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Tag: Shiromani Akali Dal

Sikh Leader Manjit Singh Calcutta Passed Away,CM Condoles

[Chandigarh,ASR,Pb] Sikh Leader Manjit Singh Calcutta Passed away,CM Condoles
Punjab’s Former Akali Minister and SGPC’s First Chief Secretary Manjit Singh Calcutta[79] Passed Away This Morning In a Hospital Of Amritsar He Was Intellctual Face Of Shiromani Akali Dal .
CM Of Punjab Capt.Amarinder Singh has Condoled Manjit Demise
Capt Tweeted
‏Saddened by the demise of former Minister and ex-chief secretary of SGPC Manjit Singh Calcutta. He was a Sikh Scholar, Educationist and a Panthic leader, who effectively led Sikh institutions. His work will always be remembered. My condolences to the bereaved family.

SAD Demands Cancellation Of Sand Mines Allocation In Punjab

[New Delhi] Shiromani Akali Dal[SAD]SAD Demands Cancellation Of Sand Mines Allocation
SAD leader & MP Balwinder Singh Bhundur said now that Rana Gurjit Singh’s complicity in the sand mining scam in which sand mines were allotted to his minions had been proven by his resignation,a criminal case should be registered against him for causing loss to the State exchequer.
He said that ‏All sand mines allocated to Congress legislators should be cancelled immediately. Action should also be taken against ministers who knew about this crime and kept quiet”,
Punjab Cabinet minister Rana Gurjit Singh, has been under fire from the opposition for his alleged involvement in sand mining auctions,
Rana ,Close associate of CM Capt Amarinder Singh,has submitted his resignation as power and irrigation minister to Chief Minister
Rana Gurjit Singh, is an MLA from Kapurthala, has been handling the power and irrigation portfolios.

Akalis Demand Probe Against Kejriwal For Sacrilege of Holy”Gutka”at Lambi

[Chandigarh,Pb]Akalis Lodges Complaint Against Kejriwal For Sacrilege of Holy Book”GutkaSahib” at Muktsar&Lambi:Akalis Bounce Back
The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal wrote to the Punjab Chief Electoral Officer seeking registration of a case against Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal for alleged sacrilege of holy book at Muktsar and Lambi, spreading communal hatred and hobnobbing with terrorist outfits.
In a letter, party secretary and Education Minister Daljeet Singh Cheema said immediately after Kejriwal stayed for the night at the house of dreaded Khalistan Commando Force militant Gurinder Singh in Moga, pages of Gutka were found scattered at Muktsar and Lambi.
on 29 January few torn pages of a religious book were found in front of a shop in Lambi constituency where Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is among the poll candidates.
Cheema alleged there had been several incidents of planned sacrileges since AAP entered Punjab.
He said the matter needed to be seriously probed and all the persons who have met Kejriwal and his associates in these meetings need to be identified and interrogated.
Notably, sacrilege incidents have become a major issue in the high-stakes assembly polls with both AAP and Congress vowing to arrest the culprits, if voted to power.

Dy Badal’s Cavalcade Attacked,4 POLICEMEN Injured :AAP’S Provocation ?

[Fazilka,Punjab] Dy CM Badal’s Cavalcade Attacked ,AAP’S Provocation?
SAD chief and Punjab Dy CM Sukhbir’s cavalcade stoned, 4 POLICE MEN injured
Four Akali supporters were injured and a police vehicle was damaged in this attack
A group of around 20 people threw stones at the cavalcade of deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal at Kandhwala Hazir Khan village in his constituency, Jalalabad,
He was returning from a Political meeting last night
Sukhbir escaped unhurt in the attack
As per Fazilka Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ketan Baliram Patil,
A case has been registered under various sections of the IPC against 12 people out of which two have been arrested,
It was the first day of Shiromani Akali Dal chief’s campaigning from his home turf Jalalabad.
The Akali Dal blamed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the attack,
Bhagwant Mann of AAP is pitted against Sukhbir from Jalalabad Assembly segment that fall in this border district.
Congress is yet to announce its candidate from this segment.It is alleged that Mann gave provocative speech which provoked
few villagers against His opponent Sukhbir Singh Badal

Capt Strengthens his Pb Congress With 2 MLAs of Ruling Akali Dal

[New Delhi] Capt Strengthens his Pb Congress With Two Sitting MLAs of Ruling Akali Dal
In a major jolt to the ruling Akali Dal, two of its sitting legislators
Mahesh Inder Singh and
Rajwinder Kaur Bhagike
today joined the Congress in the presence of PCC chief Amarinder Singh
Mahesh Inder Singh represents the Baghapurana Assembly seat,
Rajwinder Kaur is the sitting MLA from Nihal Singh Wala constituency.
Welcoming them into the party fold, capt Amarinder said this will help strengthen the Congress party ahead of the upcoming polls. He reiterated that the exodus of leaders and workers from SAD and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would further increase as the elections drew closer, especially after the imposition of the Code of Conduct in Punjab.
in another episode Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh
Confirmed his meeting, with Navjot Singh Sidhu
He said “I can tell you that I have met him. I hope very soon he will be making his announcement. I found him in a very positive frame of mind. I hope it will be a positive decision,” Amarinder said
Sidhu’s entry into Congress has been speculated for a long time now. His wife Navjot Kaur joined the party recently, giving ample indications that he would also come on board.
Sidhu was earlier in talks with AAP but it did not materialise leading to a split in his recently formed outfit Awaaz-E-Punjab.
Two formidable members of Awaaz-E-Punjab and sitting independent MLAs – Balwinder Singh Bains and Simarjit Singh Bains from Ludhiana, parted ways with Sidhu to join the Arvind Kejriwal led AAP.
Pargat Singh, the other member, joined the Congress along with Sidhu’s wife

Akali ‘Umedpuri’ Given Ticket From Samrala So Leaves PSSSB

[Chandigarh,Punjab]Akali Santa Singh ‘Umedpuri’ Given Ticket From Samrala Constituency So Leaves Chairmanship Of PSSSB
The Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Has accepted his resignation as Chairman, Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB). Umedpuri has been given Party ticket from Samrala Constituency

SAD to Announce Team For Elections In 1st Week Of Next Month

[Chandigarh,Punjab] SAD to Announce Team For Assembly Elections In 1st Week Of Next Month
As per Dy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal ,Shiromani Akali Dal will announce its candidates for the 2017 Assembly elections within the next two weeks,
After welcoming the Congress leader Seth Satpal Mall into the party fold, Badal said the SAD has already conveyed to its probable candidates and the official announcement would also be made soon.
Replying to a question about the announcement of VAT rationalization in the manifesto of AAP which was launched yesterday, Badal said Kejriwal should “stop fooling people by releasing visionless manifestos”.
“Everyone knows that GST is all set to replace the VAT across the nation from the next financial year but Kejriwal is talking about VAT, which shows his (lack of) common understanding about the issues pertaining to society,” he said.
Describing Congress as “a sinking ship”, the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab claimed that more Congress leaders would join SAD in the coming days as they were feeling “stifled” in Congress due to “factionalism”.

AAP Worker Shot Dead by Akali Sarpanch In Punjab

[Moga PB] AAP Worker Shot dead by SAD Leader In Punjab
An AAP activist was shot dead allegedly by a SAD leader over a property dispute in Bhinder Kalan village
Former Akali Sarpanch Jagsir Singh allegedly Shot AAP worker Jagroop Singh last night,
Another person was also injured in the incident,
The two were reportedly involved in a land dispute for the past 12 years,
A case of murder has been registered against Jagsir, but no arrest has been made yet.
The injured is undergoing treatment at a hospital

Laughing Jatt ‘Sidhu’ Erects to Erect Pentagon Shape For Punjab Elections

[Chandigarh,Punjab]Laughing Jatt ‘Sidhu’ Erects to Erect Pentagon Shape For Punjab Elections
Sidhu Erects AAP’s Punjabi Clone In Aaavaz Ae Punjab
Former BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who quit his Rajya Sabha seat recently, is all set to float his own political outfit ‘Awaaz-e-Punjab’ along with some ousted Akali leaders, Now Punjab Elections Taking Pentagon Shape
AAP+SAD+Congress+AAP Punjab+Aavaz e Punjab
Sources said after his talks with AAP And Congress “failed”, Sidhu decided to float the outfit along with some like-minded people and held a meeting with suspended Akali legislator from Jalandhar, Pargat Singh, and Bains brothers of Ludhiana – Simarjeet Singh Bains and Balwinder Singh Bains, both of whom won as independent legislators.
The AAP, which has made it a triangular contest in Punjab by giving a tough fight to ruling Akali-BJP combine and Congress, was taken aback by the development as there were talks of Sidhu joining the party after deserting the BJP.
Sidhu had in mid-August met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence and discussed with him his plans of joining the AAP. Kejriwal on August 19 said the cricketer- turned-politician just needs “time to think” and that Sidhu “has not put any pre-condition”, a reference to speculation that Sidhu wanted to be the chief ministerial face of AAP.
Posters showing a photograph of Sidhu, Pargat and Bains brothers together were today posted by the front’s leaders that said the four have joined hands for the politics of hope and faith.

Sardar,Kulwant Singh Assumes Charge as VC of PEDA

[Chandigarh,Punjab] Sardar,Kulwant Singh Assumes Charge as VC of PEDA
Sr Kulwant Singh today assumed the charge as Vice Chairman of Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) New and Renewable Energy Minister, Bikram Singh Majithia + Member Parliament,Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa .Agriculture Minister, Jathedar Tota Singh, Lok Sabha Member, Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Sant Balvir Singh Ghunas and Senior Akali Leader, Mr. Darbara Singh Guru were also present
Kulwant Singh is son of deceased MLA Malkiat Singh Keetu,
While congratulating . Kulwant Singh for his new assignment.Majitha praised the family of . Kulwant Singh for being committed workers of the Shiromani Akali Dal. Remembering deceased MLA Mr. Malkiat Singh keetu, who is the father of Mr. Kulwant Singh, Mr. Majithia said that he was the true leader of the masses
Member Parliament, Mr. Sukdev Singh Dhindsa expressed hope that . Kulwant would work with full sincerity and would take the PEDA towards newer heights.
. Kulwant Singh thanked Chief Minister Punjab, Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal for this new assignment .