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23 Jun

AAP Accuses BJP of Plotting to Destabilize Punjab Following Arrest of Leader’s Son with Arms Cache

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAam Aadmi Party, arms smuggling, Bharatiya Janata Party, Border Security, Punjab politics

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Chief Spokesperson and MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal directly called out the BJP for attempting to disturb Punjab's peace and communal harmony. He shared that nearly a month ago, when bomb blasts had taken place, he had openly stated that the BJP wanted to ruin the peace in Punjab. Today, the AAP Punjab Chief Spokesperson said, that statement has been proven 100 percent true. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said, "The BJP has become deeply rattled by the historic pro-people work being carried out in Punjab by the government…

18 Jun

AAP Cites Forensic Reports to Reject Viral Video Claims, Demands Probe Into Alleged Conspiracy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Baltej Pannu, Bhagwant Mann, fake video controversy, forensic report, Harpal Singh Cheema, Punjab politics

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, along with AAP Punjab Media In-Charge Baltej Pannu, on Thursday exposed a sinister political conspiracy to defame Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, hurt religious sentiments and destabilise Punjab’s social harmony through a fake and fabricated video. Citing forensic investigations conducted by two independent Government of India-recognised laboratories, the leaders said the propaganda campaign has been completely demolished by scientific evidence, with a technical analysis of 1,191 video frames conclusively establishing that the individual seen in the viral video is not CM Bhagwant Singh Mann. The…

18 Jun

Fake Video Conspiracy Exposed by Forensic Reports, Says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBhagwant Mann, DGP Punjab, fake video controversy, forensic report, Punjab Chief Minister, Punjab government, Punjab politics

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Addressing Punjabis across the world, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday said that his entire public life has been dedicated to serving the people and safeguarding the interests of Punjab, and that no amount of political propaganda can weaken his bond with the Sangat or the people of the state. Stating that two independent forensic reports have completely exposed the truth behind the fake video controversy, the Chief Minister said that not a single one of the 1,191 frames examined matches his face, height, physique or physical appearance. Declaring the episode as a calculated attempt to…

15 Jun

AAP Accuses Badal Family of Politicising Sikh Institutions, Defends CM Bhagwant Mann Over Video Controversy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Baltej Pannu, Bhagwant Mann, forensic report controversy, Punjab politics, Shiromani Akali Dal, Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Sukhbir Singh Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab State Media In-Charge Baltej Pannu on Monday said that after losing the trust of the people and facing repeated electoral defeats, the Badal family and Shiromani Akali Dal have dragged revered Sikh institutions into their political battle in a desperate bid to regain relevance. He asserted that the so-called forensic report being used to target CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has failed to establish even the identity of the person seen in the video, exposing what he described as another failed attempt by Sukhbir Singh Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia to defame the…

11 Jun

Sukhbir Badal Admitted Responsibility for Behbal Kalan Firing in Front of Akal Takht, Claims AAP

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAkal Takht, Baltej Pannu, Behbal Kalan, Punjab politics, Sacrilege probe, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-Charge Baltej Pannu on Thursday said fresh revelations in the Behbal Kalan firing case have once again exposed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leadership’s attempts to evade accountability for the sacrilege incidents and subsequent police firing on peaceful protesters. Citing the statement of former Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh before the SIT (Special Investigation Team), Baltej Pannu said that Sukhbir Singh Badal had accepted responsibility for the Behbal Kalan firing before Sri Akal Takht Sahib and sought forgiveness, making his current denial a direct contradiction of his own admission. The…

09 Jun

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

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAkali Dal BJP Alliance, Amloh, Bhagwant Mann, BJP, Congress, Kotkapura, Punjab government, Punjab politics, Shiromani Akali Dal

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…

07 Jun

Government Run on Jokes Fails to Deliver, Says Nayab Singh Saini at Dhuri Rally

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryanaDhuri public rally, Nayab Singh Saini, Punjab politics

Dhuri (Balwinder Singh): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini issued a strong call for political transformation in Punjab during a massive public gathering in Dhuri on Sunday. Launching a scathing attack on the state leadership, Saini remarked that while jokes can successfully run cinema halls, they cannot effectively run a government. He asserted that the people of Punjab have grown weary of the empty promises and hollow assurances of the Aam Aadmi Party administration and are fully prepared to choose a path centered on development, transparency, and good governance. Addressing the large crowd, Saini criticized AAP leaders, labeling them "illusionaries"…

07 Jun

Empty Chairs at Nayab Saini’s Dhuri Rally Expose BJP’s Rejection in Punjab, Says Harpal Singh Cheema

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabDhuri rally, Harpal Singh Cheema, Punjab politics

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday said that the people of Punjab have once again made it clear that the BJP has no place in the state, as the poor response to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s public meeting in Dhuri reflected the complete rejection of the BJP by Punjabis. Reacting to the rally, senior AAP leader and Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said, “The people of Punjab have shown the BJP its true reflection through the Dhuri rally. The Haryana Chief Minister came to Punjab to address…

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…

02 Jun

International Kabaddi Icons Join Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAam Aadmi Party, Bhagwant Mann, Kabaddi, Kinda Biharipuria, political induction, Punjab politics, Sports Infrastructure

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): In a major boost to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), renowned international kabaddi player Kinda Biharipuria, popularly known as "Cheetah" in the kabaddi world, joined the party on Tuesday along with several other prominent sports personalities and social leaders. The new entrants were formally welcomed into the party by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's OSD, Rajbir Singh Ghuman, who said that the growing support from respected sportspersons and youth leaders reflects the people's trust in the policies and governance of the AAP government. Among those who joined the party were international kabaddi players Kinda Biharipuria, Jeeta Badalgarh, Babbu…