Punjab Politics News
PPP co-founders desert Manpreet for Congress
Sunday, 18/12/2011
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Allege financial bungling, nepotism by former FM PPCC chief Capt Amarinder Singh and his party colleagues with the PPP leaders who joined the Congress on Sunday.
Captain raises doubt on Badal contesting polls
Sataurday, 17/12/2011
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Punjab Pardesh Congress Committee president Amarinder Singh on Friday expressed doubt on Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal contesting the 2012 Assembly elections as “he has not been able to identify any safe constituency for himself so far. I believe Badal will beat a safe and graceful retreat without contesting the elections as he will not like to call it quits after getting defeated at the end of his political career spanning over seven decades,” Amarinder said in a statement issued here.
Capt expresses concern over law and order situation
Thursday, 15/12/2011
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Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday expressed grave concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in Punjab.
Congress poll panel to meet next week
Wednesday, 14/12/2011
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The Punjab Congress may announce 70 to 80 party candidates for the assembly elections. According to senior party functionaries, the Congress 11-member poll committee would meet here next week. Applications by ticket hopefuls submitted to the DCC offices have reached here. The PCC has also received the reports of AICC members who have served as observers for each constituency.
Won’t revoke social welfare schemes: Capt
Monday, 12/12/2011
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PCC chief Capt Amarinder Singh has made it clear that if voted to power, the Congress will not reverse the decisions and announcements made by the Akali-BJP government at the fag-end of its tenure, but these will certainly be reviewed.
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