Chandigarh [India], May 28 (ANI): In a major decision, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government withdrew the security cover provided to 424 people in the state.

New Delhi Apr 26 PTI The Congress Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday recommended the suspension of its former Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar for two years and the removal of Kerala leader K V Thomas from all party positions for anti-party activities sources saidThe panel has also recommended that Jakhar be removed from all party postsThe disciplinary committee of the Congress which met here this morning also recommended the suspension of five party MLAs in Meghalaya who had supported the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance MDA in the state while defying the partys directivesThe committee has given its recommendations to Congress president Sonia Gandhi who will take necessary action soon the sources pointed outThe five-member committee is chaired by senior party leader A K Antony and Tuesdays meeting was attended by panel members Tariq Anwar J P Aggarwal and G Parameswar besides Antony Ambika Soni was not present during the meetingSoon after the Congress disciplinary panels recommendations Jakhar wished his party good luck while refusing to reveal his own plansI wish the Congress good luck Jakhar said when reporters sought his reaction to the panels recommendation He refused to comment when asked what would be his next stepAhead of the Congress disciplinary committee meeting Jakhar had said those who still have a conscience will be punishedAaj sar kalam honge unke jinme abhi zameer baaki hai Today those with a conscience will be beheaded My apologies to Javed Akhtar Saheb Jakhar said in a tweetJakhar had criticised former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and termed him a liability for the party after the Congress lost to the AAP in the stateHe has also been critical of the party leadership in the run-up to assembly elections which the Congress lost to the Aam Aadmi Party AAPThomas a former union minister and senior leader from Kerala had attended a seminar organised by the CPIM on April 9 in the state against the partys wishes and local state leaders had been seeking action against himSources said the five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya had joined the BJP-backed ruling alliance in the state for which a show-cause notice was sent to them and an explanation sought from themThe state unit of Congress had also sought strict action against the MLAS for supporting a BJP government in the state they saidThe legislators had joined the MDA in February which brought the two arch foes together in a ruling coalition and left Congress leaders fumingThe disciplinary panel had issued a show cause notice to Jakhar Thomas and the five MLAs and had asked them to explain why action should not be initiated against them for their actionsWhile Thomas had explained Jakhar preferred not to reply to the panels show cause notice PTI SKC SKC ANB ANB

New Delhi Apr 26 PTI The Congress Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday recommended the suspension of its former Punjab unit chief Sunil Jakhar for two years and his removal from all party posts besides recommending removal of Kerala leader K V Thomas from all party positions for anti-party activities sources saidThe disciplinary panel of the Congress which met here this morning also recommended the suspension of five party MLAs in Meghalaya who had supported the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance MDA in the state while defying the party directivesThe Committee has given its recommendations to Congress president Sonia Gandhi who will take necessary action the sources pointed outThe five-member Committee is chaired by senior party leader A K Antony and Tuesdays meeting was attended by panel members Tariq Anwar J P Aggarwal and G Parameswar besides Antony Ambika Soni was not present during the meeting Ahead of the Congress disciplinary committee meeting Jakhar had said those who still have a conscience will be punished Aaj sar kalam honge unke jinme abhi zameer baaki hai Today those with a conscience will be beheaded My apologies to Javed Akhtar Saheb said Jakhar in a tweetJakhar had criticised former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and termed him a liability for the party after the Congress lost to the AAP in PunjabThomas had attended a seminar organised by the CPIM on April 9 in Kerala against the partys wishes and local state leaders had been seeking action against himSources said the five Congress MLAs in Meghalaya had joined the BJP-backed ruling alliance in the state for which a show-cause notice was sent to them and an explanation sought from them The legislators had joined the MDA in February which brought the two arch foes together in a ruling coalition and left Congress leaders in the state fuming PTI SKC SKC DV DV

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 23 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Bhagwant Mann led Punjab government has withdrawn the security provided to 184 former ministers, MLAs and private protectees in Punjab.

New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday questioned former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for over six hours in a money-laundering investigation linked to an alleged sand mining case in the state, officials said on Thursday.

New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): Attacking the Congress and the BJP-ruled Centre, Kejriwal hit back at the Congress and the BJP on 'terrorist' allegation on Tuesday and said the public and the court gave the answer to those who called the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader a terrorist.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 14 (ANI): The swearing-in ceremony of Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann as Punjab Chief Minister on March 16 will be a low-profile event with the absence of big political leaders.

New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Taking a potshot at Congress, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday said how to lose elections should be learnt from the main Opposition party.

New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): After a humiliating defeat in the Punjab Assembly elections, Congress G23 leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ajay Maken said that the party high command's decision of replacing Captain Amarinder Singh with Charanjit Singh Channi as the state's chief minister was justified, but pointed out that the decision was 'delayed'.

Barnala (Punjab) [India], March 13 (ANI): Newly-elected Aam Admi Party (AAP) MLA Labh Singh Ugoke who defeated Charanjit Singh Channi in the recently concluded Punjab Assembly polls, on Sunday said a new kind of politics has begun in the state where a labourer's son can become an MLA.