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At Special Session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha, House unites against Centre over Chandigarh, river waters

November 25, 2025 6:19 pm

Both treasury and Opposition benches slam Centre for ‘undermining state’s authority’

Vidhan Bhavan clash: Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar bans visitor entry, asks ministers not to hold meetings on premises

July 18, 2025 5:36 pm

Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar also recommended action against the supporters of BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar and NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad.

Punjab's sacrilege Bill: activist on tower protest to climb down only after law enacted, says morcha

July 15, 2025 10:50 am

The government has only tabled the Bill. It will come up for debate on Tuesday. After the debate, it would be handed over to the select committee.

AICC General Secretary and in-charge of Punjab Bhupesh Baghel with state Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa during a meeting of state Congress Legislative Party, at AICC headquarters, New Delhi, Tuesday. PTI

Ahead of Budget Session: At Delhi meet, Baghel charts strategy for Cong MLAs to corner AAP govt in House

March 19, 2025 9:15 am

During a meeting at the party's Indira Bhawan headquarters in Delhi, Baghel, the AICC general secretary in-charge of party affairs in Punjab, decided on the strategy and ways to corner the AAP government.

Even though Haryana and Punjab have often ensued differences on sharing be it water or land or a state capital, the issue has united not only politicals parties in Punjab but also farm unions and the apex Sikh governing body — Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).

Land in Chandigarh: BJP, AAP united against Centre move, divided over Mann’s ‘mistake’

November 15, 2024 8:59 am

Accusing the BJP government at the Centre of conspiring against Punjab, Garg said that Chandigarh was built by displacing 22 villages from Kharar, and is politically, socially, economically, and culturally linked to Punjab.

Sunetra Pawar eyes ministerial berth in Modi govt as she is set to be Rajya Sabha MP

June 15, 2024 4:26 pm

After facing a setback in Lok Sabha election in Baramati against her relative Supriya Sule, Sunetra Pawar was nominated for the Rajya Sabha election from Maharashtra which is slated to take place on June 26

BSP candidates hope to gain party’s lost political momentum in Himachal Pradesh

April 29, 2024 9:16 am

The candidates for the Lok Sabha polls include young activist-cum-advocate Anil Manget from the Shimla parliamentary seat, against Congress's Vinod Sultanpuria and BJP's incumbent MP Suresh Kashyap.

Harjot Bains says ready for polygraph, narco tests as Pargat Singh claims illegal mining

November 29, 2023 8:34 am

Refuting the illegal mining allegations, Bains said Punjab earned “highest revenue” when he had the mining portfolio.

Mann ‘bullying’ Oppn, is turning assembly into a circus, complains Cong leader

October 12, 2023 9:26 am

Bajwa in his letter urged the Speaker to take “initiative in upholding the values our democratic institutions stand for” apart from working collectively to “ensure that the House remains a beacon of decorum, dialogue, and constructive discourse”.

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Punjab Guv questions legality of Assembly session: ‘exploring options on Bills’

July 18, 2023 10:42 am

In a letter written to the Chief Minister, Banwarilal Purohit said that he was considering whether to obtain the legal opinion from the Attorney General of India, or as per the Constitution, to reserve these Bills for the consideration and consent of the President of India.