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IndiaJul 31, 2024

Dr. Daljit S Cheema fiery response to Dr. Sukhdev Singh

In the Shiromani Akali Dal, there is an uproar over the rebel faction. Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema, on behalf of Sukhdev Dhindsa who is the patron of the party, Bibi Jagir Kaur and Prof. 8 leaders, including Chandumajra, have turned against the cancellation of the decision to expel them. Dr. Cheema said that Dhindsa Saab should not have led the press conference of the rebel faction leaders himself. He said that patronage is an honorable position, when you become old and are not fully active in politics, the party gives you honor and makes you the patronage of the party and the patronage has to go
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IndiaJul 31, 2024

Gulab Chand Kataria took oath as the 37th Governor of Punjab

The new governor of Punjab, Gulab Chand Kataria, took oath as the 37th governor of the state on Wednesday. On this occasion, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann congratulated him with a hug. This cordial atmosphere was seen after two years of tension between Mann and former Governor Banwari Lal Purohit. Bhagwant Mann did not attend Purohit's farewell ceremony on Tuesday, while at the new governor's ceremony, he accompanied his wife Dr. Gurpreet Kaur was sitting in the front row. According to sources, the Chief Minister held a brief 5-10 minute meeting with the Governor at Raj Bhavan and also had br
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IndiaJul 31, 2024

Haryana govt to honour Olympic medallist Sarabjot Singh and Manu Bhaker

Sarbjot Singh of Ambala, who wins a bronze medal for India in the Paris Olympics, will be given Rs 2.5 crore by the Haryana government. Apart from this, Sarbjot will also get a government job. This was announced by Haryana Government Sports Minister Sanjay Singh. He had reached Sarbjot's house in Ambala on Wednesday. In the meantime, he also made Sarabjit's father Jitinder Singh speak to Chief Minister Naib Saini on the phone, who congratulated the family. At the same time, Haryana's Jhajjar shooter Manu Bhakar, who created history by winning two medals in the Olympics, will get five crores o
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IndiaJul 31, 2024

Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa dismissed the action taken against the rebel leaders

The rebel faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal has completely rejected Sukhbir Badal's decision to expel them from the party. A meeting of the rebel faction was held in Chandigarh today under the leadership of Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa. On this occasion, Dhindsa also announced that a general meeting will be called soon to elect a new president of the party. This is a direct challenge to Sukhbir Badal. Dhindsa said that the head of the political wing of Dera Sacha Sauda has revealed the truth about Sukhbir Badal's meetings with Ram Rahim, so now Sukhbir has no right to remain the party president. I
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IndiaJul 31, 2024

Bikram Singh Majithia did not appear before the court even for the third time

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia is continuously ignoring the summons sent by the Special Investigation Team of Punjab Police in the multi-crore drug trafficking case of Punjab. SIT waited for Majithia in Patiala all day yesterday but he did not appear. His message came that he cannot join the investigation by doing any special engagement. DIG in charge of the seat. Harcharan Singh Bhullar said that summons will be sent to Bikram Majithia again. According to reports, Majithia pleaded not to appear before the SIT citing a hearing in a case at Chandigarh, but the SIT said it had
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IndiaJul 30, 2024

Aam Aadmi Party protested for the release of Arvind Kejriwal

AAP MLAs and supporters staged a state-level protest in Mohali today for the release of Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is imprisoned in Delhi's Tihar Jail. On this occasion, about 26 MLAs and leaders along with Cabinet Ministers of Punjab participated. At the same time, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann joined the party's demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, in which leaders of the India Alliance also supported. Meanwhile, the Delhi court has fixed August 12 as the date to consider the CBI charge sheet against Kejriwal.
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IndiaJul 30, 2024

Jail interview: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's plea rejected by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today rejected the challenge given by the accused gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to the orders of the Punjab-Haryana High Court. He had given this challenge against the orders of the High Court to form a special investigation team and register an FIR in the case of an interview he gave to a TV channel from jail. The Supreme Court said that it is not in favor of interfering with the orders of the High Court and the matter should be investigated. It is to be noted that the special investigation team has submitted a report in a sealed envelope in the case of Lawrence's interview, w
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IndiaJul 30, 2024

We are not slaves of Sukhbir Singh Badal: Parminder Singh Dhidsa

Former Punjab Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa has given a sharp reaction to the disciplinary committee of Shiromani Akali Dal expelling him and other rebel leaders from the party. Dhindsa said that we are not slaves of Sukhbir Singh Badal, who has made Shiromani Akali Dal as "Badal Private Limited". He said that we are running a "reform movement" to strengthen the party and we don't need to get certificates from anyone. Dhindsa said that the people of Punjab have rejected Sukhbir Badal many times but Sukhbir is continuously stabbing the party in the back by remaining on the presidenc
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IndiaJul 30, 2024

The ghost of the caste census haunts some people these days: Anurag Thakur

On the seventh day of the Indian Parliament session, BJP MP Anurag Thakur had a heated debate with Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over the caste census. Anurag Thakur attacked Rahul Gandhi and said that you get slips to speak, politics does not work with borrowed intelligence. Thakur then said that these days the ghost of caste census is riding on some people, whose caste is not known, he talks about caste census. Rahul Gandhi got angry at this and accused Anurag Thakur of insulting him and said that we want a caste census and will get it done. On this, Anurag Thakur again tightened hi

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