CHANDIGARH : Strongly condemning the incident of desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Bargari village of Faridkot district, the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged the people to exercise calm in this hour of crisis.The Chief Minister said that nobody would be allowed to disturb the hard earned peace and communal harmony […]
CHANDIGARH : Reacting strongly to the decision of the centre to release Sikh terrorist Waryam Singh from Bareilly jail in Uttar Pradesh, the Punjab Congress President Partap Singh Bajwa today called upon the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify the policy of his government towards terrorists responsible for heinous crime. In a statement, he said the […]
CHANDIGARH: Celebrated Punjab poet Surjit Patar today joined protest against rising intolerance in the country and curbs on freedom of speech by center government and returned his Sahatya Akademy award. He is sixth Punjabi writer to return the honour. Others who returned their Sahitya Akademy awards included Surjit Patar, Ajmer Aulakh, Atamjit, Gurbachan Singh Bbullar […]
CHANDIGARH: Half a dozen celebrated Punjabi writers have returned their Sahitya Akademy awards in protest against rising intolerance and curbs of freedom of expression by the BJP led NDA government at center even as eminant writer Sudheendra Kulkarni was today assaulted by Shiv Sainiks at Mumbai. Those returned their Sahitya Akademy awards included Surjit Patar, […]
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress has registered strong protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for comparing Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal with Nelson Mandela. Congress has demanded an apology from Modi.Sukhpal Singh Khaira former MLA and PPCC spokesperson in a hard hitting statement said that by comparing a “corrupt and tainted” leader like Badal with the legendary […]