Tag: Punjab Congress
Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu announced his resignation from his position on Tuesday. He put up his resignation letter addressed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Twitter. Reacting to Sidhu's resignation as PPCC...
Charanjit Channi replaces Capt Amarinder Singh as new Punjab CM
Charanjit Singh Channi is the new Punjab Chief Minister. The announcement was made by Harish Rawat, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and now General Secretary of the Indian National Congress (INC). "It gives...
Navjot Singh Sidhu appointed Punjab Congress chief
After much speculations and intra-party squabbling in Punjab, AICC President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday appointed Navjot Singh Sidhu as the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect. Gandhi also...
Bholath MLA Sukhpal Khaira joins Congress in Punjab
Amid the increased political activity within Punjab Congress, Bholath MLA and former Leader of Opposition Sukhpal Singh Khaira along with two rebel AAP MLAs Pirmal Singh and Jagdev Singh Kamalu joined the...
Punjab passes its own Bills to bypass Central farm laws
In a historic move, The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed three bills to negate the farm laws enacted by the Narendra Modi government last month. Among other things, the Bills make buying...
Ravneet Bittu complaints against Jazzy B, Dosanjh for supporting Khalistan
Local MP Ravneet Singh Bittu has urged the Chief Minister to file FIRs against singers Diljit Dosanjh and Jazzy Bains for supporting demand for Khalistan. He appealed to Congress workers to lodge a...
Navjot Singh Sidhu Officially resigns as Punjab cabinet minister
Sidhu took to Twitter today, making public his resignation letter dated 10 June addressed to Rahul Gandhi On 6 June, CM Amarinder Singh had divested Sidhu of the Local Government and...
Congress sweeps Punjab rural polls, Akalis down, AAP out
The ruling Congress continued its winning streak in Punjab by sweeping elections to 22 zila parishads and 150 panchayat samitis, results of which were declared on Saturday. For the Congress, the win means...