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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…

13 May

AAP Accuses BJP of Using Gangsters to Intimidate Diljit Dosanjh Following Political Refusal

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsBusinessAAP, BJP, Diljit Dosanjh, Harpal Singh Cheema, Lawrence Bishnoi, Manager attack, Punjab politics

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) strongly condemned the cowardly attack on the house of renowned Punjabi artist Diljit Dosanjh’s manager. AAP stated that this attack was not just on an individual, but an attack on citizens' security and democratic values. Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema stated, “Just a few days ago, the BJP had invited Diljit Dosanjh to join their party, which he outrightly rejected. Just two days after this refusal, an attack took place at his manager’s house, and Lawrence Bishnoi claimed responsibility for it. This is not a mere coincidence. It clearly shows that the…

12 May

Senior BJP Leader Anil Kumar Sethi Switches Allegiance to AAP in Presence of CM Bhagwant Mann

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Anil Sethi, Bhagwant Mann, BJP, Fazilka, Party joining, Punjab politics

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Influenced by the policies and people-centric governance of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), senior BJP leader from Fazilka, Anil Kumar Sethi, joined the AAP on Tuesday. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann formally inducted him into the party. Welcoming Sethi into the party fold, CM Bhagwant Mann said that people from across Punjab are expressing faith in the policies and vision of the Aam Aadmi Party. He said the party is committed to working for the welfare and progress of every section of society and is continuously strengthening its base across the state. Anil Kumar Sethi said that…