Capt ‘not well’; to skip dharna again
Patiala, May 28
Former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was not likely to participate in PPCC chief Rajinder Kaur Bhattal’s proposed dharna in front of Chief Minister Parkash Singh’s residence at Chandigarh on May 29 in protest against alleged
SAD-BJP “high-handedness” in recent elections in Punjab.
Mann accuses Amarinder of shirking duty
Chandigarh, May 28
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, who is at loggerheads with with former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for supremacy in the party, today received support from the latter’s relative and Shiromani Akali Dal
(Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Mann.
Farmers: PSEB ignoring general category applicants
Chandigarh, May 28
Farmers have complained that the PSEB is releasing power connections on priority to farmers who had applied under the OYT category and ignoring other farmers who had applied for power connections in the general, 5-acre and ex-servicemen categories.
11 mega projects cleared
Chandigarh, May 28
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has given himself a “gold medal” for passing all polls held after he took up the reins of the state government. Rubbishing claims by the Congress of large-scale rigging and misuse of official machinery in the Gram Panchayat polls, Badal said he was open to the suggestion of amending legislation for providing more teeth to the state Election Commission.
ACs in Golden Temple draw flak
Amritsar, May 28
US-based Sikh scholar Harjap Singh Aujla today took exception to the installation of air-conditioners
(ACs) in the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple here.
Congress to challenge Amritsar bypoll
Chandigarh, May 28
The Congress has decided to challenge the result of the Amritsar bye-election in the court on the ground that despite censuring Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for “misusing state machinery” and making him pay back Rs 19 lakh for use of state vehicles and helicopter, the Election Commission has not disqualified the SAD nominee Inderbir Singh
Bularia.
Villagers allege tampering with poll results
Sangrur, May 28
Residents of Loha Kherra village, near Longowal, led by general secretary of the SAD
(Amritsar) Jeet Singh Alloarkh, staged a dharna at a chowk near main bus stand here today. They alleged that the presiding officer for the village panchayat elections had tampered with the list of results to show a “winner” as loser.
Dimpa terrorising us: Kang men
Amritsar, May 28
Supporters of beleaguered SAD MLA from Beas Manjinder Singh Kang have alleged that former Congress MLA Jasbir Singh
Dimpa, in connivance with a SAD minister, was committing atrocities on them. Baljit Singh
Jalalusma, a member SGPC, here today alleged that the minister was interfering in the affairs of the party and was hand in glove with Dimpa to terrorise the supporters of Kang.
Dera Conflict
SGPC pays tributes to Kanwaljit
Sangrur, May 28
The death anniversary of Kanwaljit Singh, a local resident who died in firing near Naam Charcha Ghar of Dera Sacha Sauda at
Sunam, was observed by the SGPC here today. Earlier, it was to observe the death anniversary on May 18 but had to postpone it because the family of the victim had planned it at Kanwaljit’s residence in Baguana Basti here.
Poll Officer’s Death