Punjab CM said the quantum of punishment for the sacrilege of Holy Books as per existing provisions of Sections 295 and 295-A in the Indian Penal Code is too inadequate.
The CM said, "Once upon a time, Kanpur used to be known as the Manchester of UP. But between 1970 and 1980, Kanpur grabbed eyeballs for all the wrong reasons and became the epicentre of anarchy."
Addressing the oath-taking ceremony for the newly elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions earlier on Saturday, the CM said, "Democracy begins from the panchayats. This is a important day," he said while administering oath to newly elected PRI representatives.
Addressing a public rally at Jaipur's Dussehra Maidan on Thursday, in the presence of BJP national president JP Nadda, the former CM said, "We (BJP) should go to the people and highlight the failures of the ruling Congress if we want to post a record victory in the forthcoming Assembly elect
"The Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal considers himself as the owner of Delhi, unlike our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who thinks of himself as a servant of this Nation," Haryana CM said.
During an interaction with industrialists after inaugurating Atria University and Green Future Summit in Bnegaluru on Saturday, the CM said renewable energy will be used as an alternative fuel to diesel and petrol in the state in the coming days.
The EC took Cong's complaint seriously and suspended two senior IAS officers, along with 3 electoral officers at Shivajinagar, Mahadevapura and Chickpet constituencies, the former CM said.
The Uttarakhand CM said he had spoken to Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and has also received detailed information on the case from the victim's lawyer Charu Khanna.
While reacting to the Samajwadi Party's decision to put Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav as a candidate in the upcoming Mainpuri's bypolls, Deputy CM said that BJP will achieve victory in Mainpuri with a thumping majority.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday reacted to Samajwadi Party's decision to put Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav as a candidate in the upcoming Mainpuri's bypolls. "BJP will emerge victorious with the blessings of PM Modi," Deputy CM said.