Punjab Politics News
Capt woos farmers, says paddy sowing to start a week in advance
Tuesday, 07/05/2019
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
SBSNAGAR/AMRITSAR: Chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday said the state government will allow the farmers in Punjab to sow paddy a week before the scheduled date of June 20, as part of a string of sops he announced to woo the farming community.
Harsimrat has done nothing for Punjab but create problems: Amarinder
Tuesday, 07/05/2019
https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/05/06/harsimrat-has-done-nothing-for-punjab-but-create-problems-amarinder/
Jandiala (Khadoor Sahib) : Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday put Akali leader and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal in the firing line, saying she had done nothing but create problems for Punjab as part of the Central government.
Navjot Singh Sidhu attacks central schemes, calls them failure
Tuesday, 07/05/2019
https://dailypost.in/news/punjab/navjot-singh-sidhu-attacks-central-schemes-calls-them-failure/
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central government over what he called were their “failed policies”.In an about hour-long press conference, Sidhu claimed that most of the central government’s schemes have failed to attract success and have been a failure.Sidhu alleged that schemes like MUDRA have been unable to help the youth as the average loan sanctioned in the scheme was only Rs 46,000.
Congress accuses Sunny Deol of running paid campaign on FB
Tuesday, 07/05/2019
https://dailypost.in/news/punjab/congress-accuses-sunny-deol-running-paid-campaign-fb/
Jalandhar : Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) vice president Himanshu Pathak on Monday blamed BJP candidate from Gurdaspur Sunny Deol of running an unauthorised and unaccounted paid campaign on social media major platform Facebook from the page named as Fans of Sunny. Pathak said that the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Fans-of-Sunny-Deol-361309774511046 was created on April 30 and lakhs of money was spent within five days to reach 7 to 8 lakh voters on this page in the constituency.
Centre trying to choke procurement, says CM
Monday, 06/05/2019
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/centre-trying-to-choke-procurement-says-cm/768700.html
Chandigarh : Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday accused the central government of acting at the behest of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to create shortage of gunny bags and obstruct procurement of wheat in the state.
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