Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 13 (ANI): Aiming to unearth the corruption in the Forest Department during the previous Congress regime, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday arrested Daljit Singh Gilzian, nephew of former minister Sangat Singh Gilzian, who was a middleman to collect the ill-gotten money from contractors, in transfers of department officials, illegal mining as well as the purchase of tree guards.
Chandigarh [India], May 29 (ANI): Condoling the demise of Punjab Singer Sidhu Moose Wala, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders on Sunday said there is no time for "political point-scoring" rather someone should take the responsibility for the situation.
Chandigarh Dec 17 PTI The Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday moved the Election Commission of India alleging misuse of the state government machinery in issuing cards for the subsidized Atta-Dal scheme and demanded a probe into the matter In a complaint to the poll panel SAD senior vice president Daljit Singh Cheema sought the ECIs directions to the Congress government not to misuse the official machinery in issuing cards for Aata-dal scheme at the instance of Congress legislators Cheema alleged that the applicants were coerced by the concerned food and civil supplies inspector to visit the Congress legislator or constituency in-charge and get their case recommended by them In a statement Cheema said the Congress leaders were in turn affixing a hologram on applications recommended by them which were then accepted for issuing the relevant cards Dubbing this as an illegal and politically motivated exercise aimed at influencing voters in the favour of the ruling Congress Cheema said it also amounts to bribery and is a brazen misuse of the government machinery He claimed that this was prevalent across the entire state and especially in chief minister Charanjit Singh Channis home district Rupnagar PTI CHS VSD RAX RAX
Chandigarh Oct 19 PTI Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal announced on Tuesday four more candidates for the Punjab assembly polls to be held next year taking the total number of names announced so far to 74Baldev Singh Mann has been fielded from Sunam while Harpal Juneja will contest from Patiala Urban seat said senior SAD leader Daljit Singh CheemaFormer Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Gobind Singh Longwal will be fielded from Lehra and Hardev Singh Megh from the Balluana assembly segmentThe SAD had in June allied with the Bahujan Samaj Party BSP for elections to the 117-member Punjab assemblyAccording to the seat-sharing arrangement the Mayawati-led BSP will fight in 20 of the 117 assembly seats in Punjab while the rest will be contested by the SAD PTI CHS VSD NSD NSD
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Thursday issued a notice to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal and spokesperson Daljit Singh Cheema prohibiting the party's protest march from Gurdwara Rakabganj to Parliament on Friday.
Tribune News ServiceLudhiana August 19Shiromani Akali Dal SAD leader Gurmeet Singh Kular and his brother Vicky Kular are among 25 persons booked for attacking the president of the United Cycle Parts Manufacturing Association UCPMA during the annual meeting last nightA case was registered on the complaint of UCPMA president Daljit Singh ChawlaChawla said a meeting of the association was called to audit the expenses of the association and discuss other issues late last eveningThe moment meeting started Gurmeet Kular Vicky Kular cashier Ashru Ram Gupta Valati Ram Satnam Singh Makkar Rajinder Singh Sarhali and 19 unknown persons attacked himGurmeet denied the allegations of tossing turban of Chawla