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MANIFESTO
Farmers
SAD’s main focus
Jalandhar,
February 3
The manifesto of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) released here today
promises comprehensive recast of economic priorities, putting the
rural and urban poor at the core of a “bold and futuristic vision”
for growth.
Report: Rajan fired 13 rounds
Beas
SHO suspended
Beas,
February 3
The district police chief of Majitha, Mr Lok Nath Angra, today
suspended Mr Malkit Singh, SHO of Beas, on the recommendation of the
Special Investigation Team (SIT) for having failed to arrest the
suspects involved in the poll violence here.
CM
promises more water; RO told to send report
Chamkaur Sahib, February 3
In spite the Model Code of Conduct, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder
Singh today promised more water to the people with the construction of
Dashmesh Canal Project worth Rs 1,200 crore on coming back to power.
The Chief Minister, Capt
Amarinder Singh, addresses a rally at Chamkaur Sahib on Saturday. —
A Tribune photograph
Chahal
quits
Chandigarh, February 3
Mr B.I.S. Chahal, media adviser to the Punjab Chief Minister, has
resigned from his post. Sources said Mr Chahal was asked by the Chief
Minister to put in his papers as his continuation on the post was
leading to a lot of controversy.
POLL CHASE
CM’s
campaign gets aggressive
Patiala, February 3
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, is trying to put the
Akalis on the backfoot by his aggressive style of campaigning and
witty remarks.
Capt,
Badal leave it to sons
Mansa, February 3
With MP Sukhbir Singh Badal, son of Akali stalwart Parkash Singh
Badal, heading the campaign for SAD-BJP candidates and Mr Raninder
Singh, son of the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, managing the
party's poll strategy, sons are virtually battling it out for their
fathers in the elections.
Faridkot:
Four CMs, yet no development
Faridkot, February 3
This region continues to be socially and economically backward despite
the fact that it has given the maximum number of four Chief Ministers
to Punjab since 1966.
Chautala poaching on Jassi vote bank
Bathinda, February 3
This constituency is hogging the limelight less because of key
contestants and more due to their Haryana connection. While the stakes
are high for Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa, as the dera head's close
relative Mr Harminder Singh Jassi is contesting on the Congress
ticket, the INLD supremo, Mr Om Prakash Chautala's family has thrown
its weight behind the SAD-BJP candidate, Mr Sarup Chand Singla.
The Congress candidate from
Bathinda, Mr Harminder Singh Jassi, campaigns in his constituency on
Saturday. — Tribune photo by Kulbir Beera
Kohli
will be made minister, says SAD chief
Patiala, February 3
The SAD Chief, addressing a gathering at Quila Chowk here late last
evening in support of SAD candidate Surjit Singh Kohli, said the
Akalis would romp home to victory in the coming elections and
announced that Mr Kohli would be made Cabinet Minister if he won from
this Assembly segment against Capt Amarinder Singh.
SAD
seeks transfer of DC, SSP
Kapurthala, February 3
Former minister and SAD candidate for the Kapurthala seat Raghubir
Singh has alleged that Congress workers, at the behest of the
Jalandhar MP, are intimidating voters and the complaints in this
regard have fallen on deaf ears.
Jasjit
promises help to lawyers
Mohali, February 3
In violation of the rules the SAD-BJP candidate, Mr Jasjit Singh, went
to the district court complex in Phase III B 1 to woo voters here
today.
CVM
pledges support to SAD-BJP alliance
Chandigarh, February 3
The Chandigarh Vikas Manch today declared its support to the BJP-SAD
alliance for the upcoming Punjab Vidhan Sabha elections. Addressing a
joint press conference Mr Harmohan Dhawan, president of the CVM, with
Capt Kanwaljeet Singh, general secretary, SAD, stated that they had
already sounded the victory bugle for the state with winning the
Mayor’s seat in the capital.
No smooth sailing for Bhattal
Sangrur, February 3
Deputy Chief Minister and Congress candidate from the Lehra Assembly
constituency Rajinder Kaur Bhattal is facing a fierce challenge from
SAD candidate Prem Singh Chandumajra. Ms Bhattal has won thrice from
Lehra in a row. For the first time, she won in 1992 when the Akalis
had boycotted the Assembly elections.
Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal with
her supporters at Lehragaga.
Cong
MLA joins BJP
Jalandhar, February 3
Sitting MLA from Jalandhar and district Congress president Raj Kumar
Gupta joined the BJP here today.
Congress
councillor joins BJP
Abohar, February 3
Mr Harjit Singh Garewal, vice-president of the farmers’ wing of the
BJP, has blamed the Congress for placing Abohar on the top of crime
cities in the North.
SAD,
Cong workers clash at debate
Barnala, February 3
Supporters of Mr Malkiat Singh Keetu, MLA of Barnala and SAD nominee
for this Assembly seat, and Mr Kewal Singh Dhillon, Congress nominee,
clashed at a debate organised by Star News TV channel here yesterday.
Flag
march in Kharar
Mohali, February 3
In order to create a sense of security among voters of the Kharar
constituency, a flag march was organised by the police in the town
today.
Rajpura:
Independents hold key
Rajpura, February 3
A keen contest is in the offing in the Rajpura constituency of Patiala
district, the home turf of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh even as
the Independents hold the key to the results.
Haryana-made
voter cards
Chandigarh, February 3
Strange as it may sound, all voter ID cards for the coming Punjab
elections are being made in Haryana. The project involving online
processing of electoral cards and lists is being handled by the
Haryana’s Electronic Development Corporation (HARTRON).
Candidates
canvass on cable networks
Gurdaspur, February 3
Local cable networks have leased channels to candidates which
show speeches by local leaders and sarpanches round the clock. These
also run advertisements and messages of candidates. One of the
channels shows the Transport Minister as the ‘Lord of the destitute,
Raghunath‘.
Sales
at liquor vends on a high
Chandigarh, February 3
Liquor may not be the only thing which candidates may be using to woo
voters. However, going by the excise policy the department has for to
its licensees, revenue gets precedence over national sentiments.
Take
me on if you can, CM to Akalis
Patiala,
February 2
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh launched his campaign in
this constituency late last evening by addressing a roadside
rally in the Badungar area. He proved a crowd-puller with
people coming on the rooftops of nearby houses to listen to
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Lambi:
Win or lose, there will be a Badal
Lambi (Muktsar), February 2
It is Badal versus Badal in this high-profile constituency.
The SAD supremo, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, faces his cousin, Mr
Mahesh Inder Singh Badal, who happens to be the son of his
mentor, Teja Singh, in a fiercely contested poll battle.
‘Gapori’
versus ‘tyrant’
Dera Bassi/Rajpura, February 2
As the date of polling draws near, the election scene is
turning dirty with candidates hitting below the belt.
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Sonia
to target Badal borough
Chandigarh, February 2
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will concentrate on the cotton belt of
Malwa. Notably, she is will address a rally in the pocket borough of
the Badal family, Gidderbaha, on February 7 and 10.
Not
in race for CM slot: Dullo
Abohar, February 2
PPCC president Shamsher Singh Dullo has categorically denied being in
the race for chief ministership. During a visit to the Balluana
reserved constituency last evening, Mr Dullo was apparently disturbed
over allegations levelled by the party candidate, Mr Ravinderpal Singh
Sandhu, against the DCC president, Mr Gurnaib Singh Brar, accusing the
latter of supporting the SAD candidate, Mr Janmeja Singh Sekhon, in
the Ferozepore Cantt constituency,
‘Kanwaljit
Singh will lose poll’
Mohali, February 2
“Capt Kanwaljit Singh, SAD general secretary, will lose the Punjab
Assembly elections from two constituencies because he is fighting a
proxy battle in Kharar and neglecting Banur ,” said Mr Balbir Singh
Sidhu, Congress candidate contesting the elections from the Kharar
constituency.
Democracy
under threat: Bardhan
Bathinda, February 2
Lashing out at the Congress as well as the SAD-BJP alliance,
the CPI general secretary, Mr A.B. Bardhan, today said
democracy was in danger in Punjab. He urged the electorate not
to reduce the state to one having a two-party system.
The
CPI general secretary, Mr A.B. Bardhan, addresses a rally in
Bathinda on Friday.
— A Tribune photograph |
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Shekhar
pitches in for Congress
New Delhi, February 2
Former Prime Minister Chandra
Shekhar today appealed to the people of Punjab to vote for the
Congress in the Assembly elections. Mr Chandra Shekhar, who has not
been well for some time now, issued a written appeal extending the
Samajwadi Janata Party’s support to the Congress for “peace,
prosperity and stability in Punjab.”
Party
fields two from one seat
Bathinda, February 2
If their election campaign in anything to go by, two candidates have
been contesting the elections on the General Samaj Party ticket from
Bathinda. Both of them have got their election symbols too.
Disabled
and discarded
Chandigarh, February 2
“Since we are already rejected by society at large, various
political parties, too, have ignored us,” rue disabled and
handicapped persons who roughly account for 3 per cent of the total
votes in Punjab.
Acquisitions
a thorn in Raghunath’s path
Gurdaspur February 2
The BJP greenhorn, Mr Dinesh Babu, is facing Congress strongman
Raghunath Sahay Puri from the Sujanpur Assembly constituency. Though
this constituency comprising kandi areas of the state bordering Jammu
and Kashmir has been a Congress stronghold, the young BJP candidate is
posing a tough challenge.
ME & MYSELF
His
battle is against graft
Dasuya, February 2
Mr Amarjit Singh Shahi was expelled from the Congress in 2002.
Having built a mass base over the past five years, this Doon
School product knows the Dasuya constituency and its problems
like the back of his hand. There are no jobs because there are
no avenues. Economic growth and development are therefore his
priorities. |
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Something
fishy about Khangura’s affidavit
Chandigarh, February 2
Serious doubts have arisen about the veracity of affidavits filed by a
Congress candidate for the ensuing elections. While filing his papers
before the Returning Officer for the Qila Raipur constituency, the
Congress candidate, Mr Jasbir Singh Khangura, submitted two affidavits
as is mandatory under the directions of the Election Commission of
India.
Notice
to Khanna, Mittal
Nangal, February 2
The BJP MP, Mr Avinash Rai Khanna, a former BJP minister and party
candidate from Nangal, Mr Maddan Mohan Mittal, and the SE
(Headquarters, BBMB), Nangal, were served notice for violating the
Model Code of Conduct.
| Rajpura
rally: SAD-BJP show of strength |
Rajpura,
February 2
In its first show of strength here ahead of the February 13
elections, the SAD-BJP alliance today gave a clarion call to
voters to throw out the “corrupt and inefficient”
Amarinder Singh government.
BJP leader Sahib Singh (left) and SAD supremo Parkash Singh
Badal at a rally in Rajpura on Friday.
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Kang
seeks divine blessings
Mohali, February 2
Congress candidate from Morinda constituency Jagmohan Singh Kang
visited Mata Jayanti Devi temple with his family members to pay
obeisance at the temple. Hundreds of people from the area and other
devotees also accompanied Kang.
Independent,
3 others held for defacing public property
Mohali, February 2
The police arrested an Independent candidate who is contesting Punjab
elections from Kharar constituency and three others on a charge of
defacing public property. Mr Gurinder Singh Dhillon, SSP, said Bhajan
Singh Shergill and three others were arrested and later released as
the offence was bailable.
Keen
tussle in Samana
Samana, February
1
The Samana Assembly
segment can neither be called a predominantly rural
constituency because of the fact that 19 out of 50 municipal
wards fall in Patiala district nor it can be termed an urban
segment as 107 villages fall in Samana tehsil. |
Surjit Singh Rakhra
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Brahm Mohindra
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Sukhbir
intimidating SSP, Cong tells EC
Chandigarh,
February 1
The Punjab Congress today petitioned the Election Commission of India
against Shiromani Akali Dal MP Sukhbir Badal for allegedly threatening
the SSP, Majitha, yesterday.
Kang
blames it on stress; EC notice to Johar
Chandigarh, February 1
The Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Sports Minister, Punjab, Mr
Jagmohan Singh Kang, has blamed “natural stress on mind” and
“hectic election schedule” for the alleged violation of the
election code of conduct on January 26.
Kanwaljit
fighting on two battlefronts
Chandigarh, February 1
In the run-up to the February 13 battle royal, the former
Finance Minister, Mr Kanwaljit Singh, is struggling on two
electoral fronts-Banur and Kharar. The battle in the Kharar
Assembly segment ,from where his son Jasjit Singh is locked in
a tough contest against Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu of the ruling
Congress, will be an acid test for the Akali stalwart's
popularity in Punjab politics. |
Kanwaljit
Singh
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Vote
for change: Nitish
Jalandhar, February 1
Opposing the concept of special economic zones (SEZs), the
Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, has sought to change
the common perception about Bihar by asserting that unlike in
the past, Bihar is a "changed, relatively developed and
crime-free state".
The Bihar Chief
Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, makes a point in Jalandhar on
Thursday as the BJP candidate from Jalandhar Central, Mr
Manoranjan Kalia, looks on. — Photo by S.S. Chopra |
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power
game
Sidhu
grows bigger within BJP
Chandigarh, February 1
With less than a fortnight to go for the Assembly elections in Punjab,
the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Punjab unit is seeing a clear power
shift- towards Mr Navjot Singh Sidhu. He is having more and more say
in managing the affairs of the party in the state.
I’m
the right man for Amritsar: Singla
Amritsar, February 1
The Congress candidate for the Amritsar Lok Sabha byelection, Mr
Surinder Kumar Singla, hopes that the charisma of the Prime Minister,
who belongs to Amritsar, would help him improve his victory chances.
Mr Singla said that if voted to power, he would make this holy city an
international tourist hub.
Singla,
Sidhu just won’t stop
Gurdaspur February 1
The Congress and BJP candidates for the Amritsar parliamentary seat,
Mr Surinder Singla and Mr Navjot Singh Sidhu, carried their
mudslinging match to Gurdaspur. Batala and Quadian Assembly
constituencies of Gurdaspur are part of the Amritsar parliamentary
seat.
CPI
blames it on Amarinder
Chandigarh, February 1
The general secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), Mr A.B.
Bardhan, today blamed the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh,
for the break-up of the alliance between the Congress and the CPI in
Punjab.
| Sohi
joins Rakesh Sharma's campaign |
Dera
Bassi, February 1
A day ahead of the election rally of the Punjab Chief
Minister, Capt Amrinder Singh, in support of the Congress
candidate from Banur, Mr Rakesh Sharma, here, the Congress
campaign got a shot in the arm today with a senior leader, Ms
Seelam Sohi, joining the campaign.
Senior Congress leader
Seelam Sohi campaigns for the Congress candidate in Banur on
Thursday. — A Tribune photograph
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Lawyers
put weight behind Sidhu |
Mohali,
February 1
A large number of lawyers have extended support to the
Congress candidate from Kharar constituency, Mr Balbir Singh
Sidhu. Attending a meeting organised by Chairman of the Punjab
Pradesh Congress Committee (Legal Cell) S.K. Pipat, lawyers
decided to go all-out to ensure the victory of the Congress
nominee.
Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu
addresses a press conference in Mohali on Thursday. —
Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu |
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Ghanaur:
Rebels may rock Cong, SAD-BJP boats
Ghanaur, February 1
The rebel candidates may rock the boat of the candidates of the two
mainline political parties in the predominantly-rural Ghanaur segment
in Chief Minister Capt Amrinder Singh's home district in the coming
Punjab Assembly elections.
SAD
extends support to Congress rebel in Ropar
Ropar, February 1
While extending his party support to Congress rebel Independent
candidate Amarjeet Singh Saini from Anandpur Sahib, the president of
SAD (1920), Ravi inder Singh today said that the next government in
the state would only be formed with the help of a third front.
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Adding
colour to campaign
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Women activists of the Congress attend an election meeting of
party candidate Amrik Singh Dhillon in Samrala on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Vinay Malik |
Chautala
embarrasses SAD
Amritsar, February 1
In a major embarrassment to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Mr Om
Parkash Chautala, former Chief Minister of Haryana who has come here
as a star campaigner for the SAD-BJP combine, has said Chandigarh
belongs to Haryana.
Study:
Freebies don’t sway voters
Chandigarh, February 1
Do women go by the diktats of their husbands who accept intoxicants
from political parties to vote in favour of their candidates?
Dialling
up support
Chandigarh, February 1
All lines on the election route are busy. Over 500 non-resident
Punjabis are busy in long distance canvassing. Back “home” from
Canada in a run-up to the poll, they are dialing up support, asking
friends across the seas to call up their native villages and seek
votes in the name of development.
DIST REPORT
It’s
neck & neck in Moga
Moga, February 1
With the Congress and the Akalis going all out to woo the voters, and
the Left parties gearing up for a spirited fight, the district is all
set to witness a neck and neck contest for the electoral mandate.
EC
told to rein in Akali leaders: YC
Patiala, February 1
The president of the Punjab Youth Congress, Mr Vijay Inder Singla,
urged the Election Commission to intervene and stop the intimidation
of bureaucrats by Akali leaders responsible for conducting elections
in the state.
Drug
trade picks up
Langroya, February 1
The district administration and the police have failed to keep tabs on
drug sale, which has shot up here ever since campaigning. Despite the
fact that the hub of the drug trade-Langroya village on the Bagroan
village road- is barely 4 km from the District Administrative Complex,
members of the 500-plus Sansi community continue to operate the
business from their homes openly.
Never-say-die
Khaira
Bholath, February 1
Despite two defeats in a row, Kapurthala district Congress
president Sukhpal Singh Khaira is giving a tough sight to SAD
candidate Bibi Jagir Kaur the Bholath Assembly constituency of
Kapurthala district. Mr Khaira is trying to make his debut in
the Assembly on different development works done in the
constituency with his efforts, despite his defeat in the two
previous elections. |
Sukhpal
Singh Khaira
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Verma
foresees victory
Sangrur, February 1
With a view to giving a boost to the election campaign of the
candidates of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) , Mr Sahib Singh Verma,
senior BJP leader and former Delhi Chief Minister, along with Mr
Parkash Singh Badal and Mr Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, president and
secretary general, respectively, of the SAD, today campaigned in the
Sangrur and Dhuri segments.
Vote
for the honest, say employees
Chandigarh, February 1
After farmers, it is now the turn of employees to resume their
agitation against the Punjab Government. Employees will hold a rally
at Dhuri on February 3 and will stage a march in Jagraon the next day
after holding a convention there.
SIT to probe
Beas violence : CM
Jalandhar,
January 31
Rebutting the accusations of Mr Anil Dutta, member of the Punjab Pradesh
Congress Committee, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, at
a press conference here today, vehemently denied that money had changed
hands for the allocation of the ticket for the Jalandhar( Central) seat.
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| UNDER SIEGE: SAD
general secretary Sukhbir Singh Badal and BJP leader Navjot
Singh Sidhu gherao Majitha SSP Lok Nath Angra in Amritsar; and
(right) Congress MLA Jasbir Singh Dimpa, booked under the IPC
and the Arms Act, along with other leaders at a rally in front
of his election office at Beas on Wednesday. — Tribune photos
by Rajiv Sharma |
Beas
case: SP told not to leave UT
Deputy
EC to visit Beas today
Sukhbir
charm fails
Disabled at rally thrashed by policemen
Patiala, January 31
The charm of SAD’s main campaigner Sukhbir Singh Badal failed to work
on youths at a Students Organisation of India (SOI) rally at Dana Mandi
Ground here this evening, leaving Akalis flummoxed.
Members of the Students Organisation
of India at a rally in Patiala on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Rajesh
Sachar
Going tough
for Lal Singh
Dakala (Patiala), January 31
Despite the fact that this constituency is represented by minister Lal
Singh of the Congress, the Dakala Assembly segment remains one of the
most industrially backward constituencies in the state. It is on this
issue that the might of Mr Lal Singh-a four-time MLA from Dakala-is
being challenged by the SAD nominee, Mr Harmail Singh Tohra.
Poll duty:
EC banks on banks
Chandigarh, January 31
Several extension counters and small branches of nationalised banks in
Punjab face temporary closure as their employees have been asked to
report for election duty.
This young
bard sings paeans for Cong
Chandigarh, January 31
Polio is no handicap for this village boy from Faridkot, who has grown
into the most sought after traditional campaigner in Punjab.
Roshan Hardialeana at a campaign
programme in Faridkot.
BJP Pvt Ltd
Co, says Khurana
Gurdaspur, January 31
A former BJP stalwart, Mr Madan Lal Khurana, today vented his ire
against the party at a press conference held in favour of the Bharatiya
Jan Shakti Party in Pathankot. He alleged that the BJP had been
converted into a private limited company. BJP leaders, who till about a
decade ago, were living in low-income-group flats, had now become
billionaires.
Bharatiya Jan Shakti Party leader
Madan Lal Khurana addresses a press conference in Pathankot on
Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
District
Report
Exciting
battle in Muktsar
Muktsar, January 31
Considered as a SAD stronghold and Badals' home turf, the district is
all set to witness exciting electoral battles with Congress candidates
and rebel-turned-Independents giving SAD candidates a run for their
money.
1 boat, 50 villages
Chamkaur Sahib, January 31
The life could not have been worse for the villagers of this Assembly
constituency. It is in contrast to claims on development in the state by
successive governments. Residents of over 50 villages, situated on the
banks of the Sutlej, have only one boat to ferry them across the river.
Residents of 50 villages of the
Chamkaur Sahib segment have only one boat to ferry them across the
Sutlej. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari
CISF
deployed in Chamkaur Sahib
Ropar, January 31
Apprehending a clash between supporters of the different political
parties following the death of Ajeb Singh (55) of Hafhizabad reportedly
due to excess liquor consumption, the two companies of the Central
Industrial Security Force were deployed in Chamkaur Sahib assembly
segment of district here this evening.
Gen-set go: He is hi-tech
Mohali, January 31
Technology helps the tech savvy, and it holds true for candidates in the
electoral fray. And if the candidate is an advertising guru, technology
is not limited to the use of mobile phone for campaigning.
Tech Savvy: The SAD candidate
from Kharar, Mr Jasjit Singh, has engaged a video-enabled truck for
campaign. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu
SAD to make
Amritsar Vatican
Amritsar, January 31
The Shiromani Akali Dal general secretary, Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal, has
said that if voted to power, the SAD-BJP government would develop the
holy city of Amritsar as a 'model city' on the pattern of the Vatican.
Candidates
hire rickshaws for electioneering in Ropar
Ropar, January 31
Instead of campaigning with a cavalcade of vehicles and in a high tech
way, candidates have hired rickshawpullers who play cassettes and
announcers boast about candidates to woo the electorate in Ropar and
Anandpur Sahib Assembly segments.
SAD
promises farmers higher returns on crops
Dera Bassi, January 31
The farmers would be given price of their produce (Atta and Dal) at par
with the farmers of Australia from where the country has been importing
wheat since long. The country is importing wheat at Rs 1250 per quintal
while Punjab farmers are being given a rate of Rs 750 per quintal for
their produce.
Sidhu
challenges Kanwaljit to open debate on development issues
Mohali, January 31
Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu, Congress candidate from the Kharar constituency,
today challenged Capt Kanwaljit Singh, SAD general secretary, for debate
on issues related to development in the state during the past five
years.
Members of Ravidas Sabha, Mahila Mandal, and panchayat of Devi
Nagar village weigh Capt Kanwaljit Singh, the SAD general
secretary, against coins during his election campaign on
Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph |
Jasjit
claims industry, doctors’ support
Mohali, January 31
The SAD-BJP candidate, Mr Jasjit Singh, who is contesting the Punjab
elections from the Kharar constituency, claimed here today that he was
being given support by industrial unit owners and doctors.
Mohali
industry won’t support any party
Mohali, January 31
The President of the Mohali Industries Association (MIA), Mr Balbir
Singh, said here today that the MIA would not be supporting any
political party in the Punjab elections.
Jagmohan
Kang tours villages
Mohali, January 31
As part of his election campaign, Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang, sitting MLA
and Congress candidate from the Morinda Assembly constituency, today
undertook a tour of Hoshiarpur, Takipur, Kansala, Kartarpur, Dhakoran
Kalan, Dhakoran Khurd, Phatwan, Naglian, Kadimajra, Khairpur, Shekhpura,
Andheri and Manakpur Sharif villages. He addressed public meetings
there.
Ailing Brar
campaigns for son
Muktsar, January 31
An ailing Mr Harcharan Singh Brar, former Punjab Chief Minister, today
sought votes for his son and Congress candidate from Muktsar, Mr
Kanwarjeet Singh Brar, here.
For thrifty
voters, it’s laddoonomics
Mansa, January 31
While the Election Commission is asking candidates to be economical,
clever voters in this district have turned thrifty on their own while
showing solidarity with politicians.
Cong expels 16
more
Chandigarh, January 31
The Congress today expelled 16 more rebels for contesting elections
against the party's official nominees. With this the total number of
those who have been expelled from the party stands at 24.
Notices
issued
Mohali, January 31
Notices have been issued to three Chandigarh based printers who have
prepared election posters for candidates contesting the Punjab elections
from the Kharar constituency without mentioning the name and address of
printers.
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