The mortal remains of Sikh preacher Baba Ram Singh, believed to have taken his life in support of farmers’ agitation against the three central agricultural laws, were turned over to flames in Singhera village of Karnal district in Haryana el Friday. Thousands of his followers, including politicians, religious gurus, peasant …
Read More »Parkash Singh Badal, Former Punjab CM and Akali Dal Leader, Returns Padma Vibhushan Over Farmers Crisis
Akali Patriarch Dal Parkash Singh Badal (center) with party chairman Sukhbir Singh Badal (right) and other leaders address their ‘Rosh’ rally in Rajasansi, near Amritsar, on February 13, 2020 (PTI Photo) . Pressure has been mounting on the Center for more than a week since thousands of farmers marched into …
Read More »Weeks after split with BJP, Akali Bikram leader Singh Majithia Z-Plus Security retires
Bikram Singh Majithia is the brother of former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal. (ARCHIVE) Chandigarh: Less than two months after Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) resigned from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the central government withdrew “Z-Plus” category security coverage for party leader Bikram Singh. Majithia. A former minister embroiled …
Read More »Punjab Assembly Passes Bills Against Central Agricultural Laws, What Happens Next?
Amarinder Singh has risen to the occasion in this crisis. Even in the past he has spoken out on key issues, even if that meant going against the Center or his own party. For example, he resigned from Congress after Operation Bluestar in 1984 and took on the UPA government …
Read More »BJP to contest 117 seats in Punjab in 2022 polls: Chugh
Six days after Akali Dal severed ties with the BJP over agricultural laws, the newly appointed national secretary general of the saffron party, Tarun Chugh, said on Friday that the party will contest all 117 seats in the 2022 assembly elections in Punjab. . The state will have a BJP …
Read More »Akali, our party faces manhood. What’s left of NDA now? Shiv Sena
The Akali Dal left the NDA coalition on Saturday. Mumbai: Punjab and Maharashtra represent “manhood” and the BJP-led coalition has lost the “faces of that manhood”, Akali Dal and Shiv Sena, says an editorial in Saamana, the spokesman for the Sena. The article questions what the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) …
Read More »Amarinder Taunts Badals As BJP Says He’s Ready To Compete ‘All 117 Seats’ In 2022 Polls
Akali Patriarch Dal Parkash Singh Badal (center) with party chairman Sukhbir Singh Badal (right) and other leaders address their ‘Rosh’ rally in Rajasansi, near Amritsar, on February 13, 2020 (PTI Photo) . Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal’s decision to resign from the NDA …
Read More »Haryana Farmers and Commission Agents Back Bharat Bandh Against Farm Reform Bills
Despite the approval of the agricultural reform bills in Parliament, protests in Haryana continue with various organizations preparing to support Bharat Bandh’s call on September 25. Farmer leaders said that various farmer organizations such as Bharatiya kisan union (BKU), all India Farmers Union (AIFU), all India kisan sangharsh Coordination Committee …
Read More »Punjab farmers organize ‘rail roko’ agitation in protest against today’s farm laws
In protest against the Center’s agrarian bills, Punjab farmers will organize a three-day “rail roko” agitation starting Thursday. After the approval of the Lok Sabha, the Farmers Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) on Price Assurance and the Draft Agricultural Services Law of 2020 and the Draft Law of Trade and Trade …
Read More »Shiv Sena’s excavation in BJP
Shiv Sena launched an energetic attack on the former ally BJP during the discussion on the agricultural bills New Delhi: The Shiv Sena launched an energetic attack against the former BJP ally during the discussion on today’s agricultural bills. Questioning the BJP’s repeated assurance that the bills will not affect …
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