Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that the Punjab government is being controlled by top leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sitting, adding that the Chief Minister of state cannot make a single decision on his own.
Days after former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's controversial "stuntbaazi" remark on the terrorist attack on an Indian Air Force convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring made a similar statement on Tuesday, saying that "
"The Pulwama attack remains a mystery. Even the then Governor has raised questions about it. There is nothing new in this. BJP can do anything during elections," Warring said speaking to reporters on his way to attend a party program.
Punjab Congress chief and party's candidate from the Ludhiana parliamentary constituency, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, distanced himself from a controversy sparked by a religious event, asserting that Congress is a secular party and for him all religions are equal.
In Punjab, voting for its 13 seats will take place in a single phase, with the seventh and final phase on June 1 seeing voting in Gurudaspur, Amritsar, Khadoor Sahib, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Nandpur Sahib, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Firozpur, Bathinda, Sangrur, and Patiala constitue
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh expressed content over former Punjab cabinet minister Malkit Singh Birmi and former Punjab MLA Luv Kumar Goldy joining Congress again. He welcomed both of them saying that the party needs such leaders who are "selfless" in nature.
Four-time Patiala MP and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Preneet Kaur has expressed her willingness to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from the Patiala seat. "If BJP wants, then I will contest (from Patiala)," she stated, indicating her readiness to serve the party's interests.
When asked whether she would contest Lok Sabha polls, Preneet Kaur, a suspended Congress MP and wife of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, said after joining the BJP that it depends on the party.
Preneet Kaur, suspended Congress MP and wife of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, said after joining the BJP on Thursday that she would work under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kaur is the wife of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh who also left Congress in 2022 and joined the BJP. Notably, Preneet Kaur was suspended for indulging in anti-party activities and helping the BJP.