Channi, Siddhu among 86 candidates announced in Cong Punjab list
Jan 16, 2022, at 09:55 am
Chandigarh/UNI: The Congress on Saturday released its first list of 86 candidates for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections.
Congress-led Punjab govt challenges Centre's move to extend BSF's jurisdiction
Dec 12, 2021, at 07:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Punjab government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Centre's extension of the Border Security Force's jurisdiction from the International border.
Punjab Advocate Gen resigns as Channi accepts Sidhu's demands
Nov 10, 2021, at 04:09 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab's Advocate-General APS Deol had resigned to CM Charanjit Singh Channi on November 1, state Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi told reporters this evening, with Navjot Singh Sidhu by his side.
Navjot Sidhu hits back at Punjab AG
Nov 08, 2021, at 02:39 am
Chandigarh/UNI: A day after Punjab Advocate General (AG) APS Deol attacked Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Navjot Singh Sidhu, the PPCC chief hit back at the senior advocate in a thread of twelve tweets.
SAD workers led by Sukhbir Badal gherao Punjab CM's residence
Nov 07, 2021, at 02:35 am
Chandigarh/UNI: The activists of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), led by their president Sukhbir Singh Badal, on Saturday 'gheraoed' the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi here.
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.
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.
Sidhu writes to Sonia Gandhi to implement 13 points agenda in Punjab
Oct 17, 2021, at 08:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has written a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi seeking a meeting to present "13 points agenda" as part of election manifesto for the upcoming assembly election in Punjab.
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.
Sidhu likely to continue as Punjab Congress chief, says his aide: Report
Sep 30, 2021, at 10:19 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: As Navjot Sidhu accepted the olive branch extended by Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi two days after he stepped down as the state Congress chief, an aide of the disgruntled leader said he may backtrack on his resignation and lead the party in the next year's assembly elections, according to media reports.
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.
'I am not rigid... let's talk': Punjab CM's attempt to placate irate Sidhu
Sep 29, 2021, at 08:48 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: New Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi Wednesday said he has reached out to Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned as the state Congress chief yesterday, to address the disgruntled leader's concerns, media reports said.
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.
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.
'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.
Navjot Sidhu's advisors are Pakistan agents who should be booked for treason: Chugh
Aug 24, 2021, at 03:41 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Monday said that Punjab Congress president Navjot Sidhu's advisors were reciting the script that has come to them from Pakistan.
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.