Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday justified the seven-fold increase in his income between the years 2016-17 to 2017-18. “The seven-fold increase in Captain Amarinder Singh’s income after becoming Chief Minister was attributable directly to his salary and perquisites, as well as sale of certain properties, for which there was no provision to […]
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Amarinder, Preneet declare assets worth nearly Rs 65 crore
Chandigarh: While their political opponents Sukhbir Singh Badal and Harsimrat Kaur Badal (SAD) declared combined assets of a whopping Rs 217 crore, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his wife Preneet Kaur on Friday declared assets of nearly Rs 65 crore. Amarinder Singh has declared movable assets of Rs 5.73 crore and immovable assets of […]
Sunny Deol ‘filmy fauji’, I’m a real one: Amarinder Singh
Gurdaspur (Punjab): Dismissing the possibility of any threat to Sunil Jakhar, the Congress candidate for the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat, against BJP’s Sunny Deol, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said that the latter was just a “filmi fauji” with no ground support in the constituency. Talking to the media here after accompanying Jakhar […]
AAP accuses Amarinder of poll code violation
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday accused Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh of violating the model code of conduct by announcing sops on the occasion of the second anniversary of his Congress government in the state. Sangrur MP and AAP state chief Bhagwant Mann said in a statement the Chief Minister was repeating […]
Congress would have acted after Pulwama: Amarinder
Chandigarh: While supporting the air strikes inside Pakistan by the Indian Air Force, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that “any government of the day, including the Congress, would have retaliated after the Pulwama (terror) attack”. Asked if the recent air strikes by the IAF would benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party in the […]
Manmohan Singh won’t contest elections: Amarinder
Chandigarh: Putting to rest all speculations, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not contest in the upcoming general elections. Manmohan Singh was “never in reckoning for candidature as he had made it clear that he was not interested in contesting elections”, Amarinder Singh told the media here […]
No alliance talks with AAP, anyone else: Amarinder
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday categorically denied any alliance talks with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) or any other party for the May 19 Lok Sabha elections in the state. “The Congress does not need any alliance in Punjab, nor is it in talks with any party for the same,” Amarinder said […]
End politicization of armed forces: Amarinder Singh
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday called for an end to politicization of the armed forces for political gains. Welcoming the directive of the Election Commission (EC) against use of pictures relating to defence personnel for election propaganda or campaigning, Amarinder said “earning brownie points through politicization of forces was as wrong”. In […]
Pakistan will not hesitate to go nuclear in war with India: Punjab CM
Amritsar: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday warned that Pakistan would not hesitate to use its nuclear arsenal if it felt it was losing out against India in a conventional war. Pointing out that both India and Pakistan were nuclear powers, he said it was not in either country’s interest to use the weapons […]
Amarinder congratulates Abhinandan; to stay away from Attari
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday welcomed IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman back home while choosing not to receive him at the border to ensure that the military protocol is not violated in any way. “I would have loved to go since both he and his father were from the National Defence Academy, […]