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Sidhus come home to roost for Gandhis

Sidhus come home to roost for Gandhis

February 8, 2026, 02:01 PM - 6 min read

When Navjot Kaur Sidhu described Rahul as Pappu and when Navjot Sidhu maintained a silence about it, there must have been some feeling of loss and regret within the family, realising that they had thrown away a pearl for a pebble.

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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘traitor’ remark against ex-colleague distasteful

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘traitor’ remark against ex-colleague distasteful

February 5, 2026, 02:15 PM - 6 min read

Switching the parties is part of democratic process. A leader or a worker is entitled to his discretion to choose a party with which he works. Crores of voters in the country switch over from one party to another party in every election. Does that make them traitors? You cannot take the loyalty of people for granted. That is why Gandhi was not justified in calling Bittu a “traitor”.

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AAP unites rivals Majithia, Khaira

AAP unites rivals Majithia, Khaira

February 4, 2026, 05:06 PM - 6 min read

Personal bitterness against the AAP government, Chief Minister Mann in particular, has made Khaira forego hostility with the Akalis and come out in support of Majithia, who specially thanked him after coming out of jail.

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Panthic politics: Too tempting to resist

Panthic politics: Too tempting to resist

January 8, 2026, 03:52 PM - 6 min read

Mann, unlike Amarinder in 2002, does not have any backing of any panthic group. He does not appear to be so ambitious that he would wrest the control of the SGPC from the Akalis/ Badals. But he is surely serious about not letting the rural peasantry consisting mainly of Jatt Sikhs to return to the Akali Dal.

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Navjot Singh Sidhu and Navjot Kaur Sidhu.

Sidhu may return to politics if Cong names him CM face

December 7, 2025, 01:56 PM - 3 min read

She also said they do not have money to offer any party but they can still turn Punjab into a “golden state.”

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BJP-SAD alliance in Punjab can prove formidable

BJP-SAD alliance in Punjab can prove formidable

December 5, 2025, 12:59 PM - 6 min read

Interestingly, this time it is the Akali workersand leaders who are keener to align with the BJP than other way round. While seniorBJP leader and former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh has been stronglybatting for the alliance, the traditional BJP leadership in Punjab has beenfavouring going alone.

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Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar has said he would speak to the Centre about the Chandigarh issue.

'Punjab first': BJP chief sides with state on Chandigarh row

November 23, 2025, 01:00 PM - 4 min read

The Centre plans to bring Chandigarh under the purview of Article 240 of the Constitution, which will empower the President to make regulations directly.

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A file photo of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Centre's Chandigarh bill sparks major political row

November 23, 2025, 10:10 AM - 6 min read

The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2025 will be introduced in the upcoming winter session of Parliament.

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Punjab Congress President Raja Warring.

Punjab Congress chief appeals for votes in Tarn Taran bypoll

October 26, 2025, 08:38 PM - 3 min read

"You can well imagine the plight of AAP that it did not have anyone from within the party to fight the bypoll and had to import it from a party that has been rejected by the people long back," he said.

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AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura. (File photo)

Punjab AAP MLA Lalpura, 10 others convicted in 2013 case

September 10, 2025, 08:27 PM - 2 min read

The Tarn Taran court is set to announce the quantum of sentence on September 12.

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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.

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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.

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