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AAP MLA from Sanour, Harmeet Pathanmajra.

Punjab AAP MLA held on rape charges escapes after firing at cops

September 2, 2025, 11:51 AM - 3 min read

The FIR against Harmeet Pathanmajra was filed after a woman alleged the MLA misled her by claiming he was divorced before starting a relationship with her.

In Giani Harpreet Singh's case, he has a strong and powerful rival in Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is heading the main faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal.

Is Akali Dal really ready for a Dalit president?

August 13, 2025, 07:25 PM - 7 min read

The appointment of Giani Harpreet Singh as party president may attract the Dalit community as well. Otherwise, the community has mostly gone along with the Congress, before it switched over to the AAP though not in its entirety.

A file photo of Punjab Power and PWD minister Harbhajan Singh ETO.

Centre denies Punjab minister Harbhajan Singh ETO’s US visit

July 31, 2025, 08:46 PM - 2 min read

The AAP leader was slated to attend the NCSL Legislative Summit in Boston, scheduled from August 4 to 6.

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal and Amritpal Singh, MP from Khadoor Sahib. File photos.

Must save moderate Akali space from radicals

July 28, 2025, 06:45 PM - 7 min read

While the Akali Dal did stage an impressive comeback in the 1990s and pushed the radicals like Simranjit Singh Mann to margins, it now risks meeting the same fate as it met during the 1980s.

The 2027 Punjab assembly election is for sure going to be a multi-cornered contest even if the Akalis and the BJP fight these elections together.

Akali-BJP alliance in Punjab is a strong possibility

July 24, 2025, 07:35 PM - 7 min read

The situation in Punjab is not what it was 15 years ago. While the BJP has consolidated its hold among the urban Hindu voters, the Akali Dal has lost most of its base in the countryside, which used to be its stronghold.

Error in Majithia's bail plea; HC sets next hearing for 8 July

July 4, 2025, 01:44 PM - 3 min read

There were certain errors in the submitted bail plea, following which the HC directed that the application be filed again, according to the Prosecutor.

Kunwar Vijay Pratap: AAP shows door to one time poster boy

June 29, 2025, 05:57 PM - 6 min read

Former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh’s political journey with AAP—from a celebrated anti-sacrilege investigator to a suspended MLA—highlights his clash with party leadership, unfulfilled ambitions, and public dissent over key Punjab issues.

Alok Sharma removed for overstepping role in Punjab

April 11, 2025, 08:14 PM - 2 min read

The timing of his removal was as surprising as the removal itself, which came immediately after the AICC session concluded in Ahmedabad. While the session concluded on April 9, he was removed on April 10.

Former Punjab chief ministers Parkash Singh Badal, Capt Amarinder Singh and CM Bhagwant Mann. File photos.

Punjab faced with leadership vacuum?

March 24, 2025, 09:06 PM - 5 min read

Be it the ruling Aam Aadmi Party or the opposition Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal or the Bharatiya Janata Party, none of them have any seasoned and sagacious leader within their ranks who would fill the vacuum and at least offer some hope to people.