Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann is likely to sign a few MoUs with the Government of Delhi for imparting quality health and education facilities to people in the state during his visit to the national capital
The private transporters, who have had several meetings with the new Aam Aadmi Party government, have been demanding that the Motor Vehicle Tax (MVT) of Rs 2.54 per km be reduced
I did not speak earlier but everybody has a right to speak and I say today that the Congress lost because of the five-year rule of the mafia raj, he added
Twenty per cent of the annual budget is being spent only to pay the interest on the loans
Kejriwal on Saturday had said that after the formation of the AAP government in Punjab, several 'big mafias' approached him, Mann, ministers, party MLAs and leaders seeking favours by offering bribe
He said the state government will take up with the Centre the issue of giving remunerative price of alternative crops
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann along with his cabinet ministers will be visiting Delhi government schools and Mohalla clinics on Monday.
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The scheduled castes, backward castes, below-poverty-line households and freedom fighters will be charged just for the usage over and above 600 units in two months
The announcement was made in advertisements published by the state's information and public relations department in various newspapers on Saturday.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had on Tuesday said his government will soon give 'good news' to the people of the state, indicating it could announce free power supply to households
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is likely to announce 300 units of free electricity for the people of the state on Saturday, as per sources.
After Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal made allegations about Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, national spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party Raghav Chaddha slammed his remarks and said that they (SAD) are unable to digest their loss in assembly polls.Speaking to ANI, he said, "There are some fired bullets of Punjab politics whose time is up. I think today after looting & destroying Punjab, these fired bullets have now resorted to character assassination of an elected CM. I condemn it and I would like to say that Bhagwant Mann's character is purer than 24 karat gold."Chaddha termed the Arvind Kejriwal-Bhagwant Mann duo as a superhit and said that the BJP, SAD, and Congress are jealous of this duo."They cast an evil eye on this duo and levelled allegations. They should stop," he added.The AAP leader said, "They are the same people who used to say before the election that Arvind Kejriwal has a dark complexion and Bhagwant Mann has bad habits. They used to make personal .
Badal also accused Mann of visiting Takht Damdama Sahib under the influence of liquor, an allegation denied by the Aam Aadmi Party as false and baseless
Newly elected AAP govt in Punjab had come under fire from opposition parties, who had described the meeting as an interference in the state affairs and the breach of federalism
Mann also said he had a meeting with AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi
He was addressing the students of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU) during the first convocation ceremony here
Bhagwant Mann on Friday accused PM Modi of "robbing" the state of its rights amid a political row over Amit Shah's recent announcement that central service rules will apply to employees of Chandigarh
On a day the Punjab Assembly passed a resolution seeking immediate transfer of Chandigarh to the state, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said the city will remain the joint capital of both states
The resolution was moved by Mann in the absence of the two BJP legislators, who earlier staged a walkout from the House