

Enforcement Directorate Expands Probe, Searches Sites Linked to AAP’s Deepak Singla

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndia, Politics, TrendingAAP, Deepak Singla

Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday stepped up its financial crime investigation by carrying out coordinated searches at properties connected to Aam Aadmi Party leader Deepak Singla and several other individuals across Delhi and Goa. Officials familiar with the matter said the operation is linked to a suspected money laundering case involving alleged irregularities in bank loan transactions. Search teams moved into multiple locations early in the day to collect financial documents, electronic records and other material believed to be relevant to the ongoing inquiry. Deepak Singla, a former AAP candidate from Delhi’s Vishwas Nagar constituency, has been…