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IndiaMar 15, 2024

The dates of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be announced in India tomorrow

The dates of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be announced in India tomorrow. A press conference has been called by the Election Commission at 3 o'clock on Saturday. Lok Sabha elections for 543 seats can be held in 7 or 8 rounds. Along with this, the dates of assembly elections of Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh will also be announced. Also, the election code will also apply in the entire country. A day earlier, Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Sandhu were appointed as Election Commissioners. After this, all these three officials along with Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar
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IndiaMar 15, 2024

Warning of Sukhbir Singh Badal, legal notice sent to Bhagwant Mann

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has sent a legal notice to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, accusing the Badal family of taking advantage of crores of rupees under the eco-tourism policy for Sukh Vilas Hotel. Now Sukhbir Singh Badal has given a legal notice and asked the Chief Minister to prove the charge within a week or apologize, failing which he has warned Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to sue for defamation. Sukhbir Singh Badal has shared the information of the notice sent to the Chief Minister by tweeting, in which Badal said that he is legally required to tender a
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IndiaMar 15, 2024

Raj Kumar Chabewal joined the Aam Aadmi Party

MLA from Chabewal Constituency of Hoshiarpur District of Punjab. Raj Kumar has resigned from Congress and MLA and joined Aam Aadmi Party. He was also the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly. Sources say that Aam Aadmi Party can make him a candidate from Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat only. At the same time, the opposition parties have targeted the Aam Aadmi Party for not having its own candidate. Let me tell you that recently Dr. outside the Vidhan Sabha. Raj Kumar Chabewal had made sharp verbal attacks on the Aam Aadmi Party government regarding the imposition of debt on
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IndiaMar 14, 2024

ED big action on Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, seized property worth 4.58 crores

Former Punjab Congress minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot and his sons' assets worth Rs 4.58 crore have been provisionally seized by the ED. This action has been taken by the investigating agency in the case of creating assets in excess of income. Dharamsot built this property while he was the state's forest minister. These include two residential plots, a residential house and a flat as well as bank balances and other immovable assets including investments in mutual funds.
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IndiaMar 14, 2024

A big blow to the Congress before the Lok Sabha elections, M.P. Preneet Kaur joined BJP

Preneet Kaur, Member of Parliament from Punjab's Patiala and wife of former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, today officially bid farewell to the Congress and joined the BJP. It is believed that the Bharatiya Janata Party can field him again from this seat. Maharani Preneet Kaur first won the election from Patiala in 1999. Since then she has been representing Patiala in the Lok Sabha. After this she was elected Member of Parliament from Patiala in 2004, 2009 and 2019. She was also an MLA from Patiala from 2014 to 2017.
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IndiaMar 14, 2024

Bibi Jagir Kaur again joined the Akali Dal

Bibi Jagir Kaur, the former president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, has rejoined the Akali Dal. Sukhbir Singh Badal today reached Bibi Jagir Kaur's Dere Begowal in Kapurthala district and brought her back to the party. Bibi Jagir Kaur again joined the Shiromani Akali Dal and said that 'I was an Akali, I am an Akali and I will remain an Akali'. It is to be noted that former Akali Minister Bibi Jagir Kaur has been the President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee in 1999, 2004 and 2020. He was expelled from the Akali Dal in November 2022.
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IndiaMar 14, 2024

Aam Aadmi Party announces candidates for Lok Sabha elections in Punjab

In Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party has announced candidates for 8 out of 13 Lok Sabha seats. Among these names are five current cabinet ministers and the most significant thing is that from Faridkot seat the party has given ticket to Punjabi industry actor and singer Karamjit Anmol, who is very close to Bhagwant Mann. Gurmeet Singh Meet Hare, who is the party's second term MLA from Barnala, has been dropped from Sangrur seat. Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal from Amritsar, Minister Laljit Bhullar from Khadur Sahib, Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian from Bathinda and Minister from Patiala. Dr. Ticket has
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IndiaMar 13, 2024

The Shiromani Akali Dal welcomed the Citizenship Amendment Act implemented by the Modi government

The Shiromani Akali Dal has welcomed the implementation of the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) by the Modi government. Speaking to a newspaper, party spokesperson Daljit Singh Cheema said that we had earlier welcomed the CAA with the message that Muslims should also be included in it. He said that even now there is no issue, so there can be an amendment later, but with the issuance of the notification now, at least thousands of Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan will get citizenship, which they have been waiting for for a long time. Shiromani Akali Dal spokesperson said that we welcome the n
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IndiaMar 13, 2024

Manpreet Singh Badal was discharged from the hospital

Former Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal has been discharged from the hospital. His relative Jaijit Singh Johal said that Manpreet Badal is fine now. He had a sudden heart attack on the morning of March 10, and was discharged from the hospital three days later. According to reports, BJP leader Manpreet Singh Badal has two stunts. Let us tell that that day was the first death anniversary of former Chief Minister late Parkash Singh Badal. For this, a function was organized in Badal village, in which Manpreet Badal was also supposed to attend, but suddenly he started having chest pai

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