SAD faces rebellion over ticket to Makkar

Jalandhar : The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is facing a rebellion in Jalandhar for allotting the Jalandhar Cantt ticket to Kapurthala District Planning Committee president Sarabjit Singh Makkar. Amid allegations from senior party leaders against Makkar for being “tainted” and a “land grabber”, a nine-member committee has been formed to decide on the future course […]

Day after resigning from SAD, Sarwan Singh Phillaur joins Congress

Chandigarh : Sarwan Singh Phillaur joined the Congress on Friday, a day after he resigned from the Shiromani Akali Dal for having been denied a ticket to fight next year’s Assembly elections.The leader claimed he felt victimised in SAD for being a Dalit leader and that his former party had been taken over by “dacoits […]

Badal already got royalty on Water by taking Plot for Sukhbir’s hotel at Gurgaon: Randhawa

CHANDIGARH : Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Vice President Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has charged the Punjab Chief Minister for shedding crocodile tears, and only doing theatrics over the Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal, for political motives. Randhawa asked CM PS Badal should answer whom he is fighting for justice for Punjab. Its NDA government in Centre, Punjab, […]

AAP’s fifth list of 12 candidates

Dr Sanjeev Kumar Sharma (63) Jalandhar (Central) An ENT specialist, he is a former president of the Indian Medical Association, Jalandhar unit. He runs an NGO ‘Vision Punjab’. Capt Bikramajit Singh Pahuwindia (47) Khemkaran He is AAP’s Punjab Ex-Servicemen Wing’s former convener. He was honoured with Shaurya Chakra. He is popular for his social service […]