Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal’s disciplinary committee, which was established after the dissolution of all the wings and committees of the Akali Dal, held its first meeting here today and warned the leaders who gave public statements of action.

In the disciplinary committee meeting under the leadership of Sikandar Singh Maluka, Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, Mantar Singh Brar and Dr. Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi held. During the meeting, a serious discussion was held regarding maintaining discipline within the party. Meanwhile, it was decided that any kind of anti-party activity will not be tolerated by the Disciplinary Committee and strict action will be taken against it.

Maluka said that no organization can move forward without discipline and anyone who goes outside the party and speaks against the party, only aims to weaken the power of the party.

He said that the committee has scrutinized some complaints of party indiscipline received in the past and this work will continue in the next meetings as well. If the committee feels that there is a need for action against someone, first he will be given an opportunity to present his side by issuing a notice and if the response is not satisfactory, further action will be taken.

He also appealed to the district and circle units of the party to inform the committee if any anti-party activity comes to their notice.

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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 Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today asked the Chief Minister as to where did he vanish away when he should be seen in Patiala to restore the confidence of people there.

“It is surprising that the Chief Minister is out of action, vanishing completely on a day when he should be the most visible and involved in the affairs of the state”, Warring said, while pointing out Mann’s absence from Patiala.

“We understand that yesterday you were scheduled to attend the Chief Ministers’ Conference in Delhi, but why you did not visit the city today?” he asked the Chief Minister, while taunting him, “or probably because your master is busy and away to Gujarat and you can’t take out a step outside or utter a word without his permission”.

The PCC president said, it bode ill for a sensitive state like Punjab that its Chief Minister was completely dependent on and subservient to someone else. “Even his prerecorded messages broadcast every now and then have an external imprint”, Warring said, while remarking, “Punjab cannot afford a Chief Minister who cannot act on his own and needs to be continuously programmed by someone else”.

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Chandigarh: Criminal lawyer Amar Preet Singh Deol, who resigned as advocate general (AG) of Punjab last week, lashed out at state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, accusing him of “obstructing the functioning of the government”.

Sidhu had criticised Charanjit Singh Channi government over appointment of Deol and resigned from his post.

“Navjot Singh Sidhu’s repeated utterances seek to derail the earnest efforts of the State govt to ensure justice in the drugs matter and the sacrilege cases. Sidhu is spreading misinformation to gain political advantage over his political colleagues,” he wrote in a statement.

He was appointed on September 27, but resigned on November 1 as Sidhu had objected to the appointment of APS Deol and Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota as DGP by Channi who took over as the chief minister following Capt Amarinder Singh’s resignation on September 18 amid a rift in the state unit.

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New Delhi: A day after withdrawing his resignation as Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday visited a gurdwara in Faridkot and prayed that those involved in the desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib in 2015 be given exemplary punishment that would be “a deterrent for generations to come”.

Sidhu offered prayers at the Burj Jawahar Singh Wala gurdwara in Faridkot from where a copy of the Guru Granth Sahib was stolen in 2015.

“Ardas at Gurudwaara saheb Burj Jawahar Singh wala, Bargari …. Praying for exemplary punishment for those involved in the sacrilege of Guru Granth saheb ji … should be a deterrent for generations to come!” Sidhu said in a tweet.

He also interacted with locals at the gurdwara over the issue.

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Chandigarh: Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday shared report card of his four-year tenure as CM while clarifying that today’s event was to showcase his achievement of past four years but not to announce his new political outfit.

Addressing a press conference here, Capt said that he would announce the party soon and presently, waiting approval for the name and symbol of his new party from the Election Commission.

“Many Congressmen will join me once the party was formed as many senior Congress leaders are in touch with me and the party will contest the upcoming Vidhan Sabha polls on all the 117 seats,” he said.

He launched fierce attack on Congress party and said that the party is not even in the picture in Punjab to win the elections and their fight would be with the Shiromani Akali Dal.

He said ever since Navjot Sidhu joined the Congress, the popularity graph has slumped drastically.

Talking about an alliance with the BJP, he said that he said he had never said that he is forming alliance with the BJP but seat-sharing with it or other parties. “I have been with the Congress for 52 years, but will leave it in the coming days,” he said.

“Aroosa Alam had been coming here for 16 years and Sukhjinder Randhawa had never objected to her presence. I am open face any inquiry including CBI, Income Tax or ED probe into the allegations of her taking money out of the country,” he said.

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Chandigarh: Launching fierce attack on the former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has accused him of hushing up the inquiry into the January 2017 Maur bomb blast case.

Randhawa said that it was a huge failure on the part of the former CM while speaking on the side-lines of a function to mark Police Commemoration Day at Punjab Armed Police Headquarters in Jalandhar.

“Captain has been raising up the issue of national security in Punjab and making to bust many terror modules but he should first expound why the Maur blast inquiry was stalled and why the truth has not been disclosed to public behind it. It was a major failure of Captain as a CM, who was also the home minister of Punjab,” Randhawa said.

He alleged that the inquiry into the case was stopped rather than speeded up even he and many other party workers raised this matter before him on several occasions.

“We are set to re-launch the inquiry into the matter and truth will be prevailed to ensure justice,” he said.

The blast had occurred near to an election rally venue of Congress leader Harminder Singh Jassi and two inquires were conducted in the case those pointed to the involvement of the Dera Sacha Sauda. Jassi’s daughter is wedded to the dera chief’s son.

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New Delhi: Former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday laid rumours to rest and said that he won’t be joining BJP but he will left the Congress.

Captain was forced to step down as Punjab CM and he castigated the Congress command stating that he will not be ‘treated in this manner’. Singh had earlier said that he was “humiliated” and would keep his options open to chalk out his future.

Captain, who was in the Delhi on Thursday met NSA Ajit Doval. He met Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday amid speculation that he was going to join BJP party.

Meanwhile, Condemning the ongoing crisis within the Punjab Congress, former PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar said it was time to end repeated attempts to undermine the authority of the chief minister.

“Enough is enough. Put an end to attempts to undermine the authority of CM time and again. Aspersions being cast on selection of AG & DGP is actually questioning the integrity/competence of CM and Home Minister to deliver results. It’s time to put the foot down and clear the air, ” Jakhar wrote on his official twitter handle.

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New Delhi: Mohammad Mustafa, adviser to Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday said that Sidhu will continue to work as Punjab Congress chief and the issue will be sorted out amicably within the party.
“The issue will be resolved soon. Sidhu sometimes acts emotionally and party high command understands this and knows that he is not beyond the Congress leadership,” he said.
Sidhu has also agreed to meet Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for talks two days after he resigned from his post state chief.
“Chief Minister has invited me for talks … will reciprocate by reaching Punjab Bhawan, Chandigarh at 3:00 PM today, he is welcome for any discussions,” Sidhu wrote on his official twitter account on Thursday.
Earlier, on Wednesday, CM Channi said he has spoken to Navjot Singh Sidhu and invited him to talks so that the differences, if any, can be ironed out.
Sidhu had resigned from the post of the Punjab Congress president saying that he won’t be able to compromise with ethics and moral authority. Sidhu, on Wednesday, also posted a video on his official twitter account and said that he would keep fighting for welfare of Punjab and he resigned as party high command has again given positions to some persons who had worked against the Punjab people.

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Chandigarh: Hours after Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sigh Sidhu announced his resignation from his position, three ministers and five party MLAs visited Sidhu’s house and held a meeting with him on Tuesday night.

Those attended the private meeting were cabinet ministers including Razia Sultana, Pargat Singh and Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and five MLAs including Kuljit Singh Nagra, Inderbir Singh Bolaria, Sukhwinder Singh Danny, Kulbir Singh Zira and Sukhpal Singh Khaira at Sidhu’s residence.

A close aide to Sidhu said that he is not willing to rethink “with present political changes in the government” and could not be a mere “puppet in the hands of the party high command”.

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