Baltej Pannu

Punjab Govt to Convene First-Ever Joint Summit of All DCs, SSPs, and SDMs to Escalate Anti-Drug Drive

Punjab Govt to Convene First-Ever Joint Summit of All DCs, SSPs, and SDMs to Escalate Anti-Drug Drive

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Bhagwant Mann Government will intensify its flagship ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ with a crucial high-level meeting scheduled for tomorrow involving all SSPs (Senior Superintendent of Police), DCs (Deputy Commissioner), DSPs and SDMs (Sub-Divisional Magistrate) from across Punjab. AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said the meeting would review the campaign’s progress, strengthen coordination between the police and administration, and establish a decisive future course of action against drugs. In a statement,AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said, “CM Bhagwant Singh Mann recently held a meeting with all SHOs in Phillaur, and now, as part of the same…
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AAP Slams Akali Dal’s ‘Punjab Bachao’ Drive as Deceptive Ploy, Points to Farm Laws and Beadbi Record

AAP Slams Akali Dal’s ‘Punjab Bachao’ Drive as Deceptive Ploy, Points to Farm Laws and Beadbi Record

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Tuesday said the Akali Dal (Badal)’s latest ‘Punjab Bachao’ campaign was another attempt to mislead Punjabis, asserting that people had not forgotten the party’s record in government, its support for the three farm laws and its repeated U-turns on sensitive issues concerning Punjab and the Sikh community. He said the Akali leadership could not erase its past through political slogans while evading questions about its actions and decisions. Addressing a press conference,AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said, “From 2007 to 2017, when the Akali-BJP government ruled…
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Personal Enmity Behind Parminder Jhota Murder, Main Accused to Face Arrest Within 24 Hours: Punjab Police

Personal Enmity Behind Parminder Jhota Murder, Main Accused to Face Arrest Within 24 Hours: Punjab Police

Mansa (Gurpreet Singh): The preliminary investigation into the murder of anti-drug activist Parminder Jhota in Mansa has pointed towards personal enmity as the motive behind the crime, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Harjeet Singh said on Tuesday, assuring that police teams were working to apprehend the main accused within 24 hours. A key associate has been arrested, family members have been detained for questioning, and an FIR has been registered in the case. During a media interaction, DIG Mansa Range Harjeet Singh said, “Police received information about the incident at around 10:30 AM today. Preliminary investigation has revealed that Ashwani Kumar,…
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Sri Anandpur Sahib Sarai Row: Mann Govt Forms 3-Member SIT; Baltej Pannu Questions Rs 1 Lakh Payment

Sri Anandpur Sahib Sarai Row: Mann Govt Forms 3-Member SIT; Baltej Pannu Questions Rs 1 Lakh Payment

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Thursday once again raised serious questions over the functioning of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and sought answers from SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami and its “chief custodian” Sukhbir Singh Badal over the Sri Anandpur Sahib sarai issue. He questioned the explanations given by SGPC president over the woman's stay at the SGPC sarai, the ₹1 lakh treatment payment and discrepancies in the register. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu stated, “Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team to investigate…
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SGPC Belongs to Entire Sikh Sangat, Not Any Individual: AAP’s Baltej Pannu Questions Leadership Accountability in Sarai Controversy

SGPC Belongs to Entire Sikh Sangat, Not Any Individual: AAP’s Baltej Pannu Questions Leadership Accountability in Sarai Controversy

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Tuesday questioned Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami over his response to the controversy surrounding a Bahrain woman’s stay at an SGPC sarai in Sri Anandpur Sahib, asserting that nobody was attacking the SGPC as an institution and that the questions being raised were directed at those responsible for running it and anyone who may have misused their positions. Addressing a press conference,AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu categorically stated, “There is no attack on the institution (SGPC). This is about asking questions to…
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AAP’s Baltej Pannu Slams SAD Leader Virsa Singh Valtoha Over ‘Derogatory Language’ and Bahrain Woman Controversy; Demands Forensic Probe into Audio

AAP’s Baltej Pannu Slams SAD Leader Virsa Singh Valtoha Over ‘Derogatory Language’ and Bahrain Woman Controversy; Demands Forensic Probe into Audio

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Monday said he would not stoop to the level of Akali Dal (Badal) leader Virsa Singh Valtoha by using derogatory language, but had answers to every question and allegation raised against him. He said his upbringing by his parents and teachers had taught him to maintain dignity in his language, irrespective of who he was responding to. Reacting to Virsa Singh Valtoha’s remarks against him, AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said, “Everyone knows that the Akali government had registered a false case against me in 2015.…
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AAP Accuses BJP of Defaming Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann via Central Agencies Ahead of Elections; State to Move Supreme Court Against HC Order

AAP Accuses BJP of Defaming Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann via Central Agencies Ahead of Elections; State to Move Supreme Court Against HC Order

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Monday said the BJP, unable to fight Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann politically, is now resorting to back-channel tactics to target him ahead of the elections. The AAP Punjab Media In-charge affirmed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) - Enforcement Directorate (ED) action against the Bhagwant Mann Government team is part of the same pattern of using central agencies to target elected governments before elections, as witnessed in Delhi, and asserted that the BJP had failed to find anything against Punjab’s most honest Chief Minister. The AAP…
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AAP Demands Answers from SGPC and Akali Dal Over Alleged Prolonged Harassment of Bahrain Woman in Sarais

AAP Demands Answers from SGPC and Akali Dal Over Alleged Prolonged Harassment of Bahrain Woman in Sarais

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab State Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Friday questioned the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and the Akali Dal leadership over the serious matter concerning a woman who came from Bahrain and stayed at a sarai in Sri Anandpur Sahib and Amritsar, saying that their silence over the entire episode for the past several days had raised several serious questions. Baltej Pannu questioned why the truth was being hidden from the Sikh Sangat and Punjabis. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said, “The silence of the SGPC and Akali…
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AAP Questions SGPC Chief Over CBI Demand in Sri Anandpur Sahib Sarai Controversy

AAP Questions SGPC Chief Over CBI Demand in Sri Anandpur Sahib Sarai Controversy

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh) — The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday sharply criticized Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami for seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into a woman’s eight-month stay at an SGPC-run sarai in Sri Anandpur Sahib, questioning why the apex Sikh body is resisting cooperation with the Punjab Police. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab media in-charge Baltej Pannu urged Dhami to stop deflecting accountability and immediately hand over all relevant documentation to state investigators. Pannu questioned why an outside agency is being sought when the crucial evidence—including guest registers, financial logs, and details regarding…
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AAP Questions ₹1 Lakh Bank Transfer From SGPC Account to Bahrain Woman, Demands Answers From Harjinder Dhami and Sukhbir Badal

AAP Questions ₹1 Lakh Bank Transfer From SGPC Account to Bahrain Woman, Demands Answers From Harjinder Dhami and Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab General Secretary and Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Tuesday questioned the continued silence of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia, as well as Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami, over the allegations raised by a woman from Bahrain regarding her stay at an SGPC-run sarai at Sri Anandpur Sahib. Baltej Pannu said he had already held nearly four press conferences on the matter, but the questions raised by the Sikh sangat remained unanswered. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media…
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