Panchkula (Haryana) [India], July 5 (ANI): A man opened fire outside a cafe in Haryana's Panchkula in the wee hours of Sunday, injuring a bouncer and his friend, said police.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 1 (ANI): Two persons were injured in a clash that erupted between two groups outside Khalsa College, Amritsar, informed the police.
Chandigarh [India], May 27 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal condoled the deaths of seven Indian Army personnel who died in the Ladakh bus accident on Friday.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 21 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday urged the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to intervene to ensure the immediate release of the 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict Davinderpal Singh Bhullar.
New Delhi Apr 20 PTI A day after his party colleague urged the government not to release the convict in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh assassination case Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday said his death sentence should be commuted to life imprisonment Balwant Singh Rajoana has been in prison for 26 years and it is time to commute his punishment and be released under Section 432 CrPC power to suspend or remit sentences the former union minister said Release him from prison invoking Section 432 of CrPC Criminal jurisprudence of incarceration needs to be grounded in reformation and not retribution Tewari tweeted On Tuesday Congress MP and Beant Singhs grandson Ravneet Singh Bittu had raised with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the issue of Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal seeking expeditious release of Rajoana and said that granting clemency to him would send a very wrong message and embolden the countrys enemies Being a Terror Victim I understand anguish of my colleague RavneetBittu but as a Lawyer MP from Punjab it is my considered view-SBalwant Singh Rajoana having served 26 years in Prison his death sentence be commuted to life he be released by passing orders under Sec 432 CRPC Tewari said in another tweet Earlier Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal had demanded that Rajoana who has been on death row since 2007 be released on compassionate grounds Badal had also urged the prime minister to intervene in the matter to ensure his release For some time now political parties in Punjab have been debating the release of Rajoana PTI SKC CJ CJ
New Delhi Apr 19 PTI Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Tuesday raised with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the issue of Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal seeking expeditious release of Balwant Singh Rajoana convicted in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singhs assassination case and said that granting clemency to him would send a very wrong message and embolden the countrys enemiesIn a letter to Modi Bittu expressed concern over the devious designs of Badal who he said has recently sent a letter to the prime minister urging intervention in ensuring the expeditious release of dreaded terrorist RajoanaI am a very proud grandson of Beant Singh the illustrious former chief minister of Punjab whose strong and determined leadership to the state during its most turbulent times helped restore normalcy after many years of terrorist violence Bittu saidAs you know he had always worked tirelessly for restoration of peace and harmony in Punjab but in this quest was brutally assassinated on 31st August 1995 by the active connivance of Rajoana who had been convicted and given a death sentence he said in his letterBittu said he is appalled by the repeated pleas of Badal to Modi and various other authorities to secure the expeditious release of RajoanaI also would earnestly request you to consider not succumbing to the repeated urgings of leaders like Badal and other like-minded people who are against a progressive Punjab and not to provide any kind of relief to Balwant Singh Rajoana and other such dreaded terrorists which as earlier stated can have very devastating ramifications for the future of Punjab Bittu saidAny favourable decision on giving clemency to Rajoana will send a very wrong message and further embolden the enemies of the country to give shape to their sinister plots against our motherland he assertedBittu also urged the government to introduce a comprehensive policy through a legislation to ensure that the execution of sentences granted to such dreaded convicts should not be prolonged for long periods to somehow create a wrong perception of victimhood in their favour PTI ASK ANB ANB
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): After Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal made allegations about Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, national spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party Raghav Chaddha slammed his remarks and said that they (SAD) are unable to digest their loss in assembly polls.
Chandigarh Mar 28 PTI The Shiromani Akali Dal SAD on Monday constituted a 13-member sub-committee to seek feedback from all sections of society and the party cadre at the grassroots level to analyse reasons for its drubbing in the recent Punjab pollsThe decision to form the sub-committee which will be headed by SADs Sangrur district president Iqbal Singh Jhoonda was taken at a meeting of the partys 16-member high-powered committee The meeting was presided over by senior leader Prem Singh Chandumajra a party statement saidSenior SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema said the sub-committee will present its report to the high-powered committee of the party within two weeksHe said the sub-committee has been tasked with seeking in-depth feedback from party workers at the grassroots level as well as all sections of societyThe SAD is committed to seeking feedback from the people based upon which it will make necessary changes to rise to the aspirations of Punjabis Cheema said in the statementMembers of the sub-committee are -- Manpreet Singh Ayali Sukhwinder Sukhi Virsa Singh Valtoha Gurpartap Singh Wadala N K Sharma Pawan Kumar Tinu Harinderpal Singh Chandumajra Parambans Singh Romana Teerath Singh Mahla Ravikaran Singh Kahlon Gurpreet Singh Rajukhanna and Arshdeep Singh Robin BrarBefore constituting the sub-committee the SAD had set up a 12-member committee on Thursday to introspect on the results of the Punjab Assembly pollsNotably the SAD registered its worst-ever poll performance winning only three seats in the 117-member Assembly Many senior leaders of the SAD including party patriarch and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia lost the pollsThe Aam Aadmi Party stormed to power in Punjab for the first time by winning 92 seats PTI SUN DIV DIV
Chandigarh Mar 24 PTI Shiromani Akali Dal SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal set up a 12-member committee on Thursday to introspect on the results of the recently-held Punjab Assembly polls and take feedback from the grassroots level on steps needed to strengthen the partyThe SAD registered its worst-ever poll performance as it could win only three seats The Aam Aadmi Party AAP stormed to power in Punjab for the first time by winning 92 of the 117 Assembly seats in the stateBesides recommending sweeping changes to safeguard the core principles of the SAD the committee would suggest changes needed at the organisational level according to a statement issued by the partyThe panel has been set up after taking feedback from different levels in the party including its core committee MLAs candidates district presidents and Youth Akali Dal YAD and Student Organisation of India SOI members the statement saidThe committee comprises senior leaders Balwinder Singh Bhundur Charanjit Singh Atwal Bibi Jagir Kaur Prem Singh Chandumajra Maheshinder Singh Grewal Daljit Singh Cheema Sikander Singh Maluka Hira Singh Gabria Gulzar Singh Ranike Sharanjit Singh Dhillon Janmeja Singh Sekhon and Surjit Singh RakhraCheema said It seems that some big changes are required to safeguard the unique character of the SAD Many suggestions have been made in this context during the ongoing introspection exercise being conducted by the party All these suggestions as well as the feedback from the grassroots level will be taken into account while recommending changes needed to rejuvenate the party PTI CHS VSD RC
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