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Chandigarh, Apr 6 (PTI) BJP's Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar on Monday said "cowardly" acts such as the recent attack on the party office by those alarmed at its rising popularity will not shake the party's resolve to build a "new Punjab". Speaking at the party's 47th foundation day event at its state headquarters, Jakhar said the people of Punjab are increasingly viewing the BJP as a "ray of hope" for their future. National general secretary Tarun Chugh, working president Ashwani Sharma, MP Sa ...Read More >
While interacting with mediapersons at the residence of Randhawa here, Bittu said, "The state government ordered an inquiry under the supervision of the chief secretary, but neither the chief secretary nor any other senior officer ever visited the family. We cannot hope for justice in such a situation." He said, "The government should answer why the police have not arrested Bhullar's 75-year-old father Sukhdev Singh Bhullar and PA Dilbag Singh who are accused in the case?" Taking on the Punjab ...Read More >
The Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a state-level protest at Hall Gate in Amritsar on Saturday, intensifying its demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the death of Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the district manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PSWC). Randhawa died by suicide on March 21 after recording a 12-second video message in which he reportedly blamed former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar for harassment and intimidation. Apart f ...Read More >
A blast outside the Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Chandigarh on Wednesday evening triggered panic in the area, with police confirming that a "crude explosive device" appears to have been hurled at the site. No casualties were reported. Terror group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) has taken responsibility for the blast which occurred around 5 pm. A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has started investigation. The Punjab BJP headquarters is located in Sector ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 4: The Punjab BJP on Saturday held a state-level protest in Amritsar demanding justice for the family of the state warehousing corporation district manager (DM), Gagandeep Randhawa, who had recently ended his life by consuming poison and made a video clip in which he purportedly alleged harassment and intimidation by the then Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Bhullar. BJP demands CBI probe Demanding a CBI probe into the case, BJP state president Sunil Jakhar said that the part ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 4 (PTI) The Punjab BJP on Saturday staged a protest in Amritsar against the AAP government over the recent suicide of a warehousing corporation official, demanding justice for his family. The entire state leadership, including Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar, national general secretary Tarun Chugh, Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu and Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma, participated in the 'dharna' at the Hall Gate in Amritsar. Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the distric ...Read More >
Following a blast near the Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann defends his government and reiterates Punjab's claim to the city, sparking a political blame game over law and order. Photographs: ANI PhotoKey PointsA blast occurred outside the Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh, prompting political reactions and blame.Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann criticised political rivals for holding him responsible for incidents in Chandigarh, asserting his right to comment on the city's affa ...Read More >
Tensions rise in Punjab after a statue of B R Ambedkar is vandalised, prompting investigations, protests, and claims of responsibility by a pro-Khalistan leader, raising concerns about social harmony and political motives. Photograph: ANI PhotoKey PointsA statue of B R Ambedkar in Noorpur Jattan village, Punjab, was vandalised, sparking outrage.Pro-Khalistan leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun purportedly claimed responsibility for the Ambedkar statue vandalism.Police are investigating the incident ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 3 (PTI) Two suspects in the blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters here have been identified, a senior official of the Chandigarh police said on Friday. "Further investigations are on," he said, adding efforts are on to nab them. The explosion occurred around 5 pm on Wednesday when a suspected crude explosive device was hurled near the office, officials had said. No casualties were reported. An FIR under relevant sections of the Explosives Act and Unlawful Activities (Preve ...Read More >
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Chandigarh, Apr 2 (PTI) Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma on Thursday visited the site of the blast outside the party's headquarters here, a day after the incident triggered panic in the area. The explosion occurred around 5 pm on Wednesday when a suspected crude explosive device was hurled near the office, officials said. No casualties were reported. Police cordoned off the area and deployed personnel in the area, while a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) inspected the ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Two men lobbed a hand grenade at the Punjab BJP office in Chandigarh's Sector 37 on Wednesday evening, sparking panic in the area and a security alert.Thankfully, no one was hurt as the grenade detonated in a parking lot, falling short of the boundary wall of the BJP office. Police said CCTV cameras have captured the faces of two suspects and they are being identified.The blast took place around 4.50pm, sending shockwaves across the city. UT SSP Kanwardeep Kaur described it as a 'low ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH, April 1: A blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters in Chandigarh on Wednesday evening triggered panic, though no casualties were reported. Police said a "crude" device appeared to have been hurled at the party office around 5 pm. A team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) was dispatched to investigate. An unverified social media video showed two individuals, one allegedly throwing a grenade-like object while the other recorded the act, though their identities and the aut ...Read More >
Senior human rights lawyer Harvinder Singh Phoolka, who has been fighting a long legal battle for victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. Phoolka, a Jat Sikh from Bhadaur town of Sangrur, was earlier with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and was a former legislator in the Punjab Assembly. After joining the BJP on Wednesday, Phoolka recalled how he and his wife, who was then expecting, had escaped the rioters in 1984 after his landlord's family hid th ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 1 (PTI): A blast outside the Punjab BJP headquarters here Wednesday sent people panicking, with a social media post claiming that the "grenade attack" was a reprisal for the killing of "Sikh youths." Police suspected the object hurled was a "crude" device. No casualties were reported in the blast. A team of the National Investigation Agency visited the site to investigate the explosion, which occurred at around 5 pm, a police officer said. The BJP's state unit chief Sunil Jakha ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Senior Supreme Court advocate and former AAP leader H S Phoolka - best known for representing 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims in their fight for justice - joined BJP in Delhi on Wednesday. Phoolka's joining is seen as a boost for the saffron party in Punjab in the run up to the 2027 assembly elections. With joining BJP, the anti-Sikh riots crusader Phoolka also ended his hiatus from active politics. He joined the party in the presence of Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi minist ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior advocate H.S. Phoolka joined the BJP on Wednesday ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections next year, marking his return to active politics.Phoolka, known for representing victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, described his earlier association with the Aam Aadmi Party as a "mistake" and said he believes the BJP, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, can address issues such as law and order and drug abuse in Punjab."I have been fighting the fight for the 1984 riots (victims) for t ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Panic gripped Chandigarh on Wednesday after a loud explosion, suspected to have involved crude material, was reported outside the BJP's office in Sector 37, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur said. Preliminary reports indicated that the sound of the blast was heard over a considerable distance, triggering concern among local residents and passers-by. SSP Kaur, who reached the spot, told the media that at around 5 p.m., the police received information about a loud ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 1: Panic gripped Chandigarh on Wednesday after a loud explosion, suspected to have involved crude material, was reported outside the BJP's office in Sector 37, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur said. Preliminary reports indicated that the sound of the blast was heard over a considerable distance, triggering concern among local residents and passers-by. SSP Kaur, who reached the spot, told the media that at around 5 p.m., the police received information about ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The face behind justice for victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, human rights lawyer and former AAP lawmaker H.S. Phoolka, on Wednesday joined the BJP. After joining the BJP here, Phoolka said, "I've been a strong supporter of the BJP since my childhood. From 2014 to 2017, I was in the Aam Aadmi Party. We thought that we had come to this party to end all the corruption that existed under the Congress government at that time, but later, we saw that the situation w ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior Supreme Court advocate and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader H S Phoolka, best known for representing 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims in their quest for justice, joined the BJP on Wednesday. The move is being seen as a shot in the BJP's arm as it gears up to oust the AAP government from Punjab in the Assembly polls due next year. Phoolka joined the party in the presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, BJP national general secretary T ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Apr : Senior Supreme Court advocate and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader H S Phoolka, best known for representing 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims in their quest for justice, joined the BJP on Wednesday. The move is being seen as a shot in the BJP's arm as it gears up to oust the AAP government from Punjab in the Assembly polls due next year. Phoolka joined the party in the presence of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, BJP national general secre ...Read More >
Chandigarh: A day after Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann met Union home minister Amit Shah and discussed the financial aid for the flood-hit state, Aam Aadmi Party state president Aman Arora on Wednesday claimed that even if the Mann govt was to fully utilise the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) as per the Centre's "rigid norms", not more than Rs 1,200 crore could be disbursed to the flood-affected people.Arora accused the BJP-led Centre of making a "blatant attempt" to confuse the people. ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday objected to the Centre's decision to cancel the visit of Sikh pilgrims to Pakistan on the occasion of Parkash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev. "It's hard to understand whether BJP's policy is against Pakistan or against its own people," he said, alleging that it "reflects the hostile attitude of the Modi government towards Punjab". Mann said that "if a Pakistani stars in a Punjabi artiste's film, the film is banned by th ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 15 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday slammed the Centre for giving its nod to the Asia Cup T20 cricket match between India and Pakistan, but denying permission to send a Sikh 'jatha' to the neighbouring country. India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in Dubai on Sunday when the arch-rivals faced off for the first time since the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, and the subsequent military strikes by India targeting terror hideouts across the ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Upping the ante against the AAP-led Punjab govt over the issue of the State Disaster Response Funds, Punjab BJP state president Sunil Jakhar on Saturday targeted chief minister Bhagwant Mann while citing the findings in the CAG report.Jakhar held that the CM earlier claimed that he had no knowledge about the Rs 12,000 crore State Disaster Response Funds lying with Punjab.In a post on social media addressed to CM Mann, Jakhar wrote: "This is the CAG report, which clearly states that a ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Citing details from the Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) report, the Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Saturday cornered chief minister Bhagwant Mann over the issue of State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) allocated to Punjab. It may be recalled that a row has been whipped up since the recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to flood-ravaged areas of the state earlier this week when he announced Rs 1,600 crore compensation for the state ''supplementing Rs 12,000 crore already a ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (PTI) Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday cited a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report claiming that SDRF funds were "lying unused" and accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of "misleading" people over the issue. Jakhar demanded that the chief minister apologise to the people of Punjab and also ensure proper utilisation of the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF). Countering the BJP's charge, Mann asked the opposition party to not "play politics" in this hour of cr ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Upping the ante against the AAP-led Punjab govt over the issue of the State Disaster Response Funds, Punjab BJP state president Sunil Jakhar on Saturday targeted chief minister Bhagwant Mann while citing the findings in the CAG report.Jakhar held that the CM earlier claimed that he had no knowledge about the Rs 12,000 crore State Disaster Response Funds lying with Punjab.In a post on social media addressed to CM Mann, Jakhar wrote: "This is the CAG report, which clearly states that a ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (PTI) Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of "misleading" people over the issue of funds meant for disaster relief and cited a CAG report, claiming that funds under the SDRF are "lying unused." Jakhar demanded that the chief minister apologise to the people of Punjab and also ensure proper utilisation of the disaster relief funds. "According to the CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) report, it is clearly stated that as of March 31 ...Read More >
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