Channi said this after a bomb blast in the Ludhiana district courts complex left one person dead and five injured
Majithia (46) was booked under the relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act on Monday
A day after a man was beaten to death for an alleged sacrilege attempt at Golden Temple in Amritsar, Channi on Sunday visited the temple premises to take stock of the situation.
Last month, the Channi government replaced the state's advocate general A P S Deol after strong opposition from Sidhu
The former Punjab CM made the comments after Navjot Sidhu was appointed as Congress election committee chairman
He alleged that Amarinder Singh and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal were befooling the people of Punjab
Amarinder Singh also accused the state government of doing "dramas" over welfare works
Delhi MLA and Punjab co-incharge for AAP, Raghav Chadha had alleged that Charanjit Singh Channi is a sand mafia
Notably, Channi succeeded Captain Amarinder Singh, who resigned as the chief minister of Punjab in September this year following months of infighting
In a controversial statement, Channi had termed Kejriwal as 'kale angrej' (black Englishman)
Channi also gave details of development works and pro-people initiatives taken by the state government after he assumed the charge of the Punjab CM in September, replacing Amarinder Singh
The senior Congress leader also blamed the Badals of the Shiromani Akali Dal for the 2015 sacrilege incidents
Channi also said his government is ready to share with the Centre a part of the cost of debt waiver
Channi on Saturday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and asked the people to wipe them out from the electoral scene in the upcoming assembly polls in the state
Channi said it is now crystal clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amarinder Singh and Badals are hand in glove to barter away the interests of the state
Amarinder Singh targeted Congress leader Harish Choudhary, accusing him of turning the current CM into a 'rubber stamp' while junking accusations that he was in cahoots with the BJP
Punjab CM said farmers' non-violent struggle is a unique saga of valour, patience and determination not only for repealing the farm laws but also to uphold the ethos of democracy and human rights.
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of those who died of COVID-19, saying mere Rs 50,000 compensation is insufficient. Channi wrote to Prime Minister Modi, saying his government is ready to contribute 25 per cent of the ex gratia amlount. Wrote a letter to PM@narendramodi ji & urged him to implement his previous order of disbursing ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of those who died of Covid-19. I feel, mere Rs 50,000 compensation is insufficient, Channi tweeted Wednesday evening, tagging his letter to Modi. In his tweet, Channi mentioned that my government is ready to contribute 25 per cent share under this scheme. We demand that the central government implement its earlier order notified on date 14th March, 2020, (33-4/2020-NDM-1) issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, where the government committed to disburse ex gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh per deceased, Channi said in his ...
Channi on Monday said the farmers' agitation against three farm laws will be always remembered as a 'watershed movement' to protect the democratic and human rights in the country
Punjab CM announced a memorial in the name of all the farmers, who lost their lives during the farmers' agitation, will be set up in the state