CM TO ADDRESS FIVE POlITICAl events IN PATIAlA
Chandigarh: To give a much-needed boost to the campaign of SAD-BJP alliance candidate Bhagwan Dass Juneja, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will address five political programmes on August 13 and 16.
Badal will first address two functions on Wednesday at Model Town in the evening, followed by another near Ghas Mandi in old city area.
SAD patron would be in the city again on August 16 to address three more programmes at Bar Council room, followed by Public Meeting at Arna Barna Chowk and another near Mahavir Mandir near Old Sabzi Mandi.
Punjab Cabinet Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra, Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Chief Parliamentary Secretary NK Sharma and former Minister Hira Singh Gabria on Tuesday reviewed the preparations for these programmes.
They also assigned duties to the local leaders and asked them to ensure that these meetings are effectively attended by the people.
SAD (DElHI) ANNOUNCEs support to CONGress
Chandigarh: SAD (Delhi) on Tuesday announced its support to the Congress candidates in the Patiala and Talwandi Sabo by-elections, said SAD (Delhi) Punjab unit president Jathedar Jaswinder Singh Baliawal.
He said that Badal had destroyed Punjab which was once at the top in the country. “He can only worry about his family members. Due to unemployment majority of youth have taken to drugs. Once known as the best farmers and soldiers, Punjabis are now unable to stand on their feet,” he said.
“It is the right time to teach lesson to Badals, otherwise economic and social status of Punjab will further deteriorate,” he said adding that party chief Paramjit Singh Sarna will start the campaign from Patiala on Wednesday in favour of Parneet Kaur and all workers from the state will campaign in the favour of Congress candidates.
Don’t harass chemists in anti-drug drive: Capt
Chandigarh: Congress Deputy leader in the lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday asked the Punjab Government, particularly the police, not to harass authorised chemists across the state in the name of anti-drug drive.
Amritsar MP said this after a delegation of Punjab Chemists’ Association led by its president Surjit Mehta met him. The association also declared its support for Congress candidate for Patiala assembly by election, Preneet Kaur.
The delegation brought to the notice of former Chief Minister the harassment meted out to them in the name of anti-drug drive. They said that they were regularly being harassed by the police which had no role as it was the jurisdiction of the drugs controller to monitor their business.
ECI issues exit, opinion poll & survey info
Chandigarh: Ahead of the byelections to Talwandi Sabo and Patiala Assembly segments in Punjab, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday issued instructions restricting conduct of exit poll and dissemination of its results between 7 am and 6.30 pm on August 21 — the polling day.
Punjab CEO V.K. Singh said, during this period, “conducting any exit poll and publishing or publicizing by means of print or electronic media or dissemination in any other manner, whatsoever, the result of any exit poll in connection with by-election, would be prohibited”.
EC: EPIC, AUTHENTIC PHOTO-ID must FOR voters
Chandigarh: To prevent impersonation and to make right of genuine electors to vote under sections 61 and 62 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the ECI has appealed that all electors, who have been issued Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) should produce their EPIC for identification at polling station before casting their votes for by-elections of Patiala and Talwandi Sabo Assembly constituencies.
Punjab CEO said that those electors, who are not able to produce EPIC, would produce another alternative photo identity document for establishing their identity.
Bajwa opposes proposed hike in power tariff
Chandigarh: Opposing the State Government’s proposed move to hike power tariff, Punjab Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday said that people were going to be penalised to cover the cost of inefficiency and leakage by way of corruption. “The Congress would oppose this hike tooth and nail,” said Bajwa.
He said that people were full of anger against Parkash Singh Badal government and they gave vent to their anger the most in Bathinda where village after village had openly boycotted Harsimrat Badal.
Slamming the State Government for power cuts despite tall claims repeatedly made by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal of making the state power surplus within three years, Bajwa asked him as to when the countdown for three years would start.