Sukhbir Singh Badal

In SAD-BSP pre-poll goody bag: 400 units free power, 75% job quota for local residents, Rs 10 cut in fuel price

August 04, 2021 12:20 pm

About the promise to give Rs 2,000 per month to blue card holders, a government functionary said that there are around 40 lakh beneficiaries having blue cards under the below poverty line (BPL) category in Punjab and majority of cards were in the name of men.

‘Daughter of our own constituency’, ‘beta’: Punjab leaders exploit athletes’ Tokyo exploits

August 03, 2021 1:08 pm

The official Twitter handle of Punjab BJP in a tweet in Punjabi congratulated “the citizens of entire India” as “Indian men hockey team entered semi-final in Olympics in Tokyo after 40 years”.

'Regional forces should form second front, Congress not pan-India party': SAD chief on Lok Sabha polls

July 25, 2021 10:33 pm

Sukhbir Singh Badal’s statement comes days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s outreach to opposition parties.

Congress, SAD to skip govt's all-party meeting on Covid management

July 20, 2021 4:34 pm

During the meeting, the health secretary is expected to make a presentation,which is likely to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well.

SAD supporters march to Badal village to thank Sukhbir for promising 2 deputy CMs

July 18, 2021 4:10 am

Senior SAD leaders from Bathinda and Mansa, Sarup Chand Singla and Prem Arora, respectively, led cavalcade of hundreds of vehicles carrying thousands of Akali workers and supporters to Badal’s residence.

Sukhbir Badal claims his government never withdrew blasphemy case against Sirsa Dera chief Ram Rahim

July 16, 2021 11:59 pm

He then said that the case was withdrawn when the election code of conduct was in place in 2017 and there were talks that the Congress might form the next government in the state.

Sukhbir Singh Badal adds one more dy CM: ‘from Hindu family’

July 16, 2021 5:36 am

This is in addition to one from Dalit community that he had promised

Sukhbir Singh Badal vows govt job to kin of farmers who died during stir; done it already, says Capt Amarinder Singh

July 10, 2021 4:35 pm

The remarks drew a sharp reaction from Chief Minister Amarinder Singh who said the SAD chief was making “shameless” attempts to “befool” farmers by promising something that the current state government had already started executing a long ago.

Compensate industry for forced electricity shutdown: Sukhbir Singh Badal tells CM Amarinder Singh

July 08, 2021 5:23 am

He also demanded the power be supplied to the industry “at the promised landing cost of Rs 5 per unit” instead of “Rs 10 per unit the industry was currently paying”.

Sukhbir dares Capt to cancel PPAs: ‘Fulfil shortfall at cheaper rates’

July 06, 2021 8:34 am

Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal hit out at Capt Amarinder Singh-led Congress government for “not adding even a single mega watt to power generation capacity during its four and a half year rule”.

No failure on part of local police: Punjab Deputy CM on Pathankot attack

January 08, 2016 4:54 pm

New Delhi, Jan 08 (ANI): After meeting Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said there was no failure on part of the local police in the recent Pathankot terror attack, and asked people to stop critisising the national forces. Talking about the ongoing investigation, Badal said both the state government and National investigating agency (NIA) are investigating every aspect and soon the culprit will be punished. Badal said there is a need to increase BSF deployment in Punjab along the border with Pakistan.

Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal on Sikh riots compensation

January 12, 2015 10:39 am