Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri (Photo: IANS)

‘Nankana Sahib incident eye-opener for anti-CAA people’

New Delhi: A day after a mob indulged in stone-pelting at Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday tweeted that the incident should be an eye-opener for those opposed to the CAA. He wrote on @HardeepSPuri: “Vandalism, stone-pelting and acts of descrecation at the holiest of holy Sri Nankana Sahib […]

Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri (Twitter)

After Jaitley, Puri may face uphill task in Amritsar

Amritsar: After witnessing an embarrassing defeat of its high-profile candidate Arun Jaitley in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP this time fielded Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri from Punjab’s Amritsar. Pitted against Congress sitting MP Gurjit Aujla, diplomat-turned-politician Puri faces a tough fight in Jatt-dominated seat, say political observers. Moreover, with the Congress at the […]

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri (File Photo/Twitter)

BJP fields Hardeep Singh Puri from Amritsar, repeats four Delhi MPs

New Delhi: A day after actor Sunny Deal met BJP President Amit Shah, giving indication that he may be fielded from Amritsar, the party on Sunday announced Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri as its candidate from the seat. Puri has replaced Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who unsuccessfully contested from Amritsar in 2014. Jaitley has decided not […]