With reference to the Ajnala incident, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday said if the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government cannot handle law and order, the Centre should intervene to deal with the situation. Speaking to ANI on Sunday, the former Punjab CM said, “He (CM Bhagwant […]
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Ex-Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to join BJP today, meets JP Nadda
Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday met Bharatiya Janata Party President JP Nadda in Delhi. Amarinder Singh will join the BJP today. Seven former MLAs and one former MP will also join the BJP along with Amarinder Singh. “Amarinder Singh is also likely to merge his PLC party […]
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Punjab Assembly Elections: Amarinder Singh loses from Patiala
Punjab Lok Congress Party chief and two-time chief minister Amarinder Singh lost from Patiala Urban by a margin of 19,873 votes to Aam Aadmi Party’s Ajit Pal Singh Kohli according to Assembly poll results declared by the Election Commission on Thursday. Soon after the results were declared, the former chief […]
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Captain Amarinder Singh meets Amit Shah, says alliance has done well in Punjab polls
Former Chief Minister and Punjab Lok Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday met Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah in Delhi while expressing confidence that the BJP led alliance will do well in the state Assembly elections. Addressing the media, Singh, when asked about the prospects of his alliance in the polls, said, “I […]
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Amarinder Singh says schemes started during his tenure discontinued by CM Channi
Day after the campaigning for Punjab Assembly elections concluded, former CM Captain Amarinder Singh assured that if his government is formed in the state then he will implement once again all the schemes which have been discontinued by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. He released a video message on Friday thanking the […]
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Sunil Jakhar claims 42 MLAs wanted him as Punjab CM after Amarinder Singh stepped down
Former Punjab Pradesh Congress chief Sunil Jakhar has claimed that 42 of 79 party MLAs wanted him to take over as the Punjab Chief Minister after Captain Amarinder Singh stepped down from the post while only two legislators favoured Charanjit Singh Channi. Addressing a public meeting in his Abohar on Tuesday, Jakhar said, “There were 42 MLAs in […]
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Punjab polls: Amarinder Singh to file nomination from Patialia seat today
Punjab Lok Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh sought blessings from the sword of Guru Gobind Singh before heading for filing the nomination from Patiala on Monday. Amarinder Singh resigned as chief minister in September last year, subsequently left the Congress party and formed the Punjab Lok Congress. After the Central government withdrew the three contentious farm […]
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Amarinder Singh’s wife Preneet Kaur skips Punjab Congress MPs crucial meet with Sonia Gandhi
Congress MP and wife of former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Preneet Kaur missed a crucial meeting called by Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi at 10 Janpath on Thursday. Congress MP Preneet Kaur remained absent in yesterday’s meeting where all Punjab MP’s were present. Those who attended the meeting at Sonia Gandhi’s residence include Pratap Singh Bajwa, Amar Singh, Manish […]
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Our alliance will form government in Punjab, says Amarinder Singh after meeting Haryana CM
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday said that he along with his allies will form the government in Punjab after securing victory in the upcoming Assembly election. The remarks were made after meeting Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar at his residence in Chandigarh. Singh while speaking […]
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Amarinder Singh urges PM Modi to reopen Kartarpur Corridor before Nov 19
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor before Guru Nanak Jayanti. The visa-free 4.7-kilometre corridor joins the Indian border to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan. It was shut in wake of the COVID pandemic. “I urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji to […]
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Amarinder Singh asks Punjab government not to politicize national security issues
Rejecting the Punjab government resolution moved in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha today against the proposed move of the centre to extend the operational jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) from 15 km to 50 km, former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh asked the state government not to politicise the issue of national security for petty partisan ends […]
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Amarinder Singh announces his party will contest from all 177 Punjab assembly seats
Former Chief Minister Captain (retired) Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said his newly announced political party will contest the upcoming elections from all 117 assembly seats in Punjab. Addressing media here, Captain claimed several Congress workers are going to join his new party. “When the time comes we will fight all […]
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Punjab Polls 2022: Amarinder Singh announces formation of new political party
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain (retired) Amarinder Singh announced on Wednesday that he will soon share the name and symbol of his new party once it is confirmed by the Election Commission. “Yes, I will be forming a new party. The name will be announced once the Election Commission clears […]
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Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to address press conference tomorrow
Amid the announcement of floating a new political party, former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh will be addressing a press conference in Chandigarh on October 27, Media Advisor of Captain Raveen Thukral said. “Former Punjab CM @capt_amarinder will address a Press Conference in Chandigarh tomorrow (Wednesday, Oct 27) at 11 am. The event will be […]
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Amarinder Singh to launch new party, says open to ally with BJP
Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced on Tuesday that he will soon launch a new political party. Singh, who quit the CM post last month following a power tussle in the Congress state unit, also said he is hopeful of a seat-sharing arrangement with the BJP and the […]