NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party’s parliamentarian Bhagwant Mann — accused of breaching Parliament security — got two days to change his written reply to the Lok Sabha panel, which is probing his act to suggest action.
In a five-page letter to the nine-member MPs’ panel, Mann maintained that Prime Minister Narendra Modi be called before it for compromising national security. When Mann appeared before the panel on Thursday afternoon, chairman Kirit Somaiya slammed him for dragging the PM while tendering ‘most humble apology’ for uploading a video that showed his journey from his Delhi home to Parliament.
“You are damaging your case,” Somaiya warned.
Mann maintained that he didn’t violate any law. He questioned why broadcast vans are “habitually stationed” near the main gate—seen in his video— and claimed the virtual House tour in Lok Sabha website also shows what’s inside Parliament, after being accused of exposing the route to enter Parliament.Shiv Sena’s Anandrao Adsul said in the meeting, “I have spent 20 years in Parliament but never thought of doing such a video. You have come here two years ago, and did something unthinkable.”
BJP’s Meenakshi Lekhi asked if anyone had stopped him from filming and when did Mann come to know that he has done the wrong thing by shooting the video. The AAP MP from Sangrur, Punjab, said no body stopped him or told him that he is not doing the right thing.BJD’s Bhartruhari Mahtab didn’t question Mann but AIADMK MP said Mann’s act was unbecoming of a parliamentarian. Mann will re-appear before the panel on Monday.
Mann had recorded an amateur video on his phone of his drive from his home in South Avenue near Parliament to inside the building, briefly detailing the security arrangements on his way and then posted it on Facebook. He has been asked to skip Parliament till the issue is not settled.
Kejriwal court appearance set to become a solidarity show
AAP VS THEM Aam Aadmi Party is looking at the perfect setting to send across a strong message to its opponents; Delhi chief minister playing the ‘victim card’
CHANDIGARH: A day after Delhi chief minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal asked his party-men to gear up for an “ugly battle” with the powers that be through a video message, his maiden appearance in a defamation case in Amritsar court on Friday has been turned into a major political event.The party has given an open call to all its workers and supporters to reach the Amritsar Circuit House (where he is staying) by 9am to show solidarity with their “beleaguered” leader.
Kejriwal landed in Amritsar on Thursday evening and will be appearing in the district courts in a defamation case filed by revenue minister Bikram Singh Majithia. Majithia has dragged Kejriwal and other AAP leaders to court for tarnishing his family’s reputation on the issue of drugs.
Kejriwal’s visit comes at a time when he is hitting back at the Modi-led BJP government at the Centre for indulging in “oppressive vendetta politics”, targeting his MLAs and putting them behind bars on various accounts. And in Amritsar, Kejriwal is looking at the perfect setting to send a strong message to his opponents. He intends to play the ideal victim of vendetta politics, who is paying a price for standing up against ‘repression’ of the ruling SAD-BJP alliance in the state, but with the multitude on his side.The district police are gearing up for the hearing which is likely to take the shape of an impromptu rally and the AAP is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that all roads lead to Amritsar. The party’s social media channels are constantly calling supporters to reach Amritsar and leaders across the state have been asked to muster crowds for the “event”. The masses that gather in Amritsar tomorrow could prove to be a turning point in the rookie party’s eventful journey towards the assembly polls early next year.
The show in Amritsar also becomes significant in terms of it being touted as an antiMajithia “outpouring” of public sentiment. The AAP has used the defamation case against its leaders as an opportunity to launch a scathing attack on Majithia. In the past week, AAP supporters and some who seem like election ticket hopefuls have put up posters at several places in the state ‘vouching’ that the allegations levelled against Majithia are true. In these posters, the AAP supporter/leader is openly challenging the police to nab him for saying so, adding that Majithia should file a defamation suit against him as well.
The party has also widely circulated a telephone number asking people who believed that allegations against Majithia are true to give a missed call to register their response. The efforts of the party are also visible on the social media where antiMajithia sentiment was trending this morning.
Besides Kejriwal, the party’s in-charge in Punjab Sanjay Singh and it’s Delhi dialogue commission vice-chairman Ashish Khetan will be appearing. The suit was filed on May 20 under Sections 499, 500, 34, 120-B of the Code of Criminal Procedure and court summons were handed over to Kejriwal two days ago.
In the evening, Kejriwal will be visiting the Dalit family allegedly beaten up by cops at Sukhera Bodla village in Jalalabad, the deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal’s constituency.
Kishor’s pack takes charge, local Cong leaders cry foul
KANGANNA (JALANDHAR): Poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s scheme of things at the state Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh’s events is persistently not going well with the party leaders.On Thursday, Kishor’s Indian Political Action Committee (IPAC) volunteers created embarrassing situation for the party again during the ‘Halke Vich Captain’ show here when they directed local leaders to leave the venue of a press conference to be addressed by Captain Amarinder.
For the media briefing, the IPAC volunteers had put chair only for Captain and they didn’t want any other person around. However, the idea was vehemently opposed by the local leaders who questioned the rationale behind this. PPCC spokesperson Dr Navjot Dahiya, former minister Brij Bhupinder Lalli and Laddi Sherrowalia did not relent and argued with the IPAC volunteers.The volunteers complained to programme coordinator who got furious and pulled out his team saying “Jo karte hain karne do (Let them do what they want)”.
On July 24, in Kartarpur, MP Santokh Chaudhary left the venue in protest, alleging misbehaviour by the IPAC team that did not allow him to sit beside Captain during a similar programme. Chaudhary returned only after Amarinder intervened.
On Wednesdat at Nangal, an ex-MLA who organised the programme was asked to leave Amarinder alone during a press conference. The matter reportedly has already reached the party high command.
“The role of local leaders has been restricted only to bring crowds. The leaders face humiliation in front of supporters when they are not allowed to even stand behind Capt. I fail to understand what is the rationale behind this?” said a senior party leaders.
A few leaders have already complained to the Congress high command about the “high headedness” of Kishor’s men.
When this correspondent asked the PCC chief on the issue, he defended the Kishor’s team, saying ‘Halke Vich Captain’ was entirely an IPAC show and not that of the party.
Payal Kamat, a senior IPAC functionary, said the event had been planned in consultation of the PCC chief and there was nothing like “ignoring the party”. “This event is aimed at projecting ‘brand Amarinder’. There is another programme where Captain freely meets party workers,” she said.
Amritsar MC’s palace sealing campaign leaves marriage parties out in rain
NO NEW VENUES, PEOPLE WHO BOOKED MARRIAGE PALACES RUNNING HELTER-SKELTER
AMRITSAR: The sealing of marriage palaces here has left booking parties high and dry in the monsoon wedding season.About 10 days ago, the Punjab and Haryana high court issued orders to close these illegal banquet halls by August 31. With 40 of 71 venues shut in just one day since the action began on July 27, the owners and the guests have no time to recover.The places were booked a month in advance. “My brother’s wedding reception is two days from now. How do we find a new place so fast?” said Pritpal Singh, whose family lost the Taran Wala Brigde venue for July 31. “The manager declined to book Harjinder Palace,” said Amritsar’s Jagsirat Singh. “My sister’s wedding is due and there’s no venue available.”
Harpreet Singh, owner of Vicky Palace on the Tarn Taran road said he had returned the booking amount for two functions in the coming week. “Like me,” he said, “many palace owners stare at losses.” Also, thousands of workers are about to lose their jobs. “I brought my family from Khemkaran (Tarn Taran district), 70 kilometres from Amritsar. Where do I take them now?” said sweeper Nirmal Singh.
The owners who gathered at Ravindra Palace on the Chamrang road said the civic body and the administration should have given them a sixmonth notice, so that they could fulfil the requirements of legal business. Owners’ association president Jagdeep Singh Narula said all palaces were licensed and paying nine taxes and other fees for 25 years. “Still we remain illegal. We don’t know what more the government expects from us.”
The sealing notice states that the palaces were neither opened without the government’s permission nor fulfilling its criteria. The court has asked the deputy commissioner, municipal commissioner, and the principal secretary of the local bodies ministry to appear before it after sealing the palaces or go to jail
EX-SOLDIER FOUND DEAD; MURDER CASE REGISTERED
BATALA: The dead body of a 40-year-old ex-serviceman, who was missing since Monday, was recovered from a drain near village Khajanakot under Kotli Surat Malhi police station on Wednesday evening.
Station house officer (SHO), Kotli Surat Malhi police station, Balwinder Singh said on Wednesday evening, he received information that a dead body was lying on the edge of the drain. During investigation, the deceased was identified as Chamkaur Singh of Khajanakot, who was missing from his home from the last two days, the SHO said.
The SHO added that the deceased had a deep injury mark on the head which reflected that the accused was hit with a sharpedged weapon and then thrown into the drain. The police has registered a murder case under Section 302 of the IPC against unidentified persons. “We are working on various theories. During initial investigation, we have got leads and the accused will be nabbed soon,” he said.
Captain party’s popular leader in Punjab, says Asha Kumari
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| Punjab affairs in-charge of Congress Asha Kumari along with party leaders showing victory sign during the workers’ meeting in Patiala on Thursday. |
PATIALA: Although the clamour is growing within the party for Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh’s name to be formally announced as the chief minister candidate; Asha Kumari, party in-charge of Punjab, kept mum on this question but said he was party’s popular candidate and the party would decide whatever people wanted here.She said the story of Congress revival would start with its victory in the coming assembly elections here. She was here in Patiala to address the workers meeting that was attended by local Congress leaders and party legislators, including Brahm Mohinder, Lal Singh, Hardyal Singh Kamboj and Preneet Kaur.
She told the local media that winnability would be party’s main criteria and the process of selection of the candidates would conclude soon.
Slamming the SAD-BJP alliance in Punjab, she said Punjab was on the brink of collapse in every field due to bad governance of the ruling government.
“With the Aam Adami Party exposing itself every day, people are ready to support Congress to revive the development of the state,” she said.
On the enforcement directorate summons to Amarinder’s son, she said it was a politically motivated case as BJP’s Arun Jaitely who headed the ED department as finance minister was trying to avenge his humiliating defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls by falsely implicating Amarinder’s family members.
Ex-MP tears into SAD
Amritsar, July 28
Former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu today took on Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal over the latter’s statement that he had cordial relations with him (Sidhu).
Accusing the SAD of ignoring him during his tenure as the Amritsar MP and scuttling his projects for the holy city, Sidhu said, “I was never invited to the meetings regarding development projects. I was also not invited when Rs 2,000 crore were announced for the city before the Lok Sabha elections. Is this what you call cordial relations?”
Sidhu said he was not allowed to contest the 2014 LS elections as the SAD wanted to make Harsimrat Badal a Union Minister.
He said six of his projects were scuttled by the Punjab Government: the Sports Complex, the widening of the Bhandari bridge, a solid waste management system, plying of 150 AC buses, CCTV cameras under the Safe City Project, and the SSSS flyover-underpass project. — TNS
HALKE WICH CAPTAIN
Capt promises 55 lakh jobs, one per family
Nikhil Bhardwaj
Tribune News Service
Shahkot (Jal), July 28
During ‘Halke Wich Captain’ programme at Shahkot by the Punjab Congress, residents and Congress workers who attended the function in large numbers, told PPCC chief Captain Amarinder Singh that Akalis have been resorting to political vendetta and registering fake FIRs against them.
In this programme, as many as 5,002 petitions were received by Congress from residents and workers.
The political rally was held at a resort located on the Nakodar-Malsian road. It witnessed a mammoth gathering. All leaders in the race of tickets, namely Navjot Dahiya (PPCC spokesperson), a close aide of Manpreet Badal, Brij Bhupinder Singh Lalli, former minister of Punjab and Hardev Singh Laddi Sherowalia, nephew of Darbara Singh, former governor of Rajasthan, made their presence felt with their show of strength. Dahiya has reportedly called several women from various villages to interact with the PPCC chief to apprise him about their problems. The residents raised several queries before Capt on drugs, unemployment, lack of schools, colleges, fake FIRs and infighting within Congress leaders.
A resident, Surat Singh, said the youth was facing unemployment due to poor policies of the government. Amarinder said, “Unemployment is an issue all over Punjab. The issue is that Punjab’s population is 2.90 crore of which 90 lakh people are looking for jobs. We are preparing a programme which will be a part of the manifesto. We are promising over 55 lakh jobs. One job, per family.” Another resident Jaswant Singh of Muridwal asked that will Congress be able to tackle drug menace? To which Capt replied, Congress would wipe out drug issue in four weeks. On a resident Gurpreet’s query to free Punjab from RSS, PPCC chief said RSS should not create ruckus but foster peace for development and any tension by them would be dealt with strict hands.
Another resident Ratan Lal told Capt that he was beaten by an Akali leader Baldev Singh but the police never took any action against him. To this Capt replied that Congress would cancel all fake FIRs and put all Akali culprits behind the bars.
Another resident Ajay Kumar said Punjab has 12,700 villages, if government opens one gym in every village, then over 12,700 youngsters would get employment and youth would also stay away from drugs. Capt, while appreciating the query, said he has already made a committee for this and sports club for boys and girls would be opened in every village.
On corruption, Capt said, “Congress would make a Lokpal, not like present government in which Badal’s relatives were the member, but ours will be headed by ex-judge and even CM could not intervene in its functioning.”
Badals’ monopoly in transport business exposed
Amrik Singh Gill said Sukhbir Badal’s transportation policies were bad. Around 85 per cent was Badal’s transportation and 15 per cent with other players in the state. Earlier, they finished Malwa in transportation and now they were trying to end the PRTC and Punjab Roadways. They have taken over small transportation companies by fraud. He said if Badals continue to capture all transportation companies, then government transport would be wiped out from the state one day. To this, Capt replied that Badals have monopoly over transport business but Congress would break the same. “I will make a PPCC committee for transportation. Impressed by your views, you will be a member of this committee and your recommendations will be considered on priority.”
Workers urge Captain to declare candidate for Shahkot
One of the workers asked Captain that three leaders were campaigning separately in the Shahkot constituency and all of them were claiming that their ticket was assured by high command and they also resort to leg pulling. “Capt sahib please clear who will be our candidate so that we can run along with him to win election,” said a worker. On this Capt replied, “First of all who will be the candidate, it is the prerogative of Congress president. Only winnable candidate will be given ticket. I urge you to support candidate, whosoever he is, without any selfish interests. If Akali Dal comes again, Punjab will be destroyed. AAP is anyways filled with people from UP and Bihar.”
Four defeats tasted by Congress in Shahkot
- 1997: Chaudhary Darshan Singh lost to Ajit Singh Kohar of SAD by with around 28,000 votes
- 2002:Brij Bhupinder Singh Lalli lost to Ajit Singh Kohar by with over 5,000 votes
- 2007: Col CD Kamboj lost to Ajit Singh Kohar by with around 20,000 votes
- 2012: Col CD Kamboj lost to Ajit Singh Kohar by over 5,000 votes
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Posted On July - 28 - 2016
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ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਟਰੱਕ ਯੂਨੀਅਨ ਤਪਾ ਦੇ ਮੈਦਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਗਤ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਆਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਉਹ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਹਨ, ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੰਜ ਵਾਰ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਚੁਣਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਕਾਫੀ ਸਖ਼਼ਤ ਸਨ। ਆਮ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੁਲੀਸ ਨੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੇੜੇ ਨਾ ਢੁੱਕਣ ਦਿੱਤਾ, ਜਿਸ ਕਾਰਨ ਅੱਕੇ ਲੋਕ ਪੁਲੀਸ ਨਾਲ ਧੱਕਾ-ਮੁੱਕੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਦੇਖੇ ਗਏ। ਕਈਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੁਲੀਸ ਨੇ ਘੜੀਸ ਕੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਦੂਜੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਬਾਦਲ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ, ‘‘ਮੈਂ ਸੰਗਤ ਦਰਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਰਾਹੀਂਂ ਸੰਗਤ ਦੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਸਲੇ ਨਿਬੇੜਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਪਰ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਕਿਸੇ ਸੂਬੇ ਦਾ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ।’’ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਆਖਿਆ ਕਿ ਅਕਾਲੀ-ਭਾਜਪਾ ਗਠਜੋੜ ਸੂਬੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਮਨ-ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਕ ਸਾਂਝ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਇਮ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਯਤਨਸ਼ੀਲ ਹੈ। ਜਦੋਂਕਿ ਆਮ ਆਦਮੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ (ਆਪ) ਅਤੇ ਕਾਂਗਰਸ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਨਾਂਅ ’ਤੇ ਵੰਡੀਆਂ ਪਾ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਫ਼ਿਰਕੂ ਲਾਂਬੂ ਲਾ ਕੇ ਸੂਬੇ ਦੀ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਲਈ ਖ਼ਤਰਾ ਬਣੀਆਂ ਹੋਈਆਂ ਹਨ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਗੱਠਜੋੜ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਵਾਰ ਇਤਿਹਾਸਿਕ ਯਾਦਗਾਰਾਂ ਕਾਇਮ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਇਸੇ ਤਹਿਤ ਸੈਨਿਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਯਾਦਗਾਰ ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਅਤੇ ਬੰਦਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਹਾਦਰ ਦੀ ਯਾਦਗਾਰ ਚੱਪੜਚਿੱੜੀ ਵਿਖੇ ਕਾਇਮ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਪਾਣੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਤਰਫ਼ਦਾਰੀ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਦਲੀਲ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਕਿ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਸੋਮਿਆਂ ਕੋਇਲਾ, ਪੱਥਰ, ਸੋਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਖਣਿਜ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੱਕਦਾਰ ਉਥੋਂ ਦੇ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਰਾਜਾਂ ਹਨ। ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਗਦੇ ਤਿੰਨ ਦਰਿਆਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਵੀ ਤਿੱਪ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਸੂਬੇ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਹਲਕੇ ਦੇ ਵੋਟਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਡਾ ਉਲਾਂਭਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ, ‘‘ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸੁਖਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਢੀਂਡਸਾ ਅਤੇ ਦਰਬਾਰਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਗੁਰੂ ਨੂੰ ਹਰਾ ਕੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਕਰਵਾਇਆ ਹੈ।’’ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤਹਿਸੀਲ ਕੰਪਲੈਕਸ ਤਪਾ ਲਈ ਬਕਾਇਆ ਰਾਸ਼ੀ 2 ਕਰੋੜ 25 ਲੱਖ ਰੁਪਏ ਅਤੇ ਉਸਾਰੀ ਅਧੀਨ ਬੱਸ ਅੱਡੇ ਲਈ 88 ਲੱਖ ਰੁਪਏ ਦਾ ਚੈੱਕ ਹਲਕਾ ਇੰਚਾਰਜ ਦਰਬਾਰਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਗੁਰੂ ਦੀ ਹਾਜ਼ਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੌਂਸਲ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਸੌਂਪਿਆ। ਵਾਟਰ ਵਰਕਸ, ਸੀਵਰੇਜ ਅਤੇ ਨਗਰ ਕੌਂਸਲ ਦੇ ਵੱਖ ਵੱਖ 15 ਵਾਰਡਾਂ ਲਈ ਵੀ ਮੂੰਹ ਮੰਗੀਆਂ ਗ੍ਰਾਂਟਾਂ ਦੇ ਚੈੱਕ ਦਿੱਤੇ। ਬਾਅਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿੱਤ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਪਰਮਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਢੀਂਡਸਾ ਅਤੇ ਹਲਕਾ ਇੰਚਾਰਜ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਸੰਗਤ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਕੀਤੇ। ਇਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਦੇ ਸਮੂਹ ਅਫ਼ਸਰ ਅਤੇ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀ ਹਾਜ਼ਰ ਸਨ।
ਸ਼ਹਿਣਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਗਤ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਮੁਕੰਮਲ
ਸ਼ਹਿਣਾ(ਪੱਤਰ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਕ): ਭਲਕੇ 29 ਜੁਲਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਕਸਬਾ ਸ਼ਹਿਣਾ ਦੇ ਕੈਪਟਨ ਕਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਟੇਡੀਅਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ ਦੇ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਸੰਗਤ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਲਈ ਸਾਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਮੁਕੰਮਲ ਕਰ ਲਏ ਗਏ ਹਨ। ਇਹ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਮਣੀ ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ ਇਕਾਈ ਸ਼ਹਿਣਾ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਗਗਨਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਗਲਾ ਨੇ ਦਿੱਤੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਸੰਗਤ ਦਰਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਫਲਤਾ ਪੂਰਵਕ ਨੇਪਰੇ ਚਾੜ੍ਹਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਕਰਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਡਿਊਟੀਆਂ ਲਗਾ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਸ੍ਰੀ ਸਿੰਗਲਾ ਨੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਸੰਗਤ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਮੌਕੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਮਣੀ ਅਕਾਲੀ ਦਲ ਯੂਥ ਵਿੰਗ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸ਼ਹਿਣਾ ਨੂੰ ਨਗਰ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਸਬੰਧੀ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਮੰਗ ਪੱਤਰ ਸੌਂਪਿਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।
ਐਸਵਾਈਐਲ ਬਾਦਲ ਤੇ ਚੌਟਾਲਾ ਦੀ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਦੀ ਦੇਣ: ਕੈਪਟਨ
Posted On July - 28 - 2016
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| ਸ਼ਾਹਕੋਟ ਵਿੱਚ ‘ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੈਪਟਨ’ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਮੌਕੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਕੈਪਟਨ ਅਮਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ। -ਫੋਟੋ: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਟਿ੍ਰਬਿਊਨ |
ਪੰਜਾਬ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ ਕਾਂਗਰਸ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਕੈਪਟਨ ਅਮਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ ਅਤੇ ਓਮ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਚੌਟਾਲਾ ਦੀ ਗਹਿਰੀ ਦੋਸਤੀ ਹੀ ਐਸਵਾਈਐਲ ਦੀ ਪੈਦਾਵਾਰ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣੀ ਸੀ। ਦੋਵੇਂ ਸੂਬਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਆਗੂਆਂ ਨੇ ਰਲ ਕੇ ਐਸਵਾਈਐਲ ਦਾ ਨੋਟੀਫਿਕੇਸ਼ਨ ਕਰਵਾਇਆ ਸੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਹੁਣ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਫਿਰ ਐਸਵਾਈਐਲ ਦਾ ਮੁੱਦਾ ਉਭਾਰ ਕੇ ਅਕਾਲੀ ਮੁੜ ਸੱਤਾ ’ਤੇ ਕਾਬਜ਼ ਹੋਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
ਕੈਪਟਨ ਅਮਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਅੱਜ ਇੱਥੇ ‘ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੈਪਟਨ’ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਕਾਂਗਰਸੀ ਵਰਕਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਭਰਵੇਂ ਇਕੱਠ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਬੋਧਨ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ। ਇਸ ਰੈਲੀ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਮਲਸੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਾਂਗਰਸੀ ਵਰਕਰਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਮੱਸਿਆਵਾਂ ਸੁਣੀਆਂ। ਕਾਂਗਰਸੀ ਵਰਕਰਾਂ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸੱਤਾਧਾਰੀ ਧਿਰ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਸਥਾਨਕ ਆਗੂਆਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਜਾ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਵਧੀਕੀਆਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਦੱਸਿਆ, ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਜਵਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੈਪਟਨ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਬਣਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਵਧੀਕੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਹਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਜੇਲ੍ਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੰਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਪੁਲੀਸ ਜਥੇਦਾਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੁਕਮ ਅੱਗੇ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਬੇਬੱਸ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਰਹਿ ਗਈ ਹੈ।
ਸਾਬਕਾ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੇ ਅਕਾਲੀ-ਭਾਜਪਾ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਰੇਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਆਟੇ ਦਾ ਇੱਕੋ ਭਾਅ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਅਕਾਲੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਰੇਤ, ਬੱਜਰੀ, ਕੇਬਲ ਟੀਵੀ ਅਤੇ ਟਰਾਂਸਪੋਰਟ ’ਤੇ ਕਬਜ਼ਾ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਨੂੰ ਤਬਾਹੀ ਵੱਲ ਧੱਕ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਦੇ ਭੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਝ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਆਰਐਸਐਸ ਵਰਗੇ ਕਾਰਨਾਮੇ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਕ ਸਾਂਝ ਨੂੰ ਤੋੜਨ ਦੀਆਂ ਕੋਝੀਆਂ ਚਾਲਾਂ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ ਪ੍ਰੰਤੂ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਮਨਸੂਬਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਕੀਮਤ ’ਤੇ ਸਫਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਣ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।
ਸਾਬਕਾ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਅਗਲੇ ਸਾਲ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਾਂਗਰਸ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਬਣਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਹਰ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਨੌਕਰੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ, ਨਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰ ਦਾ ਚਾਰ ਹਫਤਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਮੁਕੰਮਲ ਖਾਤਮਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ, ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਤੇ ਸਿਹਤ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ ’ਚ ਸੁਧਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ, ਟਰਾਂਸਪੋਰਟ ਦੀ ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ ਨੀਤੀ ਬਣਾਈ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ, ਉਦਯੋਗਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵਾਪਸ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਆਂਦਾ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਧਵਾ, ਬੁਢਾਪਾ,ਅੰਗਹੀਣ ਅਤੇ ਬੇਸਹਾਰਾ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਪੈਨਸ਼ਨ 2000 ਰੁਪਏ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਮਹੀਨਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ।
ਆਮ ਆਦਮੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਧਾਇਕ ਦੇ ਮਾਲੇਰਕੋਟਲਾ ਕਾਂਡ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁਲਜ਼ਮ ਹੋਣ ਸਬੰਧੀ ਕੈਪਟਨ ਅਮਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਘਟਨਾਕ੍ਰਮ ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਹੈ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਆਮ ਆਦਮੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ’ਤੇ ਵਰ੍ਹਦਿਆਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਉਕਤ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ’ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਹੀ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਦੀ ਦੇਖ-ਰੇਖ ਯੂ.ਪੀ. ਦੇ ਆਗੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੌਂਪੀ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ‘ਆਪ’ ਵਾਲੇ ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਗੈਰਤਜਰਬੇਕਾਰ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਗੈਰਤਜਰਬੇਕਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਸੱਤਾ ਸੌਂਪ ਕੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਭਵਿੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਗੁਰੇਜ਼ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।
ਜਿੱਤਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਉਮੀਦਵਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ ਟਿਕਟ
ਪ੍ਰੈਸ ਕਾਨਫਰੰਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਕੈਪਟਨ ਅਮਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਟਿਕਟ ਦੇ ਚਾਹਵਾਨ ਉਮੀਦਵਾਰਾਂ ਕੋਲੋਂ 15 ਅਗਸਤ ਤੱਕ ਅਰਜ਼ੀਆਂ ਮੰਗੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਵਾਰ ਟਿਕਟਾਂ ਦੀ ਵੰਡ ਕਿਸੇ ਸੀਨੀਆਰਤਾ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ ’ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਈ-ਭਤੀਜਾਵਾਦ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ ’ਤੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ ਬਲਕਿ ਮੈਰਿਟ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ ’ਤੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਵਿਸ਼ਲੇਸ਼ਣ ਨੂੰ ਧਿਆਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਦਿਆਂ ਜਿੱਤਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਉਮੀਦਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਟਿਕਟ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾਵੇਗੀ। ਇੱਕ ਸਵਾਲ ਦੇ ਜਵਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਅਕਾਲੀ-ਭਾਜਪਾ ਦੇ ਰਾਜ ਦਾ ਖ਼ਾਤਮਾ ਧਰਮ ਨਿਰਪੱਖ ਪਾਰਟੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਚੋਣ ਗਠਜੋੜ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਜੇਕਰ ਖੱਬੀਆਂ ਧਿਰਾਂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਬਿਹਤਰੀ ਲਈ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਚੋਣ ਸਮਝੌਤਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਲ ਕਰਨ ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਵਾਗਤ ਕਰਨਗੇ।
Sidhu will meet same fate as Barnala, Manpreet: CM
Tribune News Service
Barnala, July 28
Lashing out at former Rajya Sabha MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said he would meet the same fate as that of former CM Surjit Singh Barnala and former Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal. He said they both were sent to “political oblivion” by people for “ditching” their mother party.
Addressing a gathering at a Sangat Darshan at Tapa in Bhadaur, Badal said Sidhu had “deceived” his party in the hope of a “bright future” but people of the state would teach him a lesson for treachery.Badal said AAP was proving to be a haven for all fugitives and unprincipled politicians.
On state Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh, Badal said the MP had a proven “anti-farmer” track record. He said the SAD-BJP alliance had been providing free power to farmers but he had discontinued this facility during his tenure, putting enormous burden on farmers.
