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

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

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…
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BJP Weaponizing ED to Defame Punjab Government After Lacking Mass Base, Says AAP Leader Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal

BJP Weaponizing ED to Defame Punjab Government After Lacking Mass Base, Says AAP Leader Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Chief Spokesperson and MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the BJP-led Central Government and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), pointing out that the BJP is using the central agency as a political weapon after failing to build any mass base in Punjab. Calling the ED the BJP’s “parrot”, he pointed out that repeated letters and media-driven actions were aimed not at any genuine investigation but at creating an atmosphere to defame the Punjab Government and AAP leaders. The AAP Punjab Chief Spokesperson said that despite the Punjab Police…
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Centre Using Withheld Funds and Investigative Agencies to Target Punjab, Says AAP Leader Baltej Pannu

Centre Using Withheld Funds and Investigative Agencies to Target Punjab, Says AAP Leader Baltej Pannu

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Wednesday called out the BJP-led Central Government of deliberately attempting to weaken the Punjab government by withholding the state’s funds, misusing central investigative agencies for political purposes and running a sustained campaign to malign the government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said that before the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, the BJP and its supporters had attempted to create fear among people by claiming that the AAP government lacked experience and would not be able to…
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BJP Chief Summons Three Delhi MPs for Condoling 1984 Riots Convict Sajjan Kumar’s Death

BJP Chief Summons Three Delhi MPs for Condoling 1984 Riots Convict Sajjan Kumar’s Death

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Bharatiya Janata Party national president Nitin Nabin summoned and reprimanded three Delhi Lok Sabha Members of Parliament on Saturday after they visited the residence of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to pay condolences following his death. Kumar, who was convicted and serving concurrent life sentences for his involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, died while incarcerated in Tihar Jail. Party sources confirmed that Nabin took serious exception to the visit by MPs Ramvir Singh Bidhuri (South Delhi), Kamaljeet Sehrawat (West Delhi), and Yogender Chandolia (North West Delhi), directing all three lawmakers to formally explain their conduct.…
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BJP Appoints Union Minister C.R. Patil as Punjab Election In-Charge Ahead of 2027 Polls

BJP Appoints Union Minister C.R. Patil as Punjab Election In-Charge Ahead of 2027 Polls

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Union Jal Shakti Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader C.R. Patil has been appointed as the party’s election in-charge for Punjab ahead of the 2027 state legislative assembly elections. Following his appointment, Patil has stepped up strategic consultations and organizational meetings to strengthen the party's operational apparatus and assess ground-level political dynamics across the state. Known for his extensive organizational background and election-management experience, Patil is expected to play a central role in shaping the party’s campaign strategy and expanding its grassroots presence. The appointment comes as the BJP prepares to contest the upcoming Punjab…
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Smriti Irani Makes Political Comeback as BJP National General Secretary

Smriti Irani Makes Political Comeback as BJP National General Secretary

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Former Union Minister Smriti Irani has made a significant political comeback, returning to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s national organisational leadership as a National General Secretary under BJP president Nitin Nabin. Irani is among the senior leaders appointed to the BJP’s newly restructured national team. Her return to a key organisational position comes more than two years after her defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Amethi, where she lost to Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma. Irani had represented Amethi in the Lok Sabha since 2019 after defeating Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the constituency. During…
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Arvind Kejriwal Slams BJP Over Satyendar Jain’s Arrest in Delhi Jal Board Case, Claims Charges Will Be Proven False

Arvind Kejriwal Slams BJP Over Satyendar Jain’s Arrest in Delhi Jal Board Case, Claims Charges Will Be Proven False

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh) — Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday strongly condemned the arrest of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain by the Anti-Corruption Branch, asserting that the 2024 Delhi Jal Board case would ultimately be proven fabricated. Defending the senior party leader, Kejriwal accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of orchestrating the action through investigating agencies as part of an ongoing political vendetta. The reaction follows the arrest of Jain alongside five others in connection with a First Information Report filed in May 2024 by the Directorate of Vigilance, which alleged irregularities and tender manipulation in contracts…
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BJP President Nitin Nabin Announces Major Organisational Reshuffle with New National Office Bearers

BJP President Nitin Nabin Announces Major Organisational Reshuffle with New National Office Bearers

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced a major organisational overhaul with the release of its first list of national office bearers under party president Nitin Nabin, combining seasoned veterans and regional leaders. The appointments take effect immediately, setting up the party's central leadership framework ahead of crucial upcoming state assembly elections with a focus on nationwide outreach and regional representation. Thirteen leaders have been appointed National Vice Presidents, including former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia, senior leader Ram Madhav from Delhi, and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat. The vice-presidential roster also includes Odisha…
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AAP MP Meet Hayer Terms Instagram Restriction of Parliament Speech an Assault on Democracy

AAP MP Meet Hayer Terms Instagram Restriction of Parliament Speech an Assault on Democracy

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Sangrur, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, called out the BJP-led Central Government for throttling democracy and freedom of expression, saying that the blocking of his speech delivered in Parliament on matters of public interest on Instagram in India is the biggest proof that the BJP government has become completely intolerant of criticism. The AAP MP said that removing or restricting in India the parliamentary speech of an elected Member of Parliament (MP) chosen by nearly 15 lakh voters is an insult to democratic institutions and the mandate of the people. If what…
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Akali Dal-BJP Alliance A Bid to Regain Power, Not Serve Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann

Akali Dal-BJP Alliance A Bid to Regain Power, Not Serve Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann

Almoh, Fatehgarh Sahib (Gurpreet Singh): As talk of a renewed alliance between the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and BJP gathers pace, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said the coming together of the two parties reflects a desperate bid to regain political power after being repeatedly rejected by the people of Punjab. Addressing a Lok Milni among residents of Shamaspur village in the Amloh constituency, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said the SAD-BJP alliance was not being forged for public welfare or any shared ideology but to revive the politics that had harmed Punjab through the patronage of the…
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