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CHANDIGARH: Each former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal personal solely tractors and no vehicles. 

As per the affidavit, Sukhbirl has horses value Rs 95.82 lakh, two weapons valued at Rs 3 lakh and immovable properties value Rs 52.95 crore had been a part of the entire belongings of Rs 122.77 crore. The 59-year-old Sukhbir Singh Badal has two tractors (Tractor Tafe, Mannequin 1999 and tractor Holland 5500) value Rs 2.38 lakh in his identify and gold jewelry value Rs 9 lakh, his spouse Harsimrat Kaur Badal has gold jewelry value Rs 7.24 crore. Whereas she additionally has one weapon value Rs 1.25 lakh and work value Rs 3.40 lakh.

Amongst his immovable properties, Sukhbir owns agricultural, non-agricultural land and industrial properties in Muktsar, Sirsa (Haryana), Ganganagar (Rajasthan), Ludhiana and Jalandhar. He has a 2,225 sq. yards residential home in Sector 9 of Chandigarh with a market worth of Rs 23.72 crore. His liabilities together with financial institution loans and so forth are value Rs 37.62 crore.

Additionally, former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal father of Sukhbir Badal who filed his nomination papers from Lambi has one tractor solely. He has proven belongings value Rs 15.11 crore of those Rs 2.71 crore liabilities and Rs 8.40 crore moveable belongings and Rs 6.71 crore immovable. Whereas final time his belongings had been Rs 14.48 crore.

The 94-year-old Badal filed his nomination from his residence turf of Lambi and thus he turned the oldest candidate within the electoral fray within the nation, as that is his thirteenth meeting election. Badal was the youngest sarpanch when he acquired elected from Badal village in 1947 and in 1970 he turned the youngest Chief Minister and in 2012 he turned the oldest CM.

Whereas Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi filed his nomination papers from the Bhadaur (SC) seat, after submitting his nomination papers, Channi stated, “I’ve include a mission in Malwa (area),” he stated, including that this space is backward by way of improvement. Additionally, former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh filed his nomination from Patiala (City).

By PTI

MAJITHA (PUNAJAB): Former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Sunday accused Navjot Singh Sidhu of doing nothing for the individuals of the Amritsar East constituency from the place the state Congress chief is in search of re-election.

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has fielded Majithia from his conventional Majitha Meeting section in addition to from the Amritsar East seat. “Navjot Singh Sidhu doesn’t have one accomplishment to his credit score throughout his final 18 years in politics. He and his spouse have been a part of the SAD-BJP and Congress governments however have accomplished nothing for Amritsar East. That’s the reason the individuals have appealed to me to contest from there and put an finish to their boastful and self-serving rule,” he alleged at a public gathering right here.

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Concerning the Aam Aadmi Social gathering’s much-touted ‘Delhi Mannequin’, the SAD chief mentioned, “The reality is that there isn’t a such mannequin.” Accusing the AAP-led Delhi authorities of being “riddled with failures”, he alleged that it’s “unable to even present potable ingesting water to the individuals of Delhi”.

“It failed to ascertain a single new school or hospital. It has given solely 414 authorities jobs and refused to regularize 1000’s of contractual staff. Even the guarantees it’s making right here, together with giving Rs 1,000 per 30 days to all girls, haven’t been applied in Delhi,” Majithia claimed.

By PTI

CHANDIGARH: The Congress fielded Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from a second seat, Bhadaur (SC), within the Punjab Meeting polls and changed three MLAs because it launched its ultimate record of eight candidates on Sunday.

The ultimate record of candidates of Congress got here two days forward of the final date for submitting nominations for the February 20 election.

The ruling celebration within the state has now introduced candidates on all 117 seats.

The announcement to area Channi from a second seat comes days after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi stated the celebration would go to the Punjab polls with a chief ministerial face and the choice on this regard could be taken quickly after consulting the employees.

AAP nationwide convenor Arvind Kejriwal took a jibe at Channi, saying he had identified that in line with his celebration’s survey, the chief minister would lose the electoral battle from the Chamkaur Sahib (SC) seat, which he at present represents within the Meeting.

“I had stated that in line with our survey, Channi is dropping from Chamkaur Sahib. At present, Congress introduced that he’ll contest the polls from two seats. Does it imply that the survey is correct?” Kejriwal wrote on Twitter.

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The Congress has fielded former Union minister and former Chandigarh MP Pawan Bansal’s son Manish Bansal from the Barnala Meeting seat. The celebration has fielded former Patiala mayor Vishnu Sharma from the Patiala City seat.

Former chief minister Amarinder Singh may even contest the polls from Patiala City. Sharma rejoined the Congress this month. He was the Patiala mayor from 2002 to 2007, when Congress was in energy within the state.

From Jalalabad, the place the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has fielded its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, the Congress has nominated two-time former MP Mohan Singh Phalianwala. The seat is at present represented within the Meeting by Congress MLA Raminder Awla.

Awla was learnt to have been looking for the celebration ticket from Guruharsahai. Nevertheless, in its earlier record of candidates, Congress fielded Vijay Kalra from the seat. The celebration has fielded Channi from the Bhadaur (SC) seat in Barnala district.

The chief minister was earlier nominated from the Chamkaur Sahib (SC) seat, which he has been representing within the Meeting since 2007.

By fielding Channi from Bhadaur, the Congress is eying electoral positive factors within the politically-significant Malwa area, which has an excellent presence of Dalits, along with their focus within the Doaba space.

The celebration would additionally hope to examine the Aam Aadmi Social gathering’s (AAP) affect within the Sangrur-Barnala belt by fielding Channi from Bhadaur.

Notably, Punjab has a 31.94 per cent Scheduled Caste (SC) inhabitants. Channi, who changed Amarinder Singh final yr, is the primary SC chief minister of Punjab.

ALSO READ: Punjab polls: PLC replaces Nakodar candidate, 4 others to struggle on BJP image

Earlier, his identify was doing the rounds for being fielded from the Mehal Kalan (SC) seat in Barnala. Insurgent AAP chief Pirmal Singh is the present Bhadaur MLA. The AAP has fielded Labh Singh Ugoke from the seat.

Barnala district has three Meeting segments — Barnala, Mehal Kalan, and Bhadaur — which fall beneath the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency, State AAP president, and the celebration’s chief ministerial face within the upcoming polls Bhagwant Mann is the MP from Sangrur.

The Congress has denied a ticket to its MLA Tarsem Singh DC from Attari. It has fielded Tarsem Singh Sialka from the seat. The celebration has additionally denied tickets to Nawanshahr MLA Angad Saini and has fielded Satbir Singh Saini in his place.

Angad Saini had lately stated his allegiance to Congress can’t be doubted and his spouse’s defection to the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) is inconsequential to his loyalty to his constituents. His spouse Aditi Singh is an MLA from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. She joined the BJP after quitting Congress final yr.

From Khemkaran, the celebration has retained the present MLA, Sukhpal Singh Bhullar. It has fielded Ishwarjot Singh Cheema from Ludhiana South.

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The ED raids and allegations in opposition to Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi of involvement in unlawful sand mining have come after the announcement of Meeting elections and are nothing however political vendetta, Congress state president Navjot Singh Sidhu informed Harpreet Bajwa in an interview. Excerpts:

Q: What are the possibilities of Congress returning to energy? What number of seats do you give to your social gathering?

A: The Congress will win not less than 70 seats within the 117-member Meeting within the coming elections if a transparent agenda for the state is included within the manifesto. There may be an election on each seat and once we battle 117 elections, there are challenges on every seat.

Q: As of now, it appears no political social gathering will be capable to get a transparent mandate.

A: Simply look ahead to ten days. The folks of the state will give a transparent mandate to the social gathering which supplies a transparent roadmap. They won’t waste their votes on spent cartridges like Captain Amarinder Singh and others.

Q: What are your feedback on ED raids in reference to sand mining at varied locations, together with CM Channi’s nephew’s premises?

A: The ED took motion after practically 4 years of the registration of the case. Have been they sleeping for 4 years? When the meeting elections have been introduced, then the raids have been performed.

Q: CM Channi is alleged to be concerned in sand mining, however there isn’t any condemnation out of your facet. Are you giving a clear chit to him by questioning the timing of the ED raids?

A: I’m not giving any clear chit. Let the legislation take its course. Should you can show a hyperlink, then I would be the first one to criticise. However in case you are indulging in political vendetta, then I’m not with you. I do know the ED, the CBI and different businesses have been used politically…At the moment it’s clear that it’s political vendetta.

Q: Your opponents say you’re terming ED raids as vendetta however justifying the case registered in opposition to SAD chief Bikramjit Singh Majithia below NDPS Act. The SAD is accusing you of political vendetta.

A: It’s completely trash. It’s a 2018 case. The ED had began the investigations in opposition to Majithia… The ED and Particular process Power experiences have been submitted within the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket. Amarinder Singh (former CM) was defending him.

Q: You might have been asking the social gathering to declare a CM face. Do you suppose try to be named CM candidate?

A: I’m not right here for any put up. My solely aspiration is to implement the ‘Punjab mannequin’. If a roadmap to resurrect Punjab is there, I’m there. Sure, if a put up permits me to take choices and the excessive command empowers me, I’ll do justice to that put up, be it a minister, PPCC chief or something. 

Q: The way you price the efficiency of 111 days of Channi authorities?

A: It’s only a trailer. A movie will likely be run.

Q: There was infighting in your social gathering. It was there in 2012 and 2017 polls additionally. This time, the interior feud has intensified. How will you management it?

A: Which social gathering doesn’t have infighting? The leaders in AAP are additionally combating amongst themselves.

Q: Many Congress leaders have been lobbying for tickets for his or her members of the family. Your feedback?

A: Just one ticket per household for the approaching meeting polls will likely be given. That is the rule of the social gathering excessive command.

Q: A lot of your social gathering leaders, together with a number of ministers, have objected to your model of functioning.

A: With my model of functioning, I grew to become the PPCC president and earlier than {that a} Member of Parliament a number of instances.

Q: BJP tried to alter the narrative of those elections by raring the problem of PM safety lapse however at floor degree it appears to have benefitted congress, your feedback?

A: What narrative it was 700 folks, 70,000 empty chairs. Individuals perceive every thing. The prime minister may be very pricey to me as he’s India’s Prime Minister and when he comes right here, we now have to respect him. When farmers have been sitting for greater than 12 months, then no one spoke as they have been termed Khalistanis and referred to as names. However no one was capable of defame them. We’re very effectively knit within the socio-economic cloth of Punjabiyat.

Q: The Punjab mannequin you’ve been advocating is your mannequin or that of the social gathering? Will it see the sunshine of the day?

A: I’ll meet Congress chief and manifesto committee chairman Partap Singh Bajwa relating to the ballot manifesto and will probably be launched within the coming days.

Q: How are you going to implement your ‘Punjab Mannequin’ as the identical leaders and faces have been given tickets by your social gathering in opposition to whom questions have been raised and allegation made?

A: Has the Akali Dal acquired ‘completely clear’ leaders? ‘Rejected’ leaders of the Congress went to AAP. There are the great, the unhealthy and the ugly in each social gathering. I give options and don’t speak about issues. The system that has been consuming Punjab for final 25 years must be damaged and a brand new one must be put in place. When you make Sand Company, then no sand theft can happen as charges will likely be mounted. Hooch tragedies are happening as there’s excise theft of `5,000 crore. As soon as all these cartels are damaged, these folks will likely be completed. It’s a must to re-invent and create a system which takes care of the state’s sources and provides the cash to the exchequer.

Q: What it’s important to say on agriculture diversification, as it’s the want of the hour?

A: The central authorities provides MSP on solely two crops to our farmers — wheat and paddy. For rising one kg of paddy 5,000 litres of water is required. Our farmers take mortgage to put in tube wells. After 20 years, Punjab will likely be a barren land. My roadmap for crops just isn’t new. Diversification is the necessity of the hour as we devour solely 8 per cent of the paddy we develop in Punjab. The central authorities has diminished PDS cowl from 70 crore to 40 crore folks and is ending Meals Company of India. If voted to energy, our authorities will give MSP on oil seeds and lentils and produce market intervention scheme for maize. We may even enable farmers to retailer wheat and paddy within the state warehousing company godowns for a number of months and provides him 80 per cent mortgage on the produce saved. One chilly storage for each 5 villages will likely be opened for storing greens in order that farmers can retailer their produce and promote later at good charges. Subsidy will likely be given to farmers on the labourers they make use of.

Q: In Punjab Mannequin, you speak about sports activities. Neighbouring Haryana is doing very effectively on this in comparison with Punjab.

A: It is extremely easy that political will is required on this and never a lot cash. We want to need to purchase village frequent lands and have baseball, volleyball and courts there, in addition to make akhara for wrestling. For each 5 villages, we envisage a stadium the place there’s facility for athletics and working mat for rubbers and a small astroturf. Moreover, we’ll arrange one sports activities academy every in Majha, Malwa and Doaba areas and provides scholarship to kids until college degree who play effectively. That is referred to as ‘catch them younger’.

By PTI

CHANDIGARH: A day after the Congress launched its second listing of 23 candidates for the Punjab Meeting polls, a number of aspirants on Wednesday expressed their discontent over the denial of tickets.

They included former minister Jagmohan Singh Kang, sitting MLA Amrik Singh Dhillon, Daaman Bajwa and Satwinder Bitti.

The Congress on Tuesday night time introduced its second listing of 23 candidates.

Earlier, it had introduced 86 candidates.

Jagmohan Singh Kang, who was in search of the social gathering ticket from Kharar, alleged that Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi opposed his candidature.

The Congress fielded Vijay Sharma from Mohali’s Kharar.

He claimed that it was Channi who supported Vijay Sharma, a liquor contractor.

Kang stated his supporters are upset over the denial of ticket.

Replying to a query, Kang stated he’ll go by no matter his supporters say and claimed that many political events are approaching him.

He stated Aam Aadmi Celebration chief Raghav Chadha got here to his home and requested him to hitch his social gathering.

Ticket aspirant Daaman Bajwa, who was demanding ticket from Sunam, additionally expressed her displeasure over the social gathering’s choice of ignoring her candidature.

The Congress has fielded Jaswinder Singh Dhiman from Sunam seat.

Jaswinder is the son of Aamargarh MLA Surjit Dhiman.

Bajwa stated she had labored for 5 years within the Sunam Meeting constituency.

She stated with the Congress giving ticket to Jaswinder Dhiman, will probably be troublesome for the social gathering to register victory from right here.

Sitting MLA from Samrala, Amrik Dhillon, was additionally upset over the denial of ticket to him.

Dhillon, a four-time MLA, stated he’ll go by no matter his supporters ask him to do.

Jasmel Singh, the husband of Ferozepur Rural legislator Satkar Kaur, couldn’t maintain his tears and stated they left no stone unturned in serving individuals of the realm.

The Congress fielded Aashu Banger, who just lately converted from the Aam Aadmi Celebration, from Ferozepur Rural seat.

Satwinder Kaur Bitti, who was the ticket aspirant from Sahnewal seat, additionally expressed her discontent over the denial of ticket and described this choice as unjustified.

The Congress gave the ticket to Vikram Bajwa, who’s the son-in-law of former chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, from Sahnewal.

Voting for Punjab’s 117 Meeting seats might be held on February 20 and the counting will happen on March 10.

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CHANDIGARH: An enormous battle is on the playing cards in Punjab for the Amritsar (East) meeting seat as Bikram Singh Majithia of Shiromani Akali Dal is to contest in opposition to Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu within the constituency. Former chief minister and SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal will contest the Punjab meeting election from his conventional constituency Lambi.

In a sudden transfer, the Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal at present introduced  the candidature of Bikram Singh Majithia, who’s his brother-in-law, from Amritsar (East) along with his personal constituency, Majithia.

Badal mentioned,”Navjot Sidhu’s vanity shall be his undoing. He has been harping on his help among the many lots. Now his help shall be examined by ‘Majha Da Sher’ taking him on in his house constituency. He ought to get able to battle the courageous SAD staff. We’ll break his vanity by making certain he loses his safety deposit.”

Badal mentioned, “We’ve got referred to as out Navjot Sidhu’s bluster. We all know he has not finished something in his constituency for the final 5 years.”

He didn’t do something in his constituency at the same time as native our bodies’ minister. The constituency of Amritsar (East) has consuming water and even sewerage points which haven’t been addressed by Sidhu. “Now the folks of his constituency will maintain him accountable,” he mentioned.

In December final yr, the Punjab Police registered a case underneath NDPS Act in opposition to Majithia and he has been lately given bail for 3 days by the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket.

Badal mentioned {that a} false case in opposition to Majithia was registered as he all the time raised the problems of the folks. “Majithia is thought to battle for the folks. This was to not the liking of the Congress authorities. They’ve registered a false case in opposition to a Gursikh who is thought to do ‘Nitnem’ for 2 and a half hours daily. Our staff additionally realized that one of the simplest ways to hunt justice for Majithia was within the folks’s courtroom and it’s they who pressured the occasion to make him the occasion candidate from Amritsar (East),” he mentioned.

Badal additionally introduced that his father and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal would contest the meeting election from Lambi seat. 

“All the occasion pleaded with Parkash Singh Badal to not retire from politics and he has acceded to our request to contest the forthcoming elections from Lambi. Badal has all the time been within the forefront to supply his providers for the welfare of Punjab and Punjabis and he’s doing so once more,” he mentioned.

Badal made these bulletins in Amritsar as he re-inducted Chajjalwadi household into the SAD together with a lot of Congress sarpanches and block samiti members. He additionally introduced that Satinder Singh Chajjwalwadi, son of three-time legislator Ranjit Singh Chajjalwadi, can be the occasion nominee from Baba Bakala.

Within the final meeting polls Sidhu had received Amritsar (East) by a margin of 42,661 votes as he had then obtained 60,477 votes, adopted by then SAD-BKP candidate Rakesh Kumar Honey who polled in 17,668 and Sarabjot Singh Dhanjal from AAP who obtained 14,715 votes.
 
Majithia appealed to the Election Fee of India to carry the Congress authorities accountable for violating excessive courtroom directives and conducting raids on his residence and harassing his relations even earlier than the courtroom handed its last verdict on his anticipatory bail plea. He additionally demanded a Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) inquiry into the audio-tape expose of DGP S Chatttopadhay saying the safety breach throughout Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Punjab may have even resulted in an assassination bid on the PM.
 

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday launched its second checklist of 23 candidates for Punjab meeting elections, fielding former chief minister Harcharan Singh Brar’s daughter-in-law Karan Brar from Muktsar.

With this, the social gathering has to this point introduced 109 candidates of the full 117 meeting seats in Punjab.

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu’s aide Smit Singh has been fielded from Amargarh meeting seat, whereas former Punjab chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhathal’s son-in-law Vikram Bajwa received the ticket from Sahnewal meeting constituency.

Former Punjab minister Ashwani Sekhri has been once more fielded from his Batala meeting seat, which he misplaced final time.

Former MLA Harchand Kaur has been fielded from Mehal Kalan (SC) constituency.

Sitting MLA from Bhoa (SC) seat Joginder Pala has been fielded from the identical constituency and Ramanjeet Singh Sikki from Khadoor Sahib constituency.

The social gathering has additionally fielded Vijay Kalra from Guru Har Sahai, after its sitting MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh Sodhi converted to the BJP.

Ashu Bangar, who converted to the Congress from the AAP, has been fielded from Ferozepur rural.

The social gathering has dropped Amrik Singh Dhillon from Samrala and fielded Raja Gill in his place.

The social gathering denied ticket to the sitting MLAs of Ferozepur Rural, Samrala, Amargarh and Shutrana meeting seats.

Notably, the Congress is but to announce the candidates from eight meeting seats, together with Patiala City from the place former chief minister Amarinder Singh is the sitting legislator.

Amarinder Singh had not too long ago floated the Punjab Lok Congress and is contesting the election in alliance with the BJP.

The social gathering is but to call candidates from Nawanshahr, presently represented by social gathering legislator Angad Saini and Jalalabad .

Voting for Punjab’s 117 Meeting seats is scheduled for February 20 and the counting will happen on March 10.

By ANI

CHANDIGARH: Forward of Meeting elections, Punjab Congress has put out a brand new social media video, which portrays Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi as superhero ‘Thor’ with an accompanying hashtag “Congress hello aeyigi.”

The video is made out of a scene taken from ‘Avengers: Infinity Battle’ a Hollywood movie primarily based on the Marvel Comics superhero staff Avengers. Faces of Charanjit Singh Channi, together with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Navjot Singh Sidhu are superimposed on the faces of characters of ‘Thor’, ‘Bruce Banner’, and ‘Captain America’.

It additionally exhibits the faces of PM Narendra Modi and Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Celebration chief Arvind Kejriwal superimposed on faces of the characters of ‘aliens’.

The video depicts how Channi as ‘Thor’ involves the rescue of his fellow avengers from the assault of aliens and is proven to ultimately defeat the ‘aliens’. Captain Amarinder Singh, the previous chief minister who has floated his personal celebration, the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) and Sukhbir Singh Badal, President of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)have additionally been portrayed as evil aliens within the clip.

“We’ll do no matter it takes to redeem our beloved state from the clutches of evil forces working towards the curiosity of Punjab and its individuals,” tweeted the Punjab Congress together with the video.

The Congress Celebration, Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM) led by Balbir Singh Rajewal, and Sanyukt Sangharsh Celebration (SSP) led by Gurnam Singh Charuni, allies Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP), the Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) led by Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, and the previous Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) together with the AAP and SAD, with its alliance accomplice the Bahujan Samaj Celebration (BSP) are among the many events who will battle it out within the ensuing elections.

In the meantime, Punjab will go to the polls in a single section on February 20 with counting of the votes slated on March 10. 

Actor Sonu Sood too on Monday stated Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi needs to be given another probability.

“Channi sahib has performed superb work in the previous couple of days. I would like him to turn out to be CM once more. He’s a tremendous human being. He had little time, it takes a while to regulate. However in such a brief span of time, nice enthusiasm and keenness had been proven by him and he needs to be given extra probability,” Sood informed ANI whereas he was campaigning in Punjab’s Moga.

We’ll do no matter it takes to redeem our beloved state from the clutches of evil forces working towards the curiosity of Punjab and its individuals. #CongressHiAyegi pic.twitter.com/6lVxqkN4VC

— Punjab Congress (@INCPunjab) January 24, 2022

“Congress has an edge this time,” he claimed.

On being requested about his sister, Malvika Sood, contesting upcoming Punjab polls from Moga, Sonu Sood stated, “My mom, a professor, taught youngsters all her life. My father was a social employee. Colleges, faculties and dharamshalas listed here are constructed on our plots of land. So, it’s in our blood.”

“My sister took extra duty, most vaccinations in our metropolis have been facilitated by her. So far as schooling and serving to individuals is worried, she had labored in Moga on a big scale. Individuals pushed her to be part of the system,” he added.

Reacting to earlier hypothesis that he and his sister have been becoming a member of Aam Aadmi Celebration, he stated. “Events don’t matter, the considering of people adjustments the society and the nation. Arvind Kejriwal continues to be near me and even as we speak I’m the model ambassador of the ‘Desh ka Mentor’ of the nation.”

There have been talks of becoming a member of the celebration on the high stage with Arvind Kejriwal and Raghav Chaddha. Talks have been held with many events. However proper now I’m very busy with my work, I’m constructing hospitals in Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mumbai. I’m very busy as an actor too. If I wish to come into politics, I ought to include my full coronary heart, I’m not prepared for it proper now, he added.

“Positions are gained, not demanded, there was speak with the BJP too, however I stated that I’ve not made up my thoughts but.” I’ve refused Rajya Sabha seat twice,” he acknowledged.

On the query of why his Malvika Sood joined Congress, Sonu Sood stated that “Moga has a lot of individuals related to Congress. We grew up with individuals who have been related to Congress.”

On individuals protesting towards Malvika Sood contesting from Moga, he stated, “Some individuals say {that a} parachute candidate has landed, however many of those individuals weren’t even born, for the reason that time, our household has been doing social service. Individuals are with us. Whether or not we’ll win or not, isn’t identified, however as we speak we’re working for well being and schooling.”

Referring to the IT raid carried out on his premises, Sood stated that “when my premises have been raided, not solely the individuals of some events however the entire nation had supported me. My job is to attach with individuals.”

On the query of leaving the duty of Punjab State Icon, Sonu Sood stated “I left the duty of Punjab State Icon as a result of my very own sister was coming to contest elections, I used to be impartial in such a scenario. As an icon, I used to attraction to the individuals to vote by being impartial.”

By PTI

CHANDIGARH: There’s a rising clamour inside the Punjab Congress over the necessity to declare a chief ministerial candidate for subsequent month’s meeting polls, with many senior leaders throwing their weight behind Charanjit Singh Channi, the state’s first chief minister from the schedule caste neighborhood.

Although the Congress excessive command has to this point maintained that the social gathering will battle the February 20 elections to the 117-member meeting underneath a “collective management”, many leaders in its state unit are looking for that the air surrounding the problem be cleared on the earliest.

The social gathering had declared its chief ministerial candidate forward of the elections in 2012 and 2017, senior chief and minister Brahm Mohindra stated, including that Channi has proved himself within the function in simply three months.

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“There shouldn’t be any confusion within the social gathering about saying the CM candidate when there’s already one who has proved himself past everyone’s expectations,” he stated.

Channi grew to become chief minister final yr after Amarinder Singh was made to resign from the submit by the Congress.

The clamour on the problem grows within the Congress’ state unit within the backdrop of the Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP), which is rising as sturdy contender for the polls, declaring its MP and state unit chief Bhagwant Mann as its chief ministerial candidate.

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which has been the Congress’ essential rival, could not have formally named its candidate for the chief minister’s submit, however its president Sukhbir Singh Badal is the probably alternative.

ALSO READ: As Channi mulls authorized choices towards Kejriwal, Amarinder assaults Punjab CM

The necessity to declare a chief ministerial candidate turns into extra essential for the Congress because the AAP has named Bhagwant Mann as its candidate, whereas the SAD are projecting Sukhbir Badal for the submit, Mohindra stated.

Mohindra’s cupboard colleague Rana Gurjeet Singh has too thrown his weight behind Channi, saying elevating a query mark about his continuation as chief minister, after the social gathering comes again to energy, can show to suicidal.

“Channi has executed an exceedingly excellent job in simply three months,” Rana Gurjeet Singh stated.

Cupboard minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Shahkot MLA Hardev Singh Laddi Sherowalia are additionally backing the thought of getting Channi as chief ministers if the social gathering succeed within the polls.

ALSO READ: Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi is dropping from Chamkaur Sahib, claims Arvind Kejriwal

Nonetheless, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, who was in Chandigarh this week, whereas replying to a query on the problem, stated, “Sidhu ji Punjab Congress ke sardar hain (Navjot Singh Sidhu is Punjab Congress chief), Channi ji authorities ke sardar hain (Channi is chief minister), and we are going to contest elections underneath collective management.”

A survey ‘Who must be the CM face of the Congress in Punjab?’ on Twitter by Nikhil Alva, an aide of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, reveals that Channi is the selection with most 68.7 per cent of the overall 1,283 voters within the survey responding in his favour.

Whereas this might not be a celebration survey, however it additionally confirmed that 11.5 per cent voters batted for Sidhu adopted by 9.3 per cent in favour of Sunil Jakhar whereas 10.4 per cent stated there was no want for a chief ministerial cnadidate.

ALSO READ: ‘Folks of Punjab need change’ – Mann reacts after AAP fields him from Dhuri seat

The Congress on January 17 shared a brief video, displaying actor Sonu Sood, whose sister is contesting on a celebration ticket from Moga, saying “the true CM” would be the one who deserves to be on the submit and never that one who declares himself to be the chief ministerial candidate.

The 36-second video on Twitter, which was retweeted by the Punjab Congress, ends with visuals of Charanjit Singh Channi at totally different programmes and occasions.

Even Channi, who’s from the scheduled caste neighborhood, which enjoys a sizeable presence within the state, had not too long ago stated that the Congress ought to declare its chief ministerial candidate and identified that it has been seen up to now that doing so has favoured the social gathering reap electoral beneficial properties.

The Congress has gone on a counter offensive following assaults by opposition events, together with the AAP, the SAD and the BJP, within the wake of the latest Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids wherein money amounting to over Rs 10 crore, together with about Rs 8 crore was seized, from a relative of Channi, in reference to an anti-money laundering investigation towards unlawful sand-mining operations within the poll-bound state.

The social gathering’s state unit has launched a marketing campaign on social media stating that your complete state is with Charanjit Singh Channi and blaming the BJP-led Centre for making an attempt to defame Punjab’s first chief minister from the scheduled caste neighborhood.

By PTI

CHANDIGARH: Punjab minister and Congress chief Brahm Mohindra on Wednesday mentioned the social gathering ought to declare its CM face for subsequent month’s state Meeting polls whereas stressing that Charanjit Singh Channi has proved himself within the position in simply three months.

The native our bodies minister mentioned the Congress Social gathering had set the custom of declaring its chief ministerial candidate forward of the elections in 2012 and 2017.

“It ought to proceed with that custom and announce the candidate ahead of later,” he mentioned in a press release.

“There shouldn’t be any confusion within the social gathering about asserting the chief ministerial candidate when there may be already one who proved himself past all people’s expectations,” Mohindra mentioned.

Mohindra mentioned it has grow to be all of the extra necessary when the Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) has introduced Bhagwant Mann as its CM candidate and Shiromani Akali Dal-Badal has already been projecting Sukhbir Singh Badal.

“Below such circumstances, the Congress Social gathering can’t afford to depart any vacuum as it might show detrimental to the social gathering’s pursuits”, he mentioned.

“That too when we have now much better selection than others, tried and examined,” he mentioned.

Just a few days in the past, Cupboard minister Rana Gurjeet Singh had asserted that Channi had accomplished an “exceedingly excellent job” throughout simply three months.

He had mentioned that elevating a query mark about his continuation because the CM after social gathering comes again to energy can show to be suicidal.

“The problem of chief ministership was already settled for the Congress in Punjab three months again and there’s no want for any additional debates or discussions about it,” Rana had mentioned in a press release.

He had regretted that complicated alerts have been being circulated concerning the destiny of the chief minister when he’s main from the entrance and that too when elections had already been introduced.