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IndiaApr 30, 2024

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann meet Arvind Kejriwal

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today meet his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail and said that the 'AAP' supremo has asked him to actively campaign for India Alliance candidates in the Lok Sabha elections. Mann also told reporters that Kejriwal's health is fine and he is taking insulin. This was Bhagwant Mann's second meeting with Kejriwal in jail in the last 15 days. Kejriwal has been in Tihar jail under judicial custody since April 1 in a money-laundering case related to the Delhi liquor scam.
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IndiaApr 30, 2024

AAP leader Manish Sisodia did not get bail in the liquor scam case

Dealing a major blow to Aam Aadmi Party's former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is in jail in the Delhi liquor scam, the Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday rejected his bail plea. Earlier, Manish Sisodia has been refused bail from the lower court to the Supreme Court. On the other hand, a hearing was held in the Supreme Court today on the petition against the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal. The court has asked the ED why the Chief Minister of Delhi was arrested just before the Lok Sabha elections. The Supreme Court has set the next date of hearing on May 3 seeking answers to 5 questio
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IndiaApr 30, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections: Gurinder Singh Dhillon joined Congress

Senior IPS officer of Punjab Police Gurinder Singh Dhillon has stepped into politics. He joined Congress today. Gurinder Singh Dhillon is an IPS officer of 1997 batch. He had taken retirement from the job a few days ago. In Punjab, he was holding the charge of ADGP.-Law and Order. While leaving the job, he said that he now feels free from the cage. He also said that he has not yet thought about joining politics. Now joining the Congress, he said that he first came in contact with Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra and stayed with him from Fatehgarh Sahib to Jammu. After that, when Ra
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IndiaApr 30, 2024

Dalvir Singh Goldi resigned from the Congress party

Dalvir Singh Goldi, a former MLA from the Punjab Congress axis, has left the Congress. In 2022, he came into the limelight when he contested against Bhagwant Mann from Dhuri Vidhan Sabha constituency but lost the election. In 2017, he was an MLA from this seat. Dalveer Singh Goldi was unhappy with the Congress High Command's decision to give ticket to Bhulath MLA Sukhpal Khaira from Sangrur Lok Sabha seat. Dalvir Singh was associated with the Congress right from his college days. Now there is talk of him joining the BJP, on whose ticket he can be made a candidate from Sangrur.
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IndiaApr 29, 2024

Sidhu Moosewala's father decided to support Congress candidate Jeet Mohinder Singh from Bathinda

Balkaur Singh, father of Sidhu Moosewala, has decided to support Congress candidate Jeet Mohinder Singh from Bathinda. Senior Congress leader Pratap Singh Bajwa made this announcement after meeting him at his residence today. Bajwa said that Balkaur Singh along with his colleagues have promised to support the Congress party and support their candidate from Lok Sabha constituency Bathinda. It is to be noted that there were talks of Sidhu Moosewala's father Balkaur Singh contesting the election as an independent candidate from the Bathinda Lok Sabha seat, he refused to contest the election fro
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IndiaApr 29, 2024

Tomorrow Arvind Kejriwal will meet Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will meet AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail on Tuesday afternoon. According to sources, the two leaders are expected to discuss the party's political strategy for the elections, which will focus particularly on Punjab and Delhi, where the party is in power. This is the second time that Bhagwant Mann will visit Tihar Jail to meet Kejriwal. Earlier, they met on April 15, after which Mann alleged that Kejriwal was not being treated well in jail.
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IndiaApr 29, 2024

Congress reaches out to Moose Wala’s father amid speculation of poll debut from Bathinda

Senior Congress leader Pratap Singh Bajwa met Sidhu Moosewala's father Balkaur Singh at his house today amid discussions of contesting the Azad Lok Sabha elections. According to sources, Bajwa went to celebrate them. It is said that the Congress wants the support of Balkaur Singh from Bathinda or wants him to contest the elections for the Congress. At present, the outcome of their talks is not known. At present, Jeet Mohinder Singh is the candidate of Congress from Bathinda, who is competing with Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Harsmirat Kaur Badal and BJP candidate Parampal Kaur Maluka. On b
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IndiaApr 29, 2024

Amarinder Singh Raja Waring will challenge Ravneet Bittu

In Punjab's Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat, the Congress has fielded its state president Amarinder Singh Raja Waring against Ravneet Singh Bittu, who joined the BJP. Meanwhile, tickets have been given to Kulbir Singh Zira from Khadur Sahib and former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa from Gurdaspur. Along with this, Congress has made Vijay Inder Singla a candidate from Sri Anandpur Sahib. It is to be noted that the Congress party has announced the names of its candidates for 12 seats out of 13 Lok Sabha constituencies of Punjab. Now only the name of Ferozepur seat is left to be announc
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IndiaApr 29, 2024

Dalveer Singh Goldi preparing to leave Congress! Signs that have been shared on social media

Dalveer Singh Goldi, a former MLA from the Punjab Congress axis, may say goodbye to the Congress. He has shared a post on social media, in which he has given this hint. If reports are to be believed, Dalveer Goldi may be the BJP candidate from Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency, which the party may announce in a day or two Sources have learned that there were two main contenders for the BJP ticket from Sangrur, in which the first name was Arvind Khanna and the second name was Keval Dhillon. It is being told that both Arvind Khanna and Kewal Dhillon have withdrawn their names from contesting the

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