Justin Trudeau is responsible for India-Canada rocky relationship: Captain Amarinder Singh
Oct 26, 2024, at 05:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh Friday alleged that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is responsible for India-Canada's rocky relationship and accused him of was promoting Khalistani propaganda.
Suspended Congress MP Preneet Kaur joins BJP in Delhi
Mar 14, 2024, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi: Suspended Congress MP from Patiala Preneet Kaur, the wife of former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday ahead of the Lok Sabha Election.
Change in Punjab leadership as Amarinder govt was run by BJP from Centre: Priyanka
Feb 13, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Kotkapura/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday launched a scathing attack on former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh, saying that he was running the government under the directions of the "BJP from the Centre" under a tactical understanding.
Punjab Polls: Amarinder Singh's PLC releases first list of 22 candidates
Jan 23, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, who floated his own party Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) after resigning from Congress, on Sunday declared the first list of 22 candidates for the upcoming state assembly polls. Singh will contest the polls from his home constituency Patiala.
Congress MLA Luv Kumar Goldy joins Punjab Lok Congress
Jan 17, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Senior Congress leader and two-time MLA from Garhshankar Luv Kumar Goldy on Monday joined former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress along with his supporters including sarpanches, members of municipal council and block samitis.
Punjab Lok Congress: Amarinder Singh announces new party
Nov 03, 2021, at 01:04 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Tuesday said he has floated his own party -- the Punjab Lok Congress and the party's registration is pending with the Election Commission of India.
Captain Amarinder Singh says Punjab CM 'misleading' farmers with 'false promises'
Oct 31, 2021, at 04:27 am
New Delhi: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had not spoken out against his successor after his unceremonious exit in September - until today.
State must come back to real issues: Punjab Congress chief Sidhu
Oct 24, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said the state must "come back" to its real issues that matter to every Punjabi and concerns the future generations.
Oct 03, 2021, at 06:06 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has alleged that those responsible for resolving crisis in the state Congress covered their failure with preposterous lies.
Will quit Congress but won't join BJP, says former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
Sep 30, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Amid the political turmoil in Punjab, former state Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh Thursday said he will quit the Congress but won't switch to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a day after meeting Union Home Minister and saffron leader Amit Shah.
Amid Punjab Congress crisis, Navjot Singh Sidhu to meet Charanjit Singh Channi today
Sep 30, 2021, at 06:03 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Amid the ongoing crisis within the Congress' Punjab unit, rebel leader Navjot Singh Sidhu will be meeting state Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi Thursday.
Congress likely to tame defiant Sidhu by activating 'Plan B'
Sep 29, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Congress high command is working on a "Plan B" to appoint a new Punjab Congress chief after Navjot Sidhu stepped down from the post, sending a clear message that no one is indispensable to the party, according to media reports.
In solidarity with Sidhu, Punjab cabinet minister Razia Sultana resigns
Sep 29, 2021, at 01:46 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Merely two days after taking oath as a cabinet minister in the Punjab government, Razia Sultana resigned in "solidarity with Navjot Sidhu" who stepped down as Punjab Congress chief earlier today.
Told you so... Navjot Singh Sidhu not fit for border state: Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
Sep 28, 2021, at 09:23 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has called Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned as the Punjab Congress chief Tuesday, as an unstable man and unfit for the border state.
Punjab cabinet reshuffle in trouble after MLAs oppose inclusion of 'tainted' MLA
Sep 26, 2021, at 09:06 pm
Chandigarh: Cabinet formation in Punjab ran into troubled waters Sunday, just hours before the oath ceremony scheduled at 4.30 pm, after six MLAs wrote to state Congress chief Navjot Sidhu to oppose the "proposed inclusion of tainted Rana Gurjeet Singh" in new Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's government.
Charanjit Singh Channi to take oath as Punjab CM at 11 am on Monday
Sep 20, 2021, at 02:56 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Chief minister-elect Charanjit Singh Channi will take oath as the chief minister of Punjab at 11 am on Monday.
'Best wishes to Charanjit Singh Channi': Amarinder Singh to Punjab CM-designate
Sep 20, 2021, at 01:18 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh gave his best wishes to Charanjit Singh Channi, whose name was announced for the top job following a meeting of Congress MLAs this evening.
Charanjit Singh Channi becomes new Punjab CM; appointment of two deputies likely
Sep 19, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: After three days of high drama, Congress named Charanjit Singh Channi the chief minister of Punjab as the party struggled to restore control in the northern state after a "humiliated" Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as the chief minister. The party is likely to appoint two deputy chief ministers apart from Singh's replacement.
Charanjit Singh Channi to be next Punjab Chief Minister, says Congress
Sep 19, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: Congress declared Charanjit Singh Channi as the next Punjab Chief Minister.
Amarinder Singh is a 'head of family' for us: Sukhjinder Randhava
Sep 19, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Congress leader Sukhjinder Randhava, who is likely to become the next chief minister of Punjab, on Sunday said he considers Captain Amarinder Singh like a "head of the family" for Punjab Congress.
Navjot Sidhu was not the ultimate choice of Congress leadership as Punjab CM
Sep 19, 2021, at 10:19 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting scheduled to be held for the second consecutive day on Sunday to elect a new leader of the CLP was deferred till further instructions from the party leadership.
Anguished at political events of last 5 months, Amarinder wrote to Sonia before quitting
Sep 19, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Hours before he formally submitted his resignation on Saturday to the Governor, Capt Amarinder Singh had written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, apprising her of his decision, while expressing anguish at the political events of the last about five months, which, he said, were clearly “not based on full understanding of the national imperatives of Punjab and its key concerns.”
78 Congress MLAs attend meet to ask Sonia Gandhi choose new Punjab CM
Sep 19, 2021, at 05:39 am
Chandigarh/UNI: A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) held on Saturday evening was attended by 78 out of 80 MLAs, who unanimously passed two resolutions - on thanking the outgoing chief minister Amarinder Singh, and the second asking party president Sonia Gandhi to chose his successor.
Amarinder Singh is a 'patriot', doors open for all who are nationalists: BJP spokesperson
Sep 19, 2021, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday said Congress has 'insulted' Amarinder Singh and called him a "patriot" as he resigned from the post of chief minister of Punjab, months ahead of state polls.
Political parties react to Amarinder Singh's resignation
Sep 19, 2021, at 05:17 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Captain Amarinder Singh's resignation as the Punjab Chief Minister today elicited some strong criticism from a spectrum of political parties and leaders.
Sidhu is a 'friend of Pakistan', will oppose if he is appointed CM: Amarinder Singh
Sep 19, 2021, at 03:32 am
Chandigarh/UNI: Captain Amarinder Singh, who resigned as the chief minister of Punjab on Saturday, accused his rival and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu of being a friend of Pakistan, and said he should not be appointed the chief minister.
Amarinder Singh: Ex-soldier, politician, military historian
Sep 19, 2021, at 02:08 am
Chandigarh/UNI: A politician and a military historian, Captain Amarinder Singh, who has had a political career of over half a century, has been a close friend of the Gandhi family, and was brought into Congress by Rajiv Gandhi.
Punjab : CLP authorises Sonia Gandhi to select its leader
Sep 19, 2021, at 01:47 am
Chandigarh/UNI: The crucial Punjab Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting on Saturday authorised Congress President Sonia Gandhi to select its leader.
New meeting of Punjab Congress MPs casts shadow over Sidhu's elevation to party's helm
Jul 18, 2021, at 08:43 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: A day after media reported that Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has approved Navjot Sidhu's elevation to the helm of Punjab unit of Congress, the MPs of both houses from the state have decided to meet today to oppose the promotion, said media reports.
Punjab: Amrinder Singh approves Sidhu's elevation but wants upper hand in state matters
Jul 18, 2021, at 01:34 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh has agreed to rebel Congress leader Navjot Sidhu's promotion as the head of the state party unit, ending a week-long internal crisis that almost threatened to derail Congress's 2022 Assembly poll campaign.