Sangrur: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Gurmail Singh on Tuesday lashed out at the opposition and said that Akali Dal and Congress were in alliance and looted Punjab for decades.

Addressing ‘nukad meetings’ and door-to-door meetings in over 20 villages and towns in the constituency today, Gurmail said that the opposition does not have any issue to target the immaculate image of the AAP party and they are trying to mislead the people of Punjab with their dubious claims.

Reprimanding Congress state chief Amrinder Raja Warring for the politicising unfortunate death of popular Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, better known as Sidhu Moose Wala, Gurmail said that Congress is misusing the name of Sidhu Moosewala in each event during the campaigning in Sangrur bypoll.

“Disregarding the appeal of grieving parents of Sidhu Moosewala over using his name, Raja Warring in a public meeting on Tuesday again attempted to get sympathy votes on his death. It is very disheartening and condemnable,” Gurmail vehemently asked Congress to stop playing dirty politics over the slain singer’s death.

The family members of Moosewala reacted after Congress used Moosewala’s photos in the party’s election song released in favour of the party candidate Dalvir Singh Gold for Sangrur bypolls.

Attacking Akali Dal for using the “Panthic Card” in the bypoll, he questioned SAD chief Sukhbir Badal that why Akali Dal had not raised issue of Sikh prisoners when they had been running the government in Punjab as an alliance with the BJP during 2007-2017 besides being part of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre from 2014 to 2021.

Gurmail said that Akali Dal is so frightened this time that they have not even featured their photographs including party patron Parkash Singh Badal, president Sukhbir Singh Badal, former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and senior leader Bikram Singh Majithia in the election campaign materials in Sangrur.

He further said that even after 1966, the Congress party ruled for 25 years in Punjab and Akali Dal for 20 years. During their tenure, they looted the state and these nefarious politicians have a hunger for money and politics.

“The AAP government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has changed the political scenario in the state within just three months by combating corruption, drugs and the mining mafia being controlled by these leaders. Due to this, opposition leaders are now perturbed and joined together to run fake propaganda against the AAP government,” said Gurmail.

He stated that he is contesting elections in the name of the development works and pro-people initiatives taken by the CM Mann-led government for almost three months.

He said that after winning the seat, he would carry forward the good work of CM Mann and will bring crucial projects to the constituency.

Meanwhile, seven ministers and several AAP MLAs have been canvassing in favour of its candidate from the constituency, which is a bastion of AAP since 2014.

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Chandigarh: After the crushing defeat in the Punjab Assembly elections, the Congress has once again suffered a major setback. On Saturday, four former ministers of the Punjab Congress have joined the BJP in the presence of Union minister Amit Shah.

Along with this, the Mayor of Mohali also joined the party at the BJP office in Chandigarh today.

It is worth mentioning that today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a visit to Chandigarh. It was during this time that these leaders have joined the party. BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has also shared a video of him joining the party.

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Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party has finalised the names of Padma Shri Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal and Padma Shri Vikramjit Singh Sahani for 2 Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab. The party will file the nomination papers of both the candidates on May 31. May 31 has been set as the last date for filing of nomination papers of a Punjab Rajya Sabha member by the Election Commission, while voting will be held on June 10

Sant Balbir Singh has been working for a long time to take care of the environment. Vikramjit Singh Sahni is also known for his social service works all over the world.

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CHANDIGARH: Taking a major decision for state’s peasantry, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced Rs. 1500 per acre financial assistance to farmers adopting direct sowing of paddy so that the depleting water table could be saved besides extending helping hand towards the farmers.

In a video message Bhagwant Mann while giving a clarion call to the farmers asked them to bring more agricultural land under direct sowing of paddy instead of the traditional paddy transplantation. The Chief Minister futher said that farmers could start the direct sowing of rice from May 20, 2022. Bhagwant Mann also mentioned that Punjab Government would not only provide Rs. 1500 per acre financial help to farmers implementing direct paddy sowing in their fields but the Agriculture Department would also extend requisite cooperation and support for the same.

Expressing concern over the decreasing ground water table by day, the CM underlined the need to save the ground water. The traditional methods of paddy sowing leads to excessive consumption of water, which resulted in depletion of water table, said the CM adding that some districts had fallen in red zone category.

In a fervent appeal to farmers, Bhagwant Mann said, ‘’This season not only you yourself come forward for direct sowing of rice but also motivate your relatives and friends for this in interest of Punjab. Joint efforts can save the decreasing water table and all of us should join hands for this noble cause.’’

Referring to new innovations of agri-scientists, the CM said that the direct sowing was beneficial for the environment as well as economically viable for farmers, which also secures the yield of crop. This technique will also helpful in getting increased production of wheat in the fields, where direct sowing of paddy was adopted.

Notably, Bhagwant Mann held a meeting with 24 farmers organisations on April 17, where he urged them not only to adopt the direct sowing method but also to make aware others for this so that the water table could be maintained. He had also directed the officials to motivate farmers for saving precious water and electricity with the DSR technique in paddy season by visiting in villages.

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Chandigarh: Former Punjab Congress Chief Najvot Singh Sidhu met Punjab Governor anf handover a memorandum over deteriorating law and order issues of Punjab.

He is accompanied by former MLAs Navtej Singh Cheema and Ashwani Sekhri.

Sidhu said that he has raised law and order and electricity issues with the Governor that Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab is befooling people after forming the government and not implementing the poll promises.

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Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced the list of 10 MLAs to be inducted as Cabinet minister in the state on Saturday.

Mann, while sharing names of 10 MLAs congratulated them and said, “The new Punjab Cabinet will be sworn in tomorrow. Best wishes to all the ministers in the AAP government of Punjab. The people of Punjab have given a huge responsibility to all of us, we have to work hard day and night to serve the people, give punjab an honest government. We have to make Rangla Punjab,” CM Mann said in a tweet.

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Chandigarh: In the first session of 16th Vidhan Sabha began on Thursday and newly elected MLAs took oath as Member of the House to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

After Mann took oath, the Speaker first administered the oath to all women members of the House and other AAP MLAs.

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Khatkar Kalan: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday appealed the people to remain humble and modest as Aam Adami Party’s (AAP) government belongs to each and every citizen of Punjab and moreover Chief Minister is always of all people.

Addressing a mammoth gathering after paying floral tributes to legendary martyr at Shahed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh’s museum & memorial here before swearing in as Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann said he was overwhelmed with this massive mandate given by the people of Punjab but at the same time we should be far more responsible now and not to be arrogant because ‘pride hath a fall’.

He said for the first time any Chief Minister is taking oath from the land of martyrs as earlier swearing in ceremonies were being held from stadiums and palaces. Bhagwant Mann further said probably if was the first time the people have fearlessly voted for AAP without any vested interest or greed.

Pointing out further, Bhagwant Mann said that we had really got the freedom now as the previous governments during past 70 years blatantly ignored the vision and dreams of our great martyrs like Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh. He said the day of February 20, 2022 would be ever remembered in the annals of Punjab polity as the people exercised their franchise without any influence and coercion, of which the result declared on March 10, 2022 thus paving a way to fulfill the dreams of legendary martyr Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.

Bhagwant Mann further said that his Government would start functioning right from today and not even a single day would be wasted as we are already too late to cherish the aspirations of people in bringing transformation in Punjab. He said that AAP Government would provide the best education and healthcare infrastructure by setting up state-of-the-art schools and hospitals, which would be greatly appreciated by one of all. “It is really pathetic the youth from the progressive state like Punjab is migrating to foreign shores in search of green pastures. Our government will strive hard to offer lucrative jobs besides eradicating the menace of corruption and other malpractices in order to provide clean, transparent and good governance,” said Bhagwant Mann hoping that such pro-people initiatives would ultimately repose confidence and trust in the newly elected Government.

Meanwhile, Men and women wearing Basanti turbans & dupattas presented a serene BASANTI atmosphere in the main pandal and roads leading to Khatkar Kalan. Surcharged with enthusiasm and patriotic fervor the people including party workers and volunteers were raising slogan Inqlaab Zindabad, Bole So Nihaal…., Aam Aadmi Party zindabad.

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Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday took oath as Punjab chief minister at an impressive swearing-in ceremony in Chandigarh on Wednesday.

Mann said people of the state took oath with him to fulfil the dreams of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and Babasaheb BR Ambedkar.

“What a moment

Punjab di Aan, Baan aur Shaan, Sardar @BhagwantMann takes oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab,” AAP tweeted after oath-taking ceremony.

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Chandigarh: Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann will sworn as chief minister at Khatkar Kalan, Bhagat Singh’s ancestral village.

This event has been attended by the party’s national convener, Arvind Kejriwal, along with all its Punjab MLAs.

However, outgoing Congress CM Charanjit Singh Channi was invited to the oath-taking ceremony.

AAP won 92 seats in the 117-member assembly, marking the biggest victory in the state to date.

The three different stages have been installed in the venue including one for oath taking ceremony as Punjab CM, the second one for the Delhi chief minister and his cabinet colleagues, and the third one for all AAP’s winning candidates in the recently-concluded Punjab elections.

Meanwhile, AAP invited Congress MP Manish Tiwari, who shared the invitation on Twitter and congratulated Mann. He said, “I congratulate @BhagwantMann on being sworn in as Chief Minister

I thank him for inviting me to his swearing in. Due to Parliament being in session I will not be able to make it .It is ironic I was not invited to @CHARANJITCHANNI ‘s swearing in though he was one of my MLA’s.”

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