The protesting farmers have called for a national closure on Tuesday (Archive) New Delhi: The bitter exchange between political actors in Punjab over the farmers’ protest continued unabated on Friday, with Prime Minister Amarinder Singh attacking former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal of Shiromani Akali Dal over controversial recently passed …
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Harsimrat Kaur said: “Using this life-saving vaccine as a voting tool is totally unethical.” New Delhi: BJP ally Akali Dal has joined the list of opposition parties that have been targeting the ruling BJP of Bihar for his pre-election promise of free Covid vaccines in the state. Calling the BJP’s …
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BATHINDA: Finally breaking your silence about the events in Shiromani Akali Dal especially the resignation of his daughter-in-law Harsimrat Kaur Badal from the Union Council of Ministers and from the party withdrawing support from the NDA, former Prime Minister Parkash Singh Badal has called the use of police force in …
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CHANDIGARH: SAD boss Sukhbir Singh Badal, his wife and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur BadalPrem Singh Chandumajra and other senior Akali leaders were detained by the Chandigarh police on Thursday night while on their way to the Punjab governor’s residence to protest the controversial new agricultural laws. Police even used …
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CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal announced Saturday night his decision to break his 24-year alliance with BJP less than 10 days after he stepped down from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government with the resignation of Harsimrat Kaur Badal on the approval of three agro-marketing bills in Parliament. The alliance between SAD …
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Written by Kanchan Vasdev | Chandigarh | Updated: September 25, 2020 7:43:58 am Farmers in Punjab have been protesting against the agricultural laws. (Proceedings) WITH THE SAD Opposition raising the stakes with the resignation of Harsimrat Kaur Badal of the Union Cabinet on Center Farm Laws Amid Farmer Protests, Congress-run …
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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 …
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Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal, whose wife Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned as minister of food processing industries to protest against contentious farm laws, speaks with Sunetra Choudhury on SAD’s resistance to the bill. Edited excerpts: He is about to go see the president to ask him not to …
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Shiromani Akali Dal leader Naresh Gujral speaks at the Rajya Sabha. Demanding that the bills be sent to a select committee to address the issues raised by farmers, Gujral said: ‘We are petitioning the government over and over again so that all stakeholders can be heard. If farmers are oppressed …
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NEW DELHI: The NDA government is preparing to overcome potential obstacles that may come in the way of the smooth passage of the three agricultural laws in Rajya Sabha on Sunday. With key ally Shiromani Akali Dal already against the legislation and some of the regional parties have not yet …
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