[Chandigarh,Punjab]Cong Accuses Punjab Ruling SAD For Gagging Media Voice
The leader of opposition alleged today.that Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP government in Punjab is gagging the media in the state,
Charanjit Singh Channi claimed that any channel that airs anything against the state government is blacked out and taken off the air.
“This is gagging the voice of the media,” Channi charged.
The Congress leader said he has written a letter to the Governor requesting him to intervene in the matter.
Channi said this is not the first time that such an incident has come to light. Even on earlier occasions, news channels were forced to shut shop under the pressure of the main cable operator in the state.
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Cong Accuses Punjab Ruling SAD For Gagging Media Voice In The State
Pb’s 6 MLAs Administered Oath Of Chief Parliamentary Secretaries
[Chandigarh,Punjab]Pb’s 6 MLAs Administered Oath Of Chief Parliamentary Secretaries
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar. Parkash Singh Badal today administered the oath of office and Secrecy to six MLAs as Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPSs) at Punjab Bhawan.
4 MLAs were from Shiromani Akali Dal and two from BJP. These Are:
. Gurtej Singh Ghuriana,
Manjit Singh Mianwind,
Darshan Singh Shivalik,
Gurpartap Singh Wadala (All SAD MLAs),
Smt. Sukhjeet Kaur Sahi and
Smt. Seema Kumari (both BJP MLAs).These newly appointed CPSs were accompanied by their family members, friends and supporters.
Chief Secretary . Sarvesh Kaushal conducted the proceedings of the Swearing-in-ceremony.
Prominent amongst others who were present on the occasion included Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment and Punjab BJP President Mr. Vijay Sampla, Deputy Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha Dinesh Singh, Chunni Lal Bhagat, Jathedar Tota Singh, Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema, Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Ajit Singh Kohar, . Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, Gulzar Singh Ranike (all Cabinet Ministers) besides the officers, party leaders and workers of SAD-BJP.
Punjab Ruling Akali Dal’s Splinter Group to Merge with Congress
[New Delhi,Chandigarh] Punjab Ruling Akali Dal’s Faction to Merge with Congress
The Akali splinter group Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) headed by Surjit SinghBarnala’s wife is all set to merge with Congress.
A formal announcement is expected to be made by Rahul Gandhi during his visit to Punjab tomorrow.
The decision to merge the outfit with Congress came after the Barnala family met Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her Delhi residence
Among others who met Gandhi included Akali Dal (Longowal) President Surjit Kaur Barnala, her son and outfit general secretary Gaganjit Singh Barnala and Gaganjit s son Simar Partap Barnala.
Simar Pratap had unsuccessfully contested the 2015 Dhuri bye-election on Congress symbol.
Barnala, along with Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, had signed an accord with then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1980s for bringing peace to Punjab during the troubled times of militancy.
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal’s estranged nephew Manpreet Badal earlier joined Congress and merged his outfit People s Party of Punjab (PPP) with Congress.
The Barnalas share a good rapport with former chief minister and Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh
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