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Punjab polls: 'Time to sweep away political corruption,' says Bhagwant Mann

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday campaigned for the party's candidate Naresh Kataria in Ferozepur, Punjab, ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections 2022.

BJP's 'sankalp' document deceptive, full of lies, says Bhagwant Mann

AAP leader Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday dubbed as "deceptive and full of lies" an 11-point "sankalp" document of the BJP and its allies for the Punjab Assembly polls. "It has nothing for farmers, labourers, traders, industrialists, students and the youth of Punjab," he said in a statement. "From past experiences, we know that BJP leaders do not deliver on their election promises," said Mann, who is the Aam Aadmi Party's CM face on the polls. The document is "deceptive and full of lies", he alleged. The BJP and its alliance partners have promised a debt waiver for farmers having land less than five acres, MSP for fruits, vegetables, pulses and oilseeds, a budget of Rs 5,000 crore for sustainable agriculture and organic farming besides free rainwater harvesting units to check depleting water table. The BJP-led alliance had also promised fast track courts for desecration cases, free power up to 300 units and 33 per cent reservation for women in police. The BJP is fighting the Punjab .

Cong, SAD, BJP 'colluding' to stop AAP surge in Punjab: Bhagwant Mann

AAP's chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday accused the BJP, SAD and the Congress of colluding together to stop his party from forming government in Punjab. The APP's state unit president made the allegation, asserting that the people of Punjab have made up their minds to "uproot the monarchy of traditional political outfits". He asked the electorate to stay wary of "nefarious alliance" the Congress, SAD and BJP, which, he said, are "colluding" to stop AAP's ascendancy. In order to prevent the Aam Aadmi Party from forming a government in Punjab and to maintain the rule of traditional political parties, Shiromani Akali Dal, BJP and Congress have colluded, he alleged. But the people of Punjab have decided to uproot the monarchy of the traditional political parties and form an AAP government, which has left all the opposition parties anxious and apprehensive," he said, addressing workers in a meeting here. The BJP, SAD and Congress have forged an anti-AAP nefarious ...

People of Punjab want AAP to form next govt in state, says Mann

Mann has been declared as the chief ministerial candidate of the AAP after the party in Punjab held a first of its kind 'Janta Chunegi Apna CM' drive last month.

AAP's Bhagwant Mann tries to woo voters in high-stakes Dhuri battle

On the issue of farmers, Mann said the previous governments had given a lot of pain to the farmers owing to poor marketing of their produce

AAP's Punjab CM candidate Bhagwant Mann likely to contest from Dhuri

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann will contest from Dhuri assembly constituency in the upcoming Punjab assembly elections, informed sources on Thursday.

Traditional parties looted Punjab, only AAP can ensure prosperity: Mann

He said the AAP "government" will implement a 'pro-Punjab Financial Model' to make the state prosperous and deliver corruption-free rule

Politics no laughing matter for former comedian: AAP's Bhagwant Mann

Earlier, when people saw his face, they laughed. Now, AAP's Punjab unit president Bhagwant Singh Mann says, they weep when they see him and narrate the problems they face. The Punjab president of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party made the observation at a press meet Tuesday, soon after his party declared him its CM face for next month's assembly polls. Mann was contrasting his past as a comedian with his present role. Mann,48, remains a crowd-puller even as a politician, winning twice from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat. In the AAP poll to pick the party's chief ministerial candidate, 93 per cent of those who called or sent messages to a party number chose him. Born in Sangrur's Satoj village in October, 1973, Mann enrolled for a BCom degree from Shaheed Udham Singh government college in Sunam in the same district. He didn't complete the course, but took part in several youth festivals. Later, he brought out comedy videos and music albums. He went on to perform in Punjabi movies, ...

Bhagwant Mann is AAP's chief minister candidate for Punjab assembly polls

AAP is the only outfit among major parties contesting the polls, which has announced its chief ministerial face

Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann meet farmers in Punjab CM's constituency

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and party's Punjab unit chief Bhagwant Mann met some farmers in Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's constituency Chamkaur Sahib.

AAP MP Mann claims BJP leader offered money, cabinet berth to join party

Punjab Aam Aadmi Party president Bhagwant Mann claimed a senior BJP leader offered him money and a place in the Union Cabinet to join the saffron party ahead of the state assembly polls next year.

Punjab AAP MLAs to visit Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara on November 19

The Aam Aadmi Party Punjab on Wednesday said its MLAs will pay obeisance at the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan on November 19 under the leadership of state unit chief Bhagwant Mann

Tried to reach out to PM Modi but he didn't listen to us: AAP MP

AAP's Punjab MP Bhagwant Mann claimed on Friday that his party legislators tried to reach out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a function in Parliament but he did not listen to them. Prime Minister Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union ministers and parliamentarians on Friday paid floral tributes to Madan Mohan Malaviya and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Central Hall of Parliament on their birth anniversary. Prime Minister Modi also released a book, "Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Commemorative Volume", to mark the occasion. Soon after the book release, as the prime minister was about to leave the venue, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members Sanjay Singh and Mann raised slogans, demanding the repeal of the Centre's contentious farm laws. Modi was speaking with the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and the leader of the Congress Party in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, at that moment. Addressing a press conference, Mann said AAP MPs raised slogans

Punjab: AAP chief Bhagwant questions police cover given to Badal family

Why the Badal family continues to enjoy the state police cover when it has been withdrawn from Congress Rajya Sabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa, AAP chief Bhagwant asked the Punjab government on Sunday.

Bhagwant Mann urges Lok Sabha Speaker to expunge PM's 'derogatory' remark

Mann has been a strident critic of Modi, openly mocking him in public rallies

AAP MP Bhagwant Mann suspended from LS for Parliament video

The House approved a motion put by BJP MP Kirit Somaiya

LS adopts motion to suspend AAP MP Bhagwant Mann from current session

The resolution has been adopted after the parliamentary committee recommended Mann's suspension

Bhagwant Mann barred from Lok Sabha till Dec 9

The AAP leader was being probed for posting a video footage of the Parliament on a social media site

Differences in Par panel over punishing AAP MP Bhagwant Mann

Committee, headed by BJP's Kirit Somaiya, have to finalise a draft report after Mann tendered an unconditional apology

Suspend AAP MP Bhagwant Mann for one day, says MPs' panel

He was found guilty by MPs' panel for breaching Parliament security in mobile video