[Chandigarh] Capt Amarinder Opposes+Resigns & Khattar Welcomes SC Verdict On SYL Link Canal
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh today resigned from his Lok Sabha seat while his party MLAs resigned en-masse from the state assembly, n protest against the Court Verdict On SYL Link Canal
Amarinder, who is also former Punjab Chief Minister, has sent his resignation to the Lok Sabha Speaker, copy of which was released to the media here, and has also sought a personal meeting with the Speaker next week.
The party MLAs have also sent their resignations to the Speaker, Punjab Assembly, and will meet him tomorrow morning to personally hand over their papers.
Punjab goes to polls early next year.
The Supreme Court held as unconstitutional the 2004 law passed by Punjab to terminate the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal water sharing agreement with neighbouring states.
Amarinder said Badal and his team had “failed” to defend Punjab s stand in the court, leading to such disastrous consequences for the state.
On the other hand Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar welcomes SC verdict on SYL canal issue
Haryana Chief Minister Khattar welcomed Supreme Court’s decision today to hold as “unconstitutional” the 2004 law passed by Punjab to terminate the SYL canal water sharing agreement with neighbouring states.
“I welcome the Supreme Court verdict. It is natural justice,” he told reporters here.
In its judgement the apex court made it clear that the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004, was “unconstitutional” and Punjab could not have taken an “unilateral” decision to terminate the water sharing agreement with Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Chandigarh.
“The Supreme Court has given its decision on this vital issue after 12 years and it is a result of the persistent efforts made by the present state government,” he claimed.
This judgement has brought smile on the face of every Haryanvi because the state would get its legitimate share of surplus water of 3.5 million acre feet (MAF) from the Ravi-Beas River,
The Haryana Assembly had recently unanimously passed a resolution condemning Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s statement that Punjab and its residents will not accept any verdict against the state’s interest on river waters.
On November 1, in his ‘Punjabi Suba’ address, Badal had said the state was ever ready to make any sacrifice to safeguard its legitimate share of river waters.
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Pb Cong Resigns&Haryanavi Khattar Welcomes SC Verdict On SYL
Cong Capt Amarinder’s Son “Raninder”Hazir Ho:Foreign Assets
[Chandigarh,Punjab] Cong Capt Amarinder’s Son Hazir Ho:Foreign Assets
Congress Punjab Capt Amarinder’s Son Gets Court Notice
Punjab Congress leader Amarinder Singh’s son has been summoned by a court in Ludhiana on a complaint by the Income Tax Department regarding his foreign assets.
“Raninder Singh be summoned on July 26 under Section 277 of the Income Tax Act and Sections 177 and 181 of the IPC,” Ludhiana’s Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Ranjiv Vashishta ordered yesterday.
The IT department had alleged that Raninder made false statements twice under oath, denying being a beneficiary of foreign assets or having association with any such foreign entity,
As per sources ,The department had credible information that the accused was a beneficiary of foreign assets, maintained and controlled through business entities,
Meanwhile, Amarinder Singh Called it a classic case of political vendetta borne out of bruised egos and haunting memory of a humiliating defeat”.
Reacting to the complaint, the Punjab Congress chief said that he had full faith in the judiciary and expressed confidence that his son will come out clean.
The PCC president said,it was not for the first time that the issue had been raked up.
He said “They have been doing it for the last two years since my Amritsar election and every time they tried it, they failed miserably and they will fail once again,”
The issue was also raised by Narendra Modi and Subramanian Swamy during an election speech in Barmer and Subramanian Swamy in run up to the 2014 General Elections.
Punjab’s Captain Rubbishes Govt Claim Of Revenue Improvement
[Chandigarh,Punjab]Punjab’s Captain Rubbishes Govt Claim Of Revenue Improvement
Congress Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh Questioned Punjab Govt Claim Of Revenue Improvement
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today rubbished the state government’s claim that its revenue has improved during the last nine years of SAD+BJP Rule and termed them as “false and baseless”.
Capt Said
The state government has been giving out full-page advertisements in vernacular and English dailies for the past few days claiming Punjab’s finances are sound and revenue has increased in the past nine years.
Referring to Sukhbir Badal’s claim of having increased state’s revenue as compared to the Congress regime’s (between 2002 and 2007), Amarinder said the SAD-BJP government has increased VAT by several times – ranging between 6-15 per cent – on many items, compared to two percent during his (Amarinder’s) rule.
“The fact of the matter is the development has come to a standstill and the rates of land have fallen by more than 70 per cent and still Sukhbir will try to make people believe that all is well,” he said.
He said the main source of revenue is manufacturing amd claimed it has gone down during the last nine years as most of the industries in Punjab have either shut down or shifted out
Punjab Congress Enriched WithSufi Singer Hansraj Hans Joining
[Chandigarh,Punjab]Punjab Congress Enriched WithHansraj Hans Joining
Famous Sufi singer Hans Raj Hans today joined the Congress party.
He was inducted into the party by the PCC president Amarinder Singh .
Welcoming Hans into the party, Amarinder said, people like Hans who enjoy a clean image and reputation are widely admired by the people.
Speaking on the occasion Hans said, he had resigned from the Akali Dal about one and a half year ago as he had not found it coming to his expectations.
Hans said he looked around and found that the Congress under Amarinder’s leadership was best suited to rule Punjab.
.About the Aam Aadmi Party, he said,AAP “balloon was deflating” in Punjab.
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