By: Express News Service | Ludhiana | December 16, 2020 4:46:23 am On agricultural laws, Badal said: “These laws have been made by those who have never cultivated.” One day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused opposition parties of “tricking” farmers and “shooting from their shoulders,” former BJP ally Shiromani …
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CHANDIGARH: Bending the AAP leader a “coward who had run scared and apologized” when he was cornered in a defamation case for SADBikram Majithia, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on monday he said Arvind kejriwalThe “desperate attempts” to conceal the “total failure” of his government to protect the interests of …
Read More »Amarinder Singh Criticizes Sukhbir Singh Badal Amid Farmer Protests
Amarinder Singh called Sukhbir Singh Badal’s statement against him “utter buffoonery”. Punjab’s Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday called Sukhbir Singh Badal’s statement against him “utter buffoonery”, adding that “he was not a coward or a traitor like Badals.” “The Badal, who were totally cornered by their betrayal of …
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 »Sukhbir Singh Badal of SAD and Harsimrat Kaur briefly detained for protest against agricultural laws
SAD Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, his wife and former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Prem Singh Chandumajra, and other senior Akali leaders were detained by Chandigarh police on Thursday night as they headed towards the governor’s residence. from Punjab to protest against controversial new agri laws. Police even used water …
Read More »‘Black money source blocked’: Prime Minister destroys opposition to farm bill protests
They are insulting farmers by setting fire to the very equipment they worship, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday, launching a cold-blooded defense of farm laws and attacking opposition a day after members of the Punjab unit Youth Congress set up a burning tractor on Rajpath near the India Gate …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi likely to join farmers’ protest in Punjab
Former Congress Speaker Rahul Gandhi is likely to lead a protest in Punjab this week in support of farmers agitating against the government over three farm laws passed by Parliament last week, people familiar with the development said. Gandhi is also expected to address a rally, the date and location …
Read More »SAD-NDA: Farm Bill was the last nail in the coffin. Here’s a look at other reasons for the split
There is a long history behind Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) decision to sever ties with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). According to the Hindustan Times’ sister publication Hindustan, SAD was upset that it was ignored by the government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Center. There are about …
Read More »BJP could offset the impact of Akali’s departure
Managing perception will be the biggest challenge for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab and other agrarian states following Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) decision to end their 24-year alliance on controversial agricultural sector reforms. The BJP would not be so bad without the SAD if it manages to establish …
Read More »Farmers to intensify the agitation; Punjab CM to organize protest sit-in today
Farmer groups and political parties plan to intensify protests against the three farm bills that were signed into law Sunday by President Ram Nath Kovind, who ignored demands that he withhold his consent to legislation that the opposition has called anti -Friendly farmer and corporate. Punjab’s Chief Minister Captain Amarinder …
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