Punjab CM greets people on Parkash Utsav of Sri Guru Ravi Dass
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday extended his warm greetings to the people of the state on 648th Parkash Utsav of Sri Guru Ravidass.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday extended his warm greetings to the people of the state on 648th Parkash Utsav of Sri Guru Ravidass.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Rajouri Garden Manjinder Singh Sirsa claimed on Tuesday that AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal is dreaming of becoming the chief minister of Punjab. He cited the meeting of Punjab legislators in Delhi to substanciate his claim.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Tuesday took a dig at Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa over his '30 AAP MLAs were in touch with him' remark, saying Mr Bajwa has been making his claims for the past three years. He also asked the Congress leader to count instead how many MLAs his party has in Delhi.
Reiterating the firm commitment of the state government to check crime in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said that the police officers will be held accountable for major crimes taking place in the areas under their jurisdiction.
The opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday lashed out at Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for allegedly failing to release 62.5 percent of the amount meant for Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) scheme for SC students, even as the party said only Rs 92 crore out of total Rs 245 crore has been released till date.
The CM said the state could have arrested Amritpal only on March 18 but they never wanted any bloodshed and today the separatist leader has been arrested without firing a single bullet.
Mann said the Aam Aadmi Party's patriotic and secular government in the state cannot be a silent spectator to all such anti-national acts, due to which strict action has been taken against them.
CM Mohsin Naqvi also announced the formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on the chaos that ensued at Zaman Park last week
Along with Khattar, Sukhbir Singh Badal, Yogi Adityanath Bhagwant Mann also offered condolences on the demise of the veteran actor.
“I warn you (Mann) not to enter into any negotiations aimed at giving our river waters to any state in violation of the nationally and internationally accepted Riparian Principle," said the SAD chief.
