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In the run-up to the February 20 Assembly elections in Punjab, CM Charanjit Singh Channi's chopper was not allowed to take off from Chandigarh owing to PM Narendra Modi's movement in the state.
Channi, who is Congress's chief ministerial candidate, is contesting the polls from his home turf Chamkaur Sahib in Rupnagar and Bhadaur in Barnala
Seeking re-election from Chamkaur Sahib seat for the fourth time, Channi is banking on the development work he undertook in his constituency as an MLA and during his 111-day tenure as Punjab CM.
Of the 1,276 candidates, 228 are from national parties, 256 state parties, 345 registered unrecognised parties and 447 are Independents
Thakur pointed out that Modi had come to Punjab to launch development projects worth Rs 43,000 crore for the state
Honey was arrested during the intervening night of February 3 and 4 by the ED
Earlier on two occasions the court had granted ED the custody of Honey
Singh said he will not retire till he has rid the state of such corrupt people, according to a party statement
Punjab will go to the polls on February 14
Earlier on February 4, Honey was remanded to the ED custody till February 8 after he was brought to judicial court in Jalandhar.
BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday lashed out at the successive Congress governments at the Centre and in Punjab for their alleged anti-Dalit stance and policies
AAP's chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann too questioned separately Gandhi's description of Channi as belonging to gareeb ghar, asking from which angle, is he poor
Honey was presented in the court after his ED custody expired on Tuesday; the prosecution moved a plea before the court seeking more custody
The ED is reportedly mulling to seek more custody as Bhupinder Singh Honey was reportedly evasive during the interrogation and was not cooperating with the probe agency
Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said he never lived for any post and hailed the decision of making Charanjit Singh Channi as the chief minister of the state.
The other main contender for the party's CM face was Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, a Jat Sikh face.
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'Channi managed to do wonders within 111 days; people take 4 to 5 years to indulge in such corruption,' Kejriwal said