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IndiaMar 25, 2024

The case of deaths due to poisoned liquor: Sukhpal Singh Khaira held the state government responsible

Senior Punjab Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira has held the state government responsible for nearly two dozen deaths due to consumption of poisoned liquor in Sangrur. Khaira said that these deaths in the native district of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann have made it clear that there is a parallel liquor mafia running in Punjab. He said that when there were deaths due to alcohol in Amritsar, at that time Bhagwant Mann, being a Member of Parliament, demanded to file a case of murder against the representatives of the government, now he should apply the same thing to himself.
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IndiaMar 25, 2024

The alliance of Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP can stop in Punjab

In Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP may stop forming an alliance. The Shiromani Akali Dal's core committee has set conditions for an alliance with the BJP, which it says will not agree to a negotiated solution to the farmers' demands and the release of jailed Singhs, including Bhai Amritpal Singh. There should not be an alliance with BJP for that long. It is to be noted that the core committee of Akali Dal has kept these conditions when it was being said that talks are going on between the two parties regarding the distribution of seats and a decision may come soon.
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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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