Bathinda, February 11 (DNS)- Predicting a hung assembly in Punjab, People's Party of Punjab supremo Manpreet Singh Badal today claimed no political outfit would be able to form a government in the state without his party's support.
Manpreet along with his father Gurdas Singh Badal was here to express grief over the demise of PPP's Bathinda (Urban) constituency candidate Sukhdeep Singh Bhinder's father Pritpal Singh.
The PPP president claimed there was a triangular contest between the Congress, the SAD-BJP and the PPP in the assembly elections. He claimed, “There would be an unexpected result this time as the state people had voted silently."
On which party would he support in case of a hung House, Manpreet said, "Whichever party agrees to implement the PPP agenda will get out support."
Regarding his ailment, Manpreet said the cyst in his neck had receded up to 50 per cent with steroids, but the doctors had told him that they would evaluate the disease after two ... Read Full Story
Ludhiana, January 28 (DNS)- The People's Party of Punjab-led Sanjha Morcha will play a crucial role post-elections, said senior CPI (M) leader and Politburo member Sitaram Yechury, after addressing rallies in support of PPP candidates in Doaba.
Yechury said: "This is the first time that the people of Punjab have got an alternative other than the Congress and the Akali parties. Like football, the people would run between two goal posts. Now, the PPP and the Left parties have provided them another choice”
He said the Congress and the BJP were not much different from each other, whether in was the economic policies or “looting” the country’s exchequer. Asked as to what were the winning chances of the Sanjha Morcha, he said: "We are contesting the elections to win. There is strong anti-incumbency and bitter infighting within the Congress that forced Rahul Gandhi to declare yesterday that Capt Amarinder Singh would be the Chief Minister. In such a scenario, it is possible that the Sanjha Morcha may play a crucial role in these elections."
He denied any alliance with the Congress. "We are against the economic policies of the Congress. If the Congress wants to have an alliance with us, it will have to rethink its economic policies," he ... Read Full Story
Mohali, January 28 (DNS)- People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) president Manpreet Singh Badal today sought vote to bring change and wipe out corruption, nepotism and officialdom from the state. Addressing a gathering in Phase 8 here, he said, “No significant change has come in people’s life and the time has come to vote to bring change.” Reiterating the political development that led to his resignation from the SAD, he said he had sacrificed his position and honour for the sake of moral values and principles. “The time has come to provide education, infrastructure, health and medical facilities to the residents,” he said adding that the Congress and Akali Dal had ruined the state.
Speaking in favour of party candidate from Mohali assembly segment, Bir Devinder Singh, the PPP chief said that the political scenario of Punjab was going to change. He said 97 per cent of the candidates were first timers and educated. Claiming to have a large vote bank among youths, he said the party would fare much better than previously ... Read Full Story
Ropar, May 10 (DNS)- Pinkcassia Tourist Complex, a tourism destination here that has been lying closed for more than two-and-a-half years, is all set to be revamped.
The Alchemist Group has taken over the project on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis on 60 years lease from the Punjab Government. Under the PPP arrangement, existing Pinkcassia building will be completely dismantled and a new building with banquet halls, as per the requirement of tourism industry will be constructed.
The earlier setup had been operating with boating facility being its main attraction. It is one of the prime properties of the Tourism Department. It is surrounded by vast expanse of 75 acres of forest area on the bank of the Sutlej offering perfect destination for eco and health tourism. “However, the last Congress government decided to sell off major properties of the Tourism Department with Pinkcassia being one of them, under its disinvestment move. The projects such as that at Neelon, Amritsar and Pathankot were sold off. Thereafter, when the SAD-BJP government took over, it decided to give these projects on lease on the PPP basis,” said sources in the Tourism Department.
While the lease document has been signed long ago, the government is yet to hand over the project to Alchemist group. The bone of contention between the two is said to be area of the land. The government advertisement mentions land to be 9.5 acres, whereas it is actually 58 kanals and 5 marlas, which amounts to around 8 acres. “The Punjab ... Read Full Story
Oxford, May 6 (DNS)- During a talk show on Punjab Radio in London and SIKH TV in Birmingham, Mr. Amanpreet Singh Chhina, an associate of S. Manpreet Singh Badal, encouraged all Indian citizens living abroad (NRIs) to register their vote with the Election Commission of India to bring change in the Indian political system. He requested them to become members of the People’s Party of Punjab and to actively participate in Punjab politics. He emphasised that with NRIs active participation in politics and investment in Punjab, Punjab will soon become a number one state in India as before.
Mr. Chhina has also stressed upon the need to have well-developed and thoughtful policies that should seriously consider the burning issues of Punjab, including Punjab’s debt. He clarified that as on 14 March 2011 Punjab’s debt has reached upto INR 77,000 Cr, which necessitates the Punjab State Government not only to adopt and implement thoughtful policies that can reduce the state’s debt but also increase the income of the state by proper tax collection and other appropriate methods. Unfortunately, Punjab debt is constantly increasing and current ruling government do not have capability to handle this issue.
Mr. Chhina appealed to the donors and supporters of the PPP to only donate their hard-earned money to the PPP either through cheque or a draft, for it will enhance transparency and accountability in the party structure. Every single penny of the donation will be accounted for in the accounts of the party and will ... Read Full Story
Ludhiana, April 28 (DNS)- Lambi, the most keenly watched Assembly constituency of the state, will witness an electoral battle between two brothers this Assembly elections.
Gurdass Singh Badal, younger brother of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, is being fielded against the latter by the People's Party of Punjab.
Announcing this here today, PPP supremo Manpreet Singh Badal said the best battle strategy was to pitch a strong fighter against a strong opponent. “Who can give better competition to Parkash Singh Badal than my father. He was the obvious choice,” said ... Read Full Story
Ropar, April 27 (DNS)- President of the PPP Manpreet Singh Badal said here that tainted MLAs and leaders whose relatives were involved in criminal cases should resign on moral grounds. “Having such relatives is a matter of shame,” he said.
In town to inaugurate his party’s office, he said six lakh people have already become members of the People’s Party of Punjab (PPP), while 25 lakh membership forms have been distributed, president PPP Manpreet Singh Badal said.
Badal was here to inaugurate party’s office at Ropar. He said PPP’s membership fee was just Re 1 of which 30 P was the cost of the membership slip printed and 70 P went to the company maintaining data of its members. Party was not collecting any separate party fund from its members. “We will have a database of our members. This database will be helpful in election campaigning to be in touch with our members and propagate our activities,” said Badal.
The membership drive would continue till June 30. The party has not targeted any certain number of members. “We just don’t want to increase the number of members for the sake of large head count. We want committed people joining us and working for the cause of Punjab,” he said.
Badal said within next 90 days the party would establish itself with all its wings in place. The membership drive was launched on April 27 at Khatkar Kalan and since then many people have joined hands with the party.
Talking about the law and order situation in the state he said owner of even liquor ... Read Full Story
Oxford, May 6 (DNS)- During a talk show on Punjab Radio in London and SIKH TV in Birmingham, Mr. Amanpreet Singh Chhina, an associate of S. Manpreet Singh Badal, encouraged all Indian citizens living abroad (NRIs) to register their vote with the Election Commission of India to bring change in the Indian political system. He requested them to become members of the People’s Party of Punjab and to actively participate in Punjab politics. He emphasised that with NRIs active participation in politics and investment in Punjab, Punjab will soon become a number one state in India as before.
Mr. Chhina has also stressed upon the need to have well-developed and thoughtful policies that should seriously consider the burning issues of Punjab, including Punjab’s debt. He clarified that as on 14 March 2011 Punjab’s debt has reached upto INR 77,000 Cr, which necessitates the Punjab State Government not only to adopt and implement thoughtful policies that can reduce the state’s debt but also increase the income of the state by proper tax collection and other appropriate methods. Unfortunately, Punjab debt is constantly increasing and current ruling government do not have capability to handle this issue.
Mr. Chhina appealed to the donors and supporters of the PPP to only donate their hard-earned money to the PPP either through cheque or a draft, for it will enhance transparency and accountability in the party structure. Every single penny of the donation will be accounted for in the accounts of the party and will ...
