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IndiaApr 03, 2024

After a long gap of 33 years, former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh retired from Rajya Sabha

Former Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh retired today after 33 years in the Indian Parliament. Dr. Manmohan Singh is considered the father of India's liberal economy and the architect of the Indo-US nuclear agreement. 91-year-old Dr. Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister in the Congress-led UPA government for two consecutive terms from 2004 to 2014. He was also the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1982 to 1985. Let us tell you that the number 91 has been very important in the life of former Prime Minister Singh. In October 1991, he became a member of the Upper House of P
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IndiaApr 03, 2024

Shiromani Akali Dal can make Bikram Singh Majithia a candidate from Khadur Sahib

Shiromani Akali Dal can make Bikram Singh Majithia a candidate from Khadur Sahib. Reports say that the party has almost finalized the names of candidates for 10 seats. Harsimrat Kaur Badal from Bathinda will be candidates, while Parminder Singh Dhindsa from Sangrur and Surjit Singh Rakhra from Patiala can be given ticket. At the same time, discussions are still going on about candidates for Faridkot, Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur. The news is also that Sukhbir Badal will announce the names of the candidates after a long time in the elections.
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IndiaApr 03, 2024

Akali leader Sikandar Singh Maluka's daughter-in-law resigned from the post of IAS, may join BJP

An IAS officer of Punjab cadre may be a BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Bathinda. According to information, IAS officer Parampal Kaur has resigned from the government job. She is also the daughter-in-law of former Punjab minister and Akali leader Sikandar Singh Maluka. In 2015 itself, Parampal Kaur was promoted from PCS to IAS cadre. She has worked in many important positions in Punjab. According to the information received, Parampal Kaur is in touch with BJP. BJP may announce him as its candidate from Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency. IAS Parampal Kaur was posted as Managing Director of Punjab
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IndiaApr 02, 2024

The resignation of MLA Angural-Chabbewal is not accepted yet, a decision will be taken after investigation

The resignations of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Sheetal Angural from Jalandhar and Congress MLA Rajkumar Chabewal from Hoshiarpur have not yet been accepted by the Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Angural left AAP and joined BJP, while Dr. Raj Kumar left Congress and joined AAP. If the resignations of the two MLAs are accepted, along with the Lok Sabha elections, by-elections will also be held on these two vacant seats in the Vidhan Sabha. According to the law, the Election Commission has to be notified for by-elections on vacant seats in the Vidhan Sabha.
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IndiaApr 02, 2024

Congress leaders brought a special cake for former Chief Minister Charanjit Channi, written - 'Sada Channi Jalandhar'

Former Punjab Chief Minister Charjaneet Singh Channi cut a birthday cake at his residence in Morinda on Tuesday but the inscription 'Sada Channi Jalandhar' on it heated up the political atmosphere in the Congress, this cake was taken by Congress MLA from Adampur Sukhwinder Singh Kotli. were gone Phillaur MLA Vikramjit Chaudhary did not like the inscription 'Sada Channi Jalandhar' on it, he said that Channi has nothing to do with Doaba and neither does he know its culture and Kotli, who joined the Congress two years ago. Don't know the culture of Congress. Vikramjit Chaudhary targeted Kotli a
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IndiaApr 02, 2024

AAP government is going to take a loan of Rs 12,000 crore from RBI

Aam Aadmi Party government of Punjab in April, May and June this year RBI. 12,000 crores of debt is going to be taken from the government, due to which the government has come under the target of the opposition parties. The Shiromani Akali Dal says that it had promised change but no change has been seen in 2 years, on the contrary, Punjab is being indebted. At the same time, senior Congress leader Pratap Singh Bajwa said that the new financial year 2024-25 has just begun and the mismanagement of the AAP government has been exposed.
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IndiaApr 02, 2024

Aam Aadmi Party has released the list of 2 more candidates

Aam Aadmi Party has released the second list of candidates for 13 Lok Sabha seats of Punjab. Two candidates have been announced in it. In which the ticket has been given to Raj Kumar Chabewal from the reserved seat of Hoshiarpur and Malwinder Singh Kang from Anandpur Sahib. Rajkumar Chabewal was a Congress MLA. He joined AAP a few days ago, after which he has been made a Lok Sabha candidate. Earlier, the party had announced 8 candidates, but Sushil Rinku, who was nominated from Jalandhar, joined the BJP. In this way, Aam Aadmi Party has candidates in 9 out of 13 seats so far. Candidates from
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IndiaApr 02, 2024

Liquor scam case: AAP MP Sanjay Singh got bail from the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh, who has been in jail for 6 months in the Delhi liquor scam case. Sanjay Singh was arrested on October 4 last year in a money laundering case. ED did not oppose his bail. Meanwhile, Tihar jailed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal spent his first night in the barracks wandering around and sleeping only briefly on the floor. At dinner they were served home cooked food. It is to be noted that the court has sent Kejriwal to Tihar jail till April 15.
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IndiaApr 02, 2024

Pratap Singh Bajwa attacked the AAP government

Controversy has heated up with the Punjab government allowing corporate silos to purchase wheat in 9 districts of the state this season. Senior leader of Punjab Congress Pratap Singh Bajwa attacked the AAP government calling it regrettable. He said that the farmers of Punjab had protested against this for a year and now the AAP government of the state is allowing corporates to occupy the markets of Punjab. At the same time, Punjab's most active farmers' organization Bharati Kisan Union Ekta Ugrahan has announced to hold a protest in Chandigarh on April 8 against the AAP government's decision.

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Taxpayers group urges B.C. to suspend fuel tax amid high gas prices

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Three arrested in Abbotsford drug trafficking investigation; police seize cocaine and cash

Three people in their twenties were arrested Monday night in Abbotsford in connection with a suspected drug trafficking investigation, according to a police release. The Abbotsford Police Department said patrol officers responded shortly after 9 p.m. and located two men and one woman near the area of Gillis Avenue and McCallum Road. Police allege the individuals, who do not reside in Abbotsford, had come into the community to sell drugs. Officers seized approximately 73 grams of suspected cocaine and more than $4,500 in cash during the arrest. A 2014 Honda Civic was also seized as offence-rela