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IndiaMar 25, 2024

Sunil Jakhar raised questions on the state's new excise policy

Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar has raised questions on the new excise policy of the state and has accused corruption of crores of rupees in it and has sent a complaint to the Election Commission and demanded an investigation from the ED. Jakhar alleges that the same way corruption of Rs 100 crore has been exposed in Delhi's liquor policy, the same policy has been implemented in Punjab and the corruption here is many times more than that. Jakhar said that crores of rupees collected by the Aam Aadmi Party through the two-year excise policy will now be distributed in the parliamentary electi
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IndiaMar 25, 2024

BJP fielded Kangana Ranaut in the election field, the ticket was obtained from Mandi

While releasing the fifth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has given ticket to controversial Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. It was already being speculated that Kangana might contest the elections on the BJP ticket. Himachal Pradesh's Jampal Kangana has been in the headlines for her controversial comments in the past few years. Kangana said that she always supported the Bharatiya Janata Party, now the party has given her an opportunity to contest the elections, in which case she is ready to work hard. Let us tell you
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IndiaMar 25, 2024

Sukhbir Singh Badal came to share his grief with the families of those who died of poisoned liquor

The case of deaths due to poisonous liquor in Punjab's Sangrur is in the headlines. On Monday, Shiromani Akali Dal president and former deputy chief minister of the state Sukhbir Badal visited the village of Gujran in Sangrur and met the families of the deceased. Sukhbir Singh Badal held the state's AAP government responsible for the incident and demanded a compensation of at least 20 lakh rupees to the families of the deceased and a government job to one of the family members. More than a dozen people have died due to drinking poisoned liquor in the village of Gujars. Several patients are s
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IndiaMar 22, 2024

Amrita Waring will be Congress candidate from Bathinda! Official announcement will be made soon

Amrita Waring, wife of the party's state president Amarinder Singh Raja Waring, may be given a ticket by the Congress from the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency of Punjab. Reports say that the High Command has given the green light to his name from the Bathinda seat for the Lok Sabha elections and it will be announced in the coming days. The Aam Aadmi Party has fielded Cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudiya from this seat, while the Akali Dal has not yet announced any candidate, but it is believed that the name of Harsimrat Kaur Badal may be stamped again.
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IndiaMar 22, 2024

Harpal Singh Cheema spoke on the questions raised by the opposition parties

On the questions raised by the opposition parties on Punjab's excise policy, Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said that he is ready to face any inquiry. The Shiromani Akali Dal has alleged that similar to Delhi's excise policy, there is a disturbance in Punjab as well. Harpal Cheema said that due to the excise policy, the revenue of Punjab has increased by Rs 4,000 crore in two years and has succeeded in ending the liquor mafia in the state. Amidst his comment, the number of people who died due to poisonous liquor in Sangrur district has increased to 13 in three days. The condition of more than
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IndiaMar 22, 2024

Arvind Kejriwal will remain in ED remand till March 28

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by ED in Delhi's liquor scam case, has been sent on 6-day remand by Delhi's PMLA. The ED had sought a 10-day remand. Now he will remain in the remand of ED till March 28, where the investigating agency will question him about the money transactions. The ED told the court that proceeds collected from the liquor scam, in which Kejriwal was directly involved, were used in AAP's Goa election campaign in 2022. It is to be noted that the ED arrested him last night, against which the Aam Aadmi Party protested against the central government today in
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IndiaMar 22, 2024

Navjot Singh Sidhu returned to the cricket world today with the commentary of the first match of IPL

Former Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu has returned to the cricket world today with the commentary of the first match of IPL. When Sidhu was asked what was the special thing about this season that drew you back? So he answered it in poetry. It is to be noted that Sidhu had previously done commentary in cricket from 1999 to 2014 and had made a special identity, but after becoming a minister in the Punjab government, he left the commentary panel as well as all his TV shows. Navjot Singh Sidhu's father Sardar Bhagwant Singh was also a cricketer.
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IndiaMar 22, 2024

The arguments of both sides on Kejriwal's remand are over, the court reserved the decision

The PMLA Court of Delhi can give its decision at any time on the remand of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested in the Delhi liquor scam case. After 3 hours of hearing, the court has reserved the decision. Kejriwal was produced in the court today at 2 pm. The hearing started at 2.15 pm and continued till 5.15 pm. ED has sought a 10-day remand of Kejriwal and described him as the mastermind of the case. ED claims that Kejriwal wanted funds for elections in Punjab and Goa and out of the funds obtained from this scam, Rs 45 crore was used in Goa elections. At the same time, Kejriwal's lawy
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IndiaMar 22, 2024

The police took Minister Harjot Bains into custody

There has been an earthquake in politics after the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Minister Harjot Singh Bains, who is protesting in Delhi, has been detained by the police. While talking to the journalists earlier, Harjot Bains said that if the assembly elections and parliament elections can be contested sitting in jail, then the government can also be run. Harjot Singh Bains said that he is also a lawyer. The constitution of this country provides that every citizen, even if he is in jail but the punishment is not severe, he can be elected as MLA a

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