Baltej Pannu Archives - National Times

25 Sep

AAP Questions SGPC Inquiry Panel Over Anandpur Sahib Sarai Controversy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Anandpur Sahib, Baltej Pannu, Harjinder singh dhami, SGPC, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Friday launched a sharp attack on Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) and SGPC (Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee) President Harjinder Singh Dhami over the controversy surrounding the SGPC sarai at Sri Anandpur Sahib and the FIR registered against Amarjit Singh Chawla and Malkit Singh. Baltej Pannu said that even after Amarjit Singh Chawla and Malkit Singh were expelled from the Panth, the SGPC had not put up even a single signboard outside its institutes and gurdwaras informing the Sikh sangat that no association should be maintained with them. In…

22 Sep

AAP Questions Silence of Akali, Congress and BJP Leaders Over Allegations Against Amarjit Singh Chawla

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Amarjit Singh Chawla, Baltej Pannu, Punjab News, Punjab politics, SGPC, Shiromani Akali Dal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Tuesday questioned the continued silence of Akali Dal (Badal) Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, SGPC (Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee) leadership, senior Akali leaders, Congress leaders and BJP leaders over the serious allegations raised by a woman from Bahrain against Akali leader Amarjit Singh Chawla and others. He also questioned the silence of Akali leaders Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia, Congress leaders Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Partap Singh Bajwa, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and senior BJP leaders on the matter. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media In-charge…

21 Sep

Punjab Politics: AAP’s Baltej Pannu Questions Badal Family Over Amarjit Chawla Controversy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAmarjit Singh Chawla, Badal Family, Baltej Pannu, Bikram Majithia, Harjinder singh dhami, Harsimrat kaur badal, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Monday tore into the Badal family for reducing the historic Akali Dal from a Panthic movement built on sacrifice into a family-owned political party, pointing out that its leadership had systematically sought to capture Sikh institutions and use them for personal and political interests. Referring to the controversy surrounding Amarjit Singh Chawla and the woman who was accommodated for months at an SGPC-run sarai in Sri Anandpur Sahib, Baltej Pannu questioned how such powers were granted, why the woman was brought there by Virsa Singh Valtoha and…

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…

16 Sep

AAP Opposes Draft Chandigarh Health Service Rules, Alleges Systematic Erosion of Punjab’s Rights

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjab60:40 formula, AAP Punjab, Baltej Pannu, Chandigarh Health Service, medical recruitment, Punjab

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Wednesday strongly objected to the draft Chandigarh Health Service Rules 2026, saying the proposed changes would undermine Punjab’s established share in Chandigarh’s medical services and violate the understanding that existed between Punjab and Haryana. In a statement,AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said, “Earlier, there was a 60:40 arrangement, with 60% for Punjab and 40% for Haryana. Now, under the proposed changes, 40% of the medical officers will be directly recruited under the UT cadre, while the remaining 60% will be divided between the two states. As…

15 Sep

Bhagwant Mann Govt’s Uncompromising ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ and ‘Gansteraan Te Vaar’, Bringing Criminals Back From Across World: Baltej Pannu

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAGTF, Baltej Pannu, Canada deportation, Karamveer Deo, Lawrence Bishnoi, Punjab Police

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Bhagwant Mann Government’s uncompromising ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ and ‘Gansteraan Te Vaar’ has taken the fight against drugs and organised crime beyond Punjab’s borders, with the Punjab Police bringing back more than a dozen gangsters from across the world, including the latest arrest of Karamveer Deo, a close associate of Lawrence Bishnoi, who was apprehended at Delhi airport after being deported from Canada, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said on Tuesday. From the US, Dubai and Malaysia to Moldova, Baltej Pannu said, the Mann Government has made the Punjab Police hi-tech and better…

10 Sep

Villagers Turn Away BJP Leaders in Sangrur as AAP Slams Divisive Caste Politics

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Baltej Pannu, BJP Punjab, caste politics, Punjab politics, Sangrur protest, Toor Banjara

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Villagers in Toor Banjara, Sangrur, today chased away BJP leaders who reached the village, delivering a blunt message to the BJP that its divisive politics has no place in Punjab. Reacting sharply to the development, Punjab AAP State General Secretary (Organisation) and Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said the BJP’s attempt to play the caste card in Punjab had once again met with a strong public rejection. He said Punjab would never allow the BJP to replicate the Jat–non-Jat politics played in Haryana. Reacting to the BJP leaders’ visit to Toor Banjara village in Sangrur, Baltej Pannu said…

09 Sep

AAP Slams BJP Over Anti-Drug Yatras, Urges Support For Ongoing Provincial Campaign

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Baltej Pannu, BJP, Chandigarh, Drugs, Enforcement, Punjab, Yudh Nashean Virudh

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab State General Secretary (Organisation) and Chief Spokesperson of the Nasha Mukti Morcha Baltej Pannu on Wednesday hit out at the BJP over its proposed anti-drug yatras, saying the party should join Punjab’s ongoing ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ instead of launching a separate political campaign. Baltej Pannu said that the massive enforcement drive, under which 60,239 cases have been registered and 77,509 persons booked since March 2025, reflects the scale of Punjab’s fight against drugs, and pointed out the BJP is trying to undermine the campaign as it begins to show results. The AAP…

09 Sep

Opposition Playing Politics Over Dead Bodies; BJP, Congress And Akali Dal Have Become Desperate In Punjab: Baltej Pannu

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPolitics, Punjab, TrendingBaltej Pannu

CHANDIGARH (GURPREET SINGH): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday tore into the BJP, Congress and Akali Dal for their attempt by the Opposition to exploit a tragic death for political gains, asserting that the bereaved family must be allowed to grieve with dignity and that politics over dead bodies cannot be permitted. The AAP asserted that the opposition parties in Punjab are indulging in an extremely insensitive “vulture politics”, as the traditional parties are rushing to politicalise every tragedy and even seeking to derive political mileage from a family’s grief. In a video message,AAP Punjab State General Secretary Organisation…

08 Sep

AAP Hits Back at Opposition Over ‘Vulture Politics’ Following Sangrur Villager’s Suicide

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Anurag Dhanda, Baltej Pannu, Drug Crackdown, Opposition Politics, Sangrur suicide

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday tore into the BJP, Congress and Akali Dal for their attempt by the Opposition to exploit a tragic death for political gains, asserting that the bereaved family must be allowed to grieve with dignity and that politics over dead bodies cannot be permitted. The AAP asserted that the opposition parties in Punjab are indulging in an extremely insensitive “vulture politics”, as the traditional parties are rushing to politicalise every tragedy and even seeking to derive political mileage from a family’s grief. In a video message,AAP Punjab State General Secretary Organisation…