New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday opposed the application in the Supreme Court seeking to enlarge the scope of the road rage case against him.

New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has urged the Supreme Court not to punish him any further in the three-decade-old case and said that the review petition in the road rage case against him is without merit and ought to be dismissed.

Chandigarh Jan 30 PTI Sanyukt Samaj Morcha leader Prem Singh Bhangu on Sunday said his partys candidates for the February 20 Punjab assembly polls will file their nomination papers on Monday His statement came after the SSM a political outfit of farmers could not get itself registered with the Election Commission of India as a political party and also failed to get a common symbol for their party candidates Our candidates will file their nomination papers on Monday said Bhangu Another party leader said they have demanded a common symbol for all the candidates but it is yet to be seen whether they get it Notably the nomination papers can be filed till February 1 Punjabs various farmer bodies which had taken part in the stir against the Centres now-repealed three farm laws and had launched their political front are contesting the state assembly polls in alliance with the Haryana BKU Chaduni leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni-led Sanyukt Sangharsh Party Chadunis party is fighting on 10 seats while the SSM will contest on the rest of the 107 seats of the 117-member Punjab assembly The SSM leader said they are yet to get any response from the ECI on registration to their outfit Bhangu said whatever objections the ECI had raised in the application form for the registration of the SSM as a political party had been rectified and the form had been resubmitted The ECI had raised some objections related to the Income Tax returns and the address proof of the SSM in the application form for the registration of the outfit as a political party The SSM had also sought tractor or tractor-trolley as its poll symbol from the ECI The SSM has already declared 112 candidates for fighting the next months assembly elections Voting for the Punjab assembly polls will be held on February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10 PTI CHS VSD RAX RAX

New Delhi Dec 30 PTI Namaz should not become a show of strength Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Thursday even as he termed unfortunate Christmas celebrations being interrupted in Pataudi in the stateKhattars remarks on namaz come amid Hindu groups trying to prevent the Muslim prayer in certain public spots in GurgaonInteracting with members of the Indian Womens Press Corp here Khattar said It is inappropriate to hold prayers in public places Namaz should remain namaz and not become a show of strength He also said all people are free to worship and pray but it should be at specified places And if there are any differences over it people from different faiths can approach the local administration to mediate Asked about the incident in Pataudi where Christmas celebrations were disrupted allegedly by some right-wing youths Khattar said It is an unfortunate incident There is no reason to support such incidents It is not right to interrupt any such function On the farmers protest Khattar said there is a need to differentiate between those who initiated the protest and those who supported it as there were people with political ambitions behind itThose who initiated the protests call themselves kisan neta but they have political ambitions Like Gurnam Singh Chaduni who has fought elections this time also he advocated that farmers fight polls Khattar said PTI JTR JTR TIR TIR

Chandigarh [India], December 19 (ANI): Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni, who floated his political party to contest the Punjab Assembly polls scheduled next year, batted for opium farming in the state.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 18 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections, Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni on Friday announced the launch of his new party, 'Sanyukt Sangharsh Party'.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 18 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections, farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni is likely to launch a new political party in Chandigarh on Saturday.

New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday congratulated the farmers after the withdrawal of their agitation against the Centre over three farm laws and various other issues, adding that it is important that the Centre fulfils whatever it has given in writing to the farmer unions.

For months farmers protested against the three farm laws. New Delhi: The farmers’ protest on Delhi borders that started last November against the now-repealed agri laws ended on December 9. The move comes after the farmers’ union received a formal communication from Centre agreeing to their demands. The agitating farmers have started packing up their belongings and removing the makeshift tents on Delhi borders and are all set to go to homes on December 11.

New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): A five-member committee of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will hold a meeting on Wednesday to take a final call on ending the farmers' protest.