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April 15, 2026, 06:03 PM - 3 min read
Badal said his party fully supports women’s reservation but strongly opposes what he described as an attempt to use it as a ‘camouflage’ for delimitation. “Punjab, a state with a predominantly minority character, will be the biggest victim of this exercise,” the former deputy chief minister said in a post on X.
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April 15, 2026, 05:53 PM - 6 min read
The issue of delimitation is not about the “North-South” divide as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin is trying to make it to be. Nor are any states being put to any disadvantage.
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April 14, 2026, 06:30 PM - 7 min read
The AAP has again touched a raw nerve of the Punjabis, which can have consequences. AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal is on record having said it before 2022 assembly elections that once the AAP forms government in Punjab, those guilty of sacrilege would be punished within 24 hours. What people expected was punishment to the guilty, not another law.
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March 23, 2026, 12:14 PM - 2 min read
SAD leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia, along with Congress leaders Partap Singh Bajwa and Pargat Singh, released a purported letter from SDM Walia complaining of harassment and undue pressure from the DC.
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March 19, 2026, 03:53 PM - 2 min read
Cheema, a 1993-batch IAS officer of the West Bengal cadre, has held several key positions during his career. He also served as special principal secretary to former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on inter-cadre deputation for a significant period. After welcoming him into the party, Badal said Cheema’s entry would further strengthen the SAD.
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March 17, 2026, 09:08 PM - 2 min read
According to sources, gangster Goldy Brar called Grewal and threatened him for not responding to his repeated calls. A purported audio recording of the call has gone viral on social media.
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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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January 5, 2026, 06:39 PM - 3 min read
The killing has raised serious concerns about public safety and the effectiveness of law enforcement in the state. It has also triggered fresh political attacks on the Aam Aadmi Party-led state government.
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December 6, 2025, 05:36 PM - 6 min read
Successive regimes in Punjab have made the police force look like a “mercenary brigade”. Competent officers and other personnel with a high degree of integrity remain mostly sidelined, while those who are ready to go the extra mile in obliging their political masters get prime positions.
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November 16, 2025, 04:23 PM - 3 min read
Calling for a united front to oppose any moves to centralise the university, Badal announced that the SAD-led delegation is planning to meet the Vice-President of India soon, requesting him to intervene in the matter, which already has gained national attention.
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October 12, 2025, 08:26 PM - 1 min read
The President of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and former deputy chief minister of Punjab, Sukhbir Singh Badal, mourned the death of the senior SGPC leader.
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October 5, 2025, 09:36 PM - 2 min read
Badal was reacting to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent statement on military grooming policy, which restricts beards in the military and allows exceptions only for elite special forces.
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