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Congress, BJP slam Punjab-Delhi MoU, say Kejriwal wants to control Mann

Opposition BJP and Congress Tuesday slammed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the knowledge sharing agreement signed between Punjab and Delhi governments, alleging it was his way to "control" the AAP dispensation in the state from the national capital. The MoU was signed by Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Singh Mann, enabling the two AAP governments to send and receive officials, ministers and other personnel to learn and share their knowledge, experience and skills for public welfare. BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa alleged that the purpose of the MoU was to enable Kejriwal to run Punjab by "controlling" the state's bureaucracy. "This MoU btwn Punjab & Delhi Govt is nothing less than a mortgage of Punjab's interest & sovereignty to @ArvindKejriwal. Kejriwal Ji your East India company like agenda to control & confiscate Punjab is not acceptable to Punjabis! CM @BhagwantMann we urge you not to surrender," Sirsa tweeted after signing of the MoU. Delhi ...

Delhi, Punjab govts sign knowledge-sharing agreement for better infra

Mann said that education, health and power were a priority of his government and Punjab can learn from Delhi where a lot of work was done in these fields

Punjab opposition parties hit out at CM Mann over agreement with Delhi

A knowledge-sharing agreement was signed on Tuesday between the two chief ministers with Mann saying that 117 schools and mohalla clinics will be developed in Punjab

Punjab govt to replicate Delhi's education model: CM Bhagwant Mann

Mann, who is on a two-day visit to Delhi along with his senior officers, toured health institutes and schools in the national capital to understand the "Delhi model" and replicate it in the state

Punjab CM Mann urges Centre to relax norms for shrivelled grains

Wheat growers in Punjab have reported drop in crop yield and shrivelled grains because of the early onset of heat wave

Punjab CM to see 'Delhi model' of education, health services tomorrow

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), before coming to power, had promised to improve the condition of schools and hospitals in Punjab

Mann to sign MoUs with Delhi to impart quality health, education facilities

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

Punjab govt likely to announce financial relief to transporters today

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

Sidhu says Cong needs to reinvent itself, backs Mann in fighting mafia

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

Punjab CM Mann orders probe on why public debt swelled to Rs 3 trn

Twenty per cent of the annual budget is being spent only to pay the interest on the loans

Punjab Congress chief asks Kejriwal, Mann to expose 'mafias'

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

Mann meets farmer leaders, urges for crop diversification, water management

He said the state government will take up with the Centre the issue of giving remunerative price of alternative crops

Punjab CM Mann to visit Delhi govt schools, Mohalla clinics tomorrow

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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Punjab govt announces 300 units free power every month from July 1

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

Punjab: Bhagwant Mann govt announces 300 units of free power from July 1

The announcement was made in advertisements published by the state's information and public relations department in various newspapers on Saturday.

Mann govt likely to announce 300 units of free power: Report

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

Bhagwant Mann likely to announce 300 units of free electricity for Punjab

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.

Raghav Chaddha hits out at Sukhbir Badal over remarks against Bhagwant Mann

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 .

Bhagwant Mann has surrendered his powers to Delhi CM: Sukhbir Badal

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